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Booksellers wait on Supreme Court decision: Could selling a used book become illegal?

A ruling on John Wiley & Sons Inc. v. Kirtsaeng – a case expected to come before the Supreme Court early next year – could make it illegal for non-profits and businesses to resell copyrighted works produced abroad. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wilbur Smith moves to HarperCollins

HarperCollins has signed a world English language six-book deal with thriller writer Wilbur Smith... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wordclay to Close December 10

Wordclay.com, an online, bare-bones Do-it-Yourself service for print book publishing owned by Author Solutions, Inc. announced that it will close its virtual doors on December 31. In a statement, Worldclay said the increased preference for ebook publishing over print by self-published authors... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EL James wins National Book Award

Erotic novelist EL James beats Kate Mosse and JoJo Moyes to win the National Book Awards popular fiction book of the year. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iPad 'Zine Serves Up Current Events As Comics

Comics and magazines have been two of the iPad’s bread and butter categories since the start. Symbolia combines the two. The recent folding of The Daily, News Corp’s much-ballyhooed tablet newspaper, proved one thing: a lumbering daily operation isn’t going to make sense for a news app... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terezin wins at ALCS awards

Terezin: A Story of the Holocaust by Ruth Thomson has won this year's £2,000 ALCS... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James, Balding, Rankin win at National Book Awards

E L James has won the Specsavers Popular Fiction Book of the Year with her erotica smash-hit... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Edinburgh University Press and Oxford University Press Agree

Edinburgh University Press, the third largest university press in the U.K., has appointed Oxford University Press as its exclusive agent in North and South America and Canada beginning August 1, 2013. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In New Book, Google's Schmidt and Cohen Tackle Digital Challenges

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, and Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, will address the promises and pitfalls of a digitally connected world in a book titled “The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business,” due out on April 23 from Knopf. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Vintage-Looking Vending Machine Dispenses Rare Books For Just $2

Installed at the Monkey’s Paw bookstore in Toronto, the Biblio-Mat offers book lovers a little randomness for their next read. A Toronto bookstore has come up with a creative way to add value to old, discount books that otherwise may clutter its storage: an antique-seeming “book dispenser”... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Futurebook: publishers must look outward

Leading publishing figures stressed the importance of becoming more outward looking and consumer... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Thayil and Twan Eng on Man Asian longlist

Two novels shortlisted for this year's Man Booker will have a chance of winning the Man Asian... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S invests in "new adult" titles

Simon and Schuster UK is to launch a programme of titles in the 'new adult' genre... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James as 'Publishing Person of the Year' draws outcry from literary world

Publishers Weekly faces controversy after naming 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author E L James 'Publishing Person of the Year' for 2012. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch pulls plug on 'the Daily,' first news app for iPad

Rupert Murdoch says News Corp. was not convinced the digital publishing experiment would be viable long-term. The firm also announces a sweeping restructuring.Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on News Corp.'s high-profile experiment to create a digital national newspaper. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christmas pop-up shop for Square Peg

Random House imprint Square Peg is hosting a Christmas pop-up bookshop, running for two days over... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ether for Authors: Booking the Future

Porter Anderson reports from the FutureBook conference in London, where agents are making serious moves. Also: Irelands ebooks, YA inspiration and more. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile Self-publishing Platform XinXii Launches in Russia

German self-publishing platform XinXii, which allows indie authors to sell their titles through mobile ebook shops, has gone live in Russia. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown launches digital programme with Kindle Direct Publishing

Agency Curtis Brown has launched a digital self-publishing programme through Kindle Direct... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Young writers picked for Guardian/Hot Key comp

Ten young writers have been shortlisted for the Guardian Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize, with... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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