To celebrate Children's Book Week, the charity Booktrust has compiled a list of 100 books that they say every child should read by the age of 14. BBC News asked some children what they thought. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2012, global ebook retailers descended on Brazil. This year, the big story is about education and the shift to digital books in schools. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has signed a two-book deal with Paige Toon for her first YA novels. Toon... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thriller writer David Baldacci is to publish fantasy novel The Finisher with Pan Macmillan... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
• He is a recipient of multiple Jesse H. Neal Awards for Professional Builder, Professional Remodeler and HousingZone. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jack Beaudoinmanaging director, MedTech Media, a division of HIMSS MediaRyan BegelmanCEO, BisNow Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
• Helped TheWeek hit its best-ever traffic month—4.7 million in Feb. 2013. • Tripled the number of articles published daily. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
• Leads the largest peer-to-peer networking, education platform in the real estate market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
• She is responsible for leading the migration of the print publications to digital-only publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sarah Hall has won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with her story "Mrs Fox... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has invited library services to compete for a part in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Laetitia Rutherford has joined Watson, Little as a literary agent. Rutherford will bring her... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new study finds that reading literary fiction “leads people to perform better on tests that measure empathy, social perception and emotional intelligence." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Takeaway: Future U.S. is headed back toward profitability with an emphasis on digital products and live-event connections. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newspaper executives from five countries were elected Sunday to the Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) during the organization's Annual General Meeting in Berlin, Germany. The WAN-IFRA Annual General Meet ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
For magazines in 2013, the year has been a case of glass half-full, glass half-empty: only 40 print titles folded during the first nine months, compared to 55 during the same period a year ago. But only 114 titles launched, compared to 155 during the first three quarters last year, according to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart dominated headlines a decade ago. Now 25, Smart tells of her experiences in "My Story," a memoir published this week by St. Martin's.The disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart dominated headlines a decade ago. Now 25, Smart tells of her... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The varied views from digital publishers on display at Berlin's Rewrite the Web event revealed one commonality: content always takes precedent over platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlist for the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced, with all of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
There's no denying that two of the greatest things humankind has done is go to space and invent LEGOs. Therefore, combining these two passions can only yield something amazing. And that's exactly what has come from two brick-based artists named Peter Reid and Tim Goddard in a book called LEGO... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]