The London Library has launched the Emerging Writers Programme to support unpublished writers, with literary agency A M Heath one of the scheme's supporters. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Feminist Library staff have revealed the “massive relief” of raising £35,000 for its move to Peckham. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The House of Representatives on December 19 passed the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA), paving the way for the Institute of Museum and Library Services to continue distributing federal library funding to the states. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2018, and what they portend for 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A familiar picture of declining spending on UK public libraries, with yet more library closures and staff cuts, and continuing drops in library visits and book loan numbers, has been revealed in the latest library statistics compiled by CIPFA. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Transworld is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the publication of Val Wood's first novel, The Hungry Tide (Penguin Random House), by giving out 10 sets of all the author’s books to Hull libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The New World Library cofounder and author of 'Creative Visualization' died on November 11. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
JK Rowling's endorsement of a petition fighting to protect libraries by ringfencing government funding has prompted an additional 10,000 signatures to be added in just four days. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The London Library says it has located a number of the actual books used by Bram Stoker in researching his novel Dracula. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a LibScan chart dominated by crime fiction series and Jeff Kinney, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher remains UK library-goers’ detective of choice. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hello! I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg with this week’s books newsletter from the L.A. Times. THE BIG STORY Although Susan Orlean is a staff writer for the New Yorker, she lives in Los Angeles part-time, and for the last six years has been writing a book that investigates a mystery many of us... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Winnetka Public Library, outside Chicago, underwent a stunning transformation—and other libraries can, too. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
A petition calling to protect libraries by "ringfencing government funding" has gained more than 5,000 signatures. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
SAGE has acquired technology start-up Lean Library and its associated products, for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning October 1, 2018, PRH is moving from a perpetual access model (where libraries pay a higher price but retain access to the ebook forever) to a metered model (with lower prices on ebooks that expire after two years). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government-appointed Libraries Taskforce has criticised the body responsible for publishing annual statistics on libraries, saying its "flawed" data reveals the sector to be in a worse state than it really is. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A library in Canada will include a virtual reality storytelling project, Inanimate Alice, in its youth program to encourage literacy through digital media. The post Canada’s Fraser Valley Regional Library Announces VR Partnership for ‘Inanimate Alice’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Why Tor’s decision to embargo new ebook releases in libraries is a wake-up call for librarians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A High Court has ruled that Northamptonshire County Council's bid to close 21 libraries was unlawful. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tor's ebooks are now being made available to libraries four months after the book's publication as part of a test to see whether "library ebook lending is one of the contributing factors" to declining ebook sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]