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France's Filippetti: 'no scrapping of book discounts'

French culture minister Aurélie Filippetti has dismissed the idea of abolishing the 5%... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst starts publishing iPad magazines days before print editions

Magazine publishers have more directly embraced tablets over more than a year as it became clearer that they were boosting the bottom line. We may be witnessing a watershed moment today, however. Hearst has started publishing issues for 22 of its magazines in the iOS Newsstand days before their... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What We Buy Now

The first thing I do each Monday morning when I get to work at the White Plains Public Library is review a purchase alert report. By seeing what items have received the largest numbers of holds—or reserves—from my customers, I gain insight into what books and DVDs are trending in my community. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALLi attacks Archway venture

The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has clashed with self-publishing company Archway... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing CEOs on Direct-to-Consumer Sales and Marketing

Three CEOs at this year's Digital Book World conference spoke about how they are reaching out directly to consumers and what they can do better. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Further discussion needed' on copyright exceptions

Further details and in-depth discussion are needed for the proposed exceptions to copyright ... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big children's brands push up 2012 sales

The value of the children’s physical books market last year was marginally up on 2011,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Westminster library staff tackle bosses on cuts

The staff of Westminster libraries have written an open letter to their council bosses, urging... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PublishNews Brazil: Amazon Opens Kiosks to Sell Kindles in Brazil

This week on PublishNews Brazil: Amazon partners with a kiosk-retailer to sell Kindles in Brazil, Kobo launches two new ereaders, 33% of Brazilians read a book last month. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'E' market nears £300m

E-book sales at the top trade publishers doubled in 2012, meaning that the UK ebook market grew... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate buys new Pilkington tie-in

Canongate has bought a new book by TV presenter Karl Pilkington, with the title, The Moaning of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles launches enCounter Culture portal

Foyles has launched a new way to connect its bricks and mortar customers to its website,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Phenomenal' tablet sales at Dixons

Dixons' strong Christmas trading was spurred on by tablet sales, the electrical goods... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair names Costa as Brazil partner

The Frankfurt Book Fair has named Richard Costa as an associate partner for Brazil and South... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin to launch digital-only Carina list

Harlequin UK is launching a new digital-only imprint called Carina UK, which will encompass all... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Predecessor To Google Books, Facebook Graph Search, And Rewind.me--In The Early 1900s

You want an idea to survive hundreds or thousands of years? Step one: Don’t write it on paper. Alexander Konta believed this deeply. Paper yellows and withers and crumbles; it is the printed form of Alzheimer’s. “Why not make [text] imperishable by photographing the written word after it has... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the Future, WIll Libraries Look More Like Apple Stores?

A new library in Texas appears to be normal, until you realize it doesn’t have any books in it. In Bexar County, Texas, the center of the San Antonio metropolitan area’s breakneck growth, a population boom has left some residents without adequate library access. A new initiative will fill... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Administrator holds out hope for HMV

HMV administrator Deloitte has said there have been "very positive" expressions of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' will be released in hardcover editions

The 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy has bucked the usual publishing trend by being released in paperback first and is only now being converted into a hardcover format. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An unexpected discovery yields a charming children's book

How two gallery owners found 'Rhoda's Ocean' – an unpublished children's book hiding under a pile of laundry. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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