Espresso Education, the UK provider of digital education resources for primary schools, has been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is wasting time as productivity killing as we've always thought, or does it provide a creativity–enhancing escape from the chaos of the world? Stop dawdling and let's explore!Recently, I read a great book and promised to mail it to a friend overseas when I was done, about nine months ago. Today,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hilton Als' 'White Girls' is a magnificent collection of essays that mixes criticism and memoir, fiction and nonfiction.Hilton Als' "White Girls" is as much about white girls as the author's previous effort "The Women" was about femininity — which is to say quite a lot and not at all. Like its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The alcohol industry has violated its own rules aimed at keeping booze ads away from under-age viewers, government and university researchers allege in a new report.Beer and liquor marketers have since 2003 pledged to show ads only on TV programs, magazines and web sites where adult viewers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harvill Secker senior crime editor Alison Hennessey has bought a second novel from Finnish writer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has acquired a memoir by James ‘Arg’ Argent, star of reality TV... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Constable & Robinson (C&R) and pay-as-you-go ebook service ValoBox have partnered to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Gary Rubin joined the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 11 years ago, he brought a corporate sensibility with him. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Positive reviews from exhibitors continue to roll in on the second day of the China Shanghai Children’s International Book Fair (CCBF). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
*Editor's note: Folio is a Press+ client. RR Donnelley's digital paywall platform, Press+, is on the market, according to an internal memo obtained by Folio. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has reported a third quarter revenue rise, said to reflect the rise in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Most successful content sites are monetizing with sheer volume now, but Pitchfork is betting there's still a place for lean-back engagement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Guns & Ammo magazine is facing stiff backlash from its readers after publishing an editorial in its December issue supporting gun regulation.The magazine's Facebook page has been inundated in the last 24 hours with people claiming they've either canceled their subscriptions or pledging to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The London Book Fair has announced it will be featruing a new section in its academic and scholarly zone in 2014 called The Faculty@LBF. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a comics-loving country like Spain, local talent is beginning to make its mark in graphic novels, a genre in which the ebook has much to offer both authors and readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This essay was adapted from Reputation Economics, by Josh Klein, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
London Book Fair 2014 will feature a new academic theatre in its Academic & Scholarly zone in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers on both sides of the Atlantic have reacted with suspicion towards news of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
American author Claire Vaye Watkins has won the Dylan Thomas Prize with Battleborn, a collection... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a role that's still being defined, bestselling author James Patterson will be working to encourage reading with kids and families, Publishers Weekly reports.Bestselling author James Patterson was named a champion at the Library of Congress this week -- the first-ever Champion of its Young... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]