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Can a White Author Write Black Characters?

When a man routinely hailed as one of America’s “greatest living writers” publishes a new novel, one hardly expects it to draw reviews posing questions along the lines of “Can he do it? Can he actually pull it off?” Because when you’re Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winner, the act of writing a... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Single Edition gets cozy with Creative Cloud, code deficient designers rejoice

If you've been looking for a way to make publishing for the iPad much easier and erase the coding headaches, Adobe is looking to oblige. The software company has announced that its Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) Single Edition is now part of the Creative Cloud software collection. Not familiar... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker sales boost, but down on 2011

Sales of the six novels in contention for the Man Booker Prize trebled week-on-week following the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Livre to 'renegotiate' agency contracts

Hachette Livre has said it "remains confident that it did not violate the antitrust laws,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, ebook publishers look to settle EU antitrust dispute

Apple and four major ebook publishers have offered retailers such as Amazon.com the option to set their own prices for ebooks for the next two years in a bid to end an antitrust investigation in the European Union. The European Commission launched the investigation into allegations of cartel... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #provide feedback #interested parties #proposed remedies #increased competition


Bumper new releases help book sales surge

Book sales soared by more than £2m last week as a bounty of new books hit the shelves on... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samuel Johnson Prize longlist revealed

Fourteen titles have made this year's longlist for the £20,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus appoints Milbank

Head of Zeus has appointed Richard Milbank as publishing director, non-fiction, with Milbank... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rushdie's autumn schedule 'unaffected by cynical attack'

Salman Rushdie's publicity schedule for his new memoir will be unaffected by the increase in... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neale: 'immediate' need to change bookselling model

The Bookseller Association’s president Patrick Neale has said the need to change the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital book sales soar in the UK

Sales of digital books show impressive signs of growth, but some booksellers still face an uncertain future. Continue reading at 'BBC World'

[ BBC World | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA half year: Fiction ebook sales increased 188%

Sales of digital fiction books increased by 188% in value terms in the first half of the year,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print, Digital, Tablets and More: World Publishing Expo (IFRA Expo) Announces Conference Schedule

Already the world’s largest global trade exhibition for the news publishing and media industry, the World Publishing Expo is expanding the conferences and seminars that accompany the event, making it even more attractive for the thousands o ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Books Are The Ultimate New Business Card

“You don’t understand,” the three-time, big-six published author told me. “Books aren’t designed for you, the customer. Today, non-fiction books are business cards--for speaking, consulting, and deals.” I was meeting this friend for dinner in New York City and had mentioned a trend I had... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No Brent library inquiry, says Miller

Maria Miller, the newly-appointed secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has continued... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback's Dale relaunches Politicos

Biteback publisher Iain Dale, founder of the original Politicos bookshop, has bought back the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo makes partnership with BA official

Kobo’s UK manager Phil Wood described booksellers at yesterday's BA conference as... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Specsavers to sponsor National Book Awards

Specsavers has succeeded Galaxy as the headline sponsor of the National Book Awards, signing a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornwell signs four more with HarperCollins

HarperCollins has closed a four-book deal with bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square Peg signs The Vagenda in six-figure deal

Square Peg has fought off twelve other publishers to acquire a book in a six-figure deal by the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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