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Book review: 'The Flame Alphabet' by Ben Marcus

The death of language is explored via plague-carrying children and their horror-struck parents in a wildly inventive tale by Ben Marcus.Spend too much time with 24-hour news networks and it's easy to feel that exposure to that much talk can make you sick. Taking the idea a few steps further,... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square One’s Personal Mission Drives New Cancer Book

For Square One Publishers’ founder Rudy Shur, Beyond the Magic Bullet—The Anti-Cancer Cocktail: A New Approach to Beating Cancer, which his company released earlier this month, is the culmination of a three-year personal connection he forged with the book’s author, Dr. Raymond Chang. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Octonauts for HCCB

HarperCollins Children’s Books has agreed world rights for two new Octonauts picture books... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Lives of Margaret Fuller

Margaret Fuller, problem child of American transcendentalism, gets fresh treatment from Pulitzer Prize-winner John Matteson. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers welcome "huge news", novel due later this year says Rowling

Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking E-books To the Next Level

Despite technological petting zoos, QR codes on shelf-talkers linked to bookstores’ Web sites, and in-store displays of physical books with signage reminding readers that they can also buy e-editions, only a handful of independents are making more than about $100 or so on ebook sales a month. To... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Mixed Messages From B&N

In a conference call with analysts, Lynch said the retail stores are an “excellent business,” and Mitch Klipper, CEO of B&N’s retail group, said the company has been successful in getting lower rents when leases come up for renewal. In the next two to three years, two-thirds of B&N’s... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Proactive’ indies become regional winners

A two-year-old start-up, a 30-year-old business recently given a full refurbishment and three... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers welcome "huge news" of Rowling novel

Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rare US comic books fetch $3.5m

A collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an age of Kindles, Harcourt Bindery sticks to tried-and-true book methods

The Charlestown, Mass. bindery still makes books by hand, using a 19th-century production model. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second Bieber title to HC

HarperCollins is set to publish pop star Justin Bieber’s second book in September this year... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UBM Electronics’ Datasheets.com Grows Traffic by 360 Percent

UBM Electronics’ parts database Datasheets.com has increased its monthly page views by 360 percent since launching in July 2011—from 36,464 to 167,651—largely through a redesign focused on optimizing search functionality. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Limited edition Famous Five for Hodder

Hodder Children’s Books is to publish limited editions of the Famous Five books by Enid... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anthony Shadid's memoir will be released early

Late New York Times reporter Anthony Shadid's book was originally planned for a March 27 release date but its publication has now been moved up. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon takes a company's ebooks out of stores after disagreement

When the Independent Publishers Group couldn't come to terms with Amazon, the bookselling giant took 5,000 IPG titles out of their Kindle ebook store. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Real-Time Advertising Bidding Offers Publisher Control

As publishers attempt to make online advertising a profitable and engaging business model, real time bidding on Web inventory by prospective clients is becoming more prevalent. Conde Nast launched a private Web ad exchange with AdMeld for select clients in late 2011, and now smaller publishers... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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