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Shock as trade absorbs Waterstones/Amazon alliance

  Publishers have given sharply divided reactions to news released this morning (21st May... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Make Your Best Burger: PW Talks with Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray's "The Book of Burgers" could just be this year's burger bible. Here, the Food Network star shares tips on planning a burger bash and what she'd serve at a White House cookout. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to sell Amazon Kindle

UK bookseller Waterstones plans to sell Amazon's Kindle ebook reader and other Kindle digital services. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Random in-house projects set for Square Peg

Random House's Square Peg is lining up two in-house projects for the second half of 2012,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Curious George' publisher Houghton Mifflin files for bankruptcy

Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday but expects to emerge from restructuring by the end of June.Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday but expects to emerge from restructuring by the end of June. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK bookseller Waterstones to start selling Kindles

The UK's biggest bookstore chain has announced that it will start selling Kindles alongside other digital services from Amazon. Waterstones stores will let Kindle owners digitally browse books in-store and link up with special offers, tying into the chain's plans for substantial renovations that... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New Banana Cream Pie

In "United States of Pie," Adrienne Kane updates a Southern classic, banana cream pie, with a subtly salty crust and a layer of chocolate ganache. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Foer Returns to New Republic as Editor

Two months after obtaining a majority stake in the magazine, Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook, is bringing back Franklin Foer as part of an ambitious plan to remake the magazine. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Subs drop as chain adopts buying tool

Waterstones has dropped its initial subscription numbers on some titles following the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt: Waterstones customers 'want Kindle'

Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has said the deal with Amazon to sell its e-reading devices and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Fluffy Pillow of Banana-y Goodness: The Pie You Need to Serve this Memorial Day BBQ

In "United States of Pie," Adrienne Kane updates a Southern classic, banana cream pie, with a subtly salty crust and a layer of chocolate ganache. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Latitude launches London Book Club

Latitude Festival is launching a monthly book club in London, with the first to be held today... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mixed reactions continue to Waterstones Amazon deal

Reactions of surprise and bemusement have continued in the trade today in the wake of this... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: 'Bring Up the Bodies' is a compelling re-creation

Hilary Mantel returns to the vicious world of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell's maneuverings.Bring Up the Bodies Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: 'The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat' by Thomas McNamee

'The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat' is a not-very-filling biography of the late Craig Claiborne, a food editor, restaurant critic and cookbook author who helped shape the modern American food world.The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bet on books' continuing pop-hop

At the new Pop-Hop Books & Print in Highland Park, a pair of print aficionados believes that others, like themselves, cling to the page in the age of ebooks.Like a bad love affair, they kept it a secret from their families as long as they could. Because in 2012, who can admit the thing they... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York books find foreign audience

TV shows and Hollywood blockbusters aren't America's only cultural exports. The book industry is also expanding overseas, according to a report released Friday by the Association of American Publishers that looks at book exports for the first time. Exports by U.S. publishers, which are dominated... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2012-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holroyd attacks 'devious' DCMS

Leading biographer Michael Holroyd has accused the Department for Culture, Media & Sport of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Names Top The Charts

The top three titles on Sweden’s fiction list in April were all in new positions, including Kristina Ohlsson’s Hostage. Ohlsson published her first book in the U.S. in February 2012 with Atria—Unwanted, a mystery cited for “superior prose, plotting, and characterization” in its starred review... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bright Lines, Big Uncertainty

A “high-profile defeat” for publishers is how Brandon Butler, director of public policy initiatives at the Association of Research Libraries, described the May 11 verdict in Cambridge University Press et. al. v. Mark Becker et. al., a closely watched copyright case involving the use of... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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