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Twitter founders create Branch and Medium to keep the conversations, collections flowing

If you've ever been so embroiled in a chat or sharing splurge that you've been told to "take it off of Twitter," you now can -- sort of. Twitter co-creators Biz Stone and Ev Williams have launched Branch and Medium, two companion services that (naturally) use a Twitter sign-in but narrow the... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten beats Amazon to Japanese e-reader market

Kobo's parent Rakuten claims to have sold 100,000 devices following a launch of the Kobo e-... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlton signs Wiggins biog

Carlton Books is the latest publisher to jump on the two-wheeled bandwagon, signing a biography... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New children's bookshop opens in Essex

A new children’s bookshop has opened in Essex, seeing “promising” sales in its... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Autumn highlights: Zadie Smith

One of the most eagerly awaited literary offerings this autumn is NW (Hamish Hamilton, September... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sci-fi author Harry Harrison dies

American science fiction writer Harry Harrison, best known for The Stainless Steel Rat and the book that inspired Charlton Heston's classic film Soylent Green, has died aged 87. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheffield libraries under threat as consultation launched

Libraries could face closure as Sheffield City Council looks to make savings in its annual budget... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker to broadcast readings

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is to broadcast an evening of readings by this year's... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Cofounders Unveil Medium, A Publishing Platform That Feels Like Tumblr And Looks Like Pinterest

Twitter cofounders Biz Stone and Evan Williams today offered a preview of Medium, their new publishing platform. Medium is at heart a blogging service, although right now it's only open to a select few authors. The posts are organized into "collections" that use different layouts depending on... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Beast’s Digital Challenge

In 2008, The Daily Beast launched as an ambitious online effort by magazine legend Tina Brown. That effort took a detour two years ago, when it merged with old-line print publication Newsweek. The result is a publication that has crafted a model tha ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google buys Frommer’s Travel Guides

John Wiley & Sons work to sell off unwanted assets as Google makes its foray into the publishing industry. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Launches Anti-Corruption Review

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has launched a review of anti-corruption controls in several of its publishing arms, including News International in London. Murdoch told News Corp staff in a memo on Wednesday that the company recently launched ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA launches bookshop-finder web function

The Booksellers Association has created a search button for host websites which will direct book... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires new Lindsey Davis series

Hodder & Stoughton and St Martin's Press have acquired a new Roman crime series from... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Court lets Google appeal ebooks class status

Google has won the right to appeal the granting of class status to thousands of authors suing the search engine company over its ambitious plan to create the world's largest digital books library. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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