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Four retailers up for BSBAs

Waterstones and W H Smith have been shortlisted for the retailer of the year category at this... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPA Conference: Tim Brooks on the new found optimism for professional publishers

Tim Brooks, the former managing director of Guardian News & Media, identifies a new sense of optimism setting into the publishing industry, after two years of concern amid sweeping change. Continue reading at 'Media Week'

[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPA Conference: Digital takes up 80% of our time, says Hearst's Dolphin

Although print accounts for 80% of Hearst's revenues, the publisher is spending 80% of its time on the "huge potential" of digital, according to Ella Dolphin, publishing director of Hearst Magazines UK's young women's group. Continue reading at 'Media Week'

[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Appreciation: Maurice Sendak helped children's imaginations run wild

For all his contributions to children's literature, Maurice Sendak, who died Tuesday at 83, struck a chord with 'Where the Wild Things Are,' a dark and vivid adventure in a daunting world beyond a child's bedroom.When my son Noah was little — no more than 2 years old — his favorite book... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Wartime Farm' tie-in to Octopus

Octopus has acquired the tie-in to Lion TV's "Wartime Farm" a new series lined up... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unintended Consequences' by Edward Conrad: already 'the most hated book of the year'?

'Unintended Consequences' by former Bain Capital managing director Edward Conard argues that economic inequality is a good thing rather than a problem. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPA Conference: Stylist editor reveals how free title competes in challenging market

It would be a big surprise if one of the major publishers were to follow Stylist magazine and launch a mainstream free women's title, according to Lisa Smosarski, editor of Stylist, who believes such a move would be a "big step". Continue reading at 'Media Week'

[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libel reform included in Queen's Speech

The announcement of a Defamation Bill in the Queen's Speech today (9th May) has been welcomed... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann reports revenue, profit rise

Random House parent company Bertelsmann has reported an increase in revenues in its first quarter... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piccadilly teams up with New Look

Piccadilly Press is launching an advertising campaign in the changing rooms of high-street... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Academy partners with Mumsnet

Faber Academy has expanded its creative writing programme to offer a series of writing courses in... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heneage novels to Quercus

Quercus' Heron Books imprint has acquired three novels by Ottakar's founder James Heneage... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin apologises for Nick Robinson error

Penguin has apologised to the BBC’s political editor Nick Robinson after it wrongly printed... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Maurice Sendak dies at 83

Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children's book Where the Wild Things Are, dies aged 83. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maurice Sendak showed us 'Where The Wild Things Are'

Maurice Sendak wrote and illustrated the acclaimed 'Where The Wild Things Are,' along with other children's books. He passed away early Tuesday in Connecticut. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Avengers, Comic Books and the Future of Storytelling

The Avengers may have racked up more than $200 million in box office receipts during its weekend opening, but the comic books on which the movie is based may tell us more about the future of storytelling. Continue reading at 'Knowledge@Wharton'

[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Publishers Don't Like Apps

By the time Apple released the iPad in April of 2010, just four months after Steve Jobs first announced his "magical and revolutionary" new machines in San Francisco, traditional publishers had been overtaken by a collective delusion. They be ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maurice Sendak dies at 83, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'

The enduringly popular children's book illustrator and writer radically changed the genre with tales of outsized monsters and frolicsome humor that tapped into the fears of childhood. He also collaborated on numerous operas, films and TV programs.Maurice Sendak, the children's book illustrator... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Fire sales are still hot

Wow, what a swirl of good-news/bad-news last week for the media tablets aimed at the ereader market. As it turns out, the roller-coaster ride continues this week. comScore reported that the Kindle Fire from Amazon generated far more Internet activity in February than any other Android media... Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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