Exclusive: 89-year-old News Corp boss gives thanks to key workers, NHS staff and scientistsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRupert Murdoch has become the latest public figure to have the coronavirus vaccine, visiting his local GP’s surgery late on Wednesday to receive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-12-18 15:44:31 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: a library receipt kicks off a debate about the value of libraries; more media coverage of the library e-book market; and the University of California holds firm in its negotiations with Elsevier. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Cape has scooped the debut book from Kristen Roupenian, the author of 'Cat Person', a short story published in the New Yorker this week which went viral and triggered a wave of media coverage. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Yorkshire secondhand bookshop owner Steve Bloom has defended his policy of asking customers to pay 50p to browse his store Bloomindales, saying he won't "bow to pressure" to revoke the charge following media coverage. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The co-ordinator of Independent Bookshop Week has said this year's IBW is what the Booksellers Association has "always envisioned", with the event taking on a "creative life of its own." Meanwhile booksellers said their events had been "well attended" this year and that IBW 2015 was "the biggest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Here's to local governments waking up to the fact that bookstores and libraries are essential to our way of life,' Patterson said in a statement. 'Here's to media coverage of books, booksellers, and publishers, and to a wiser, more literate America.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Much of the media coverage of libraries in 2014 to date has centered on the modest progress made on the ebook issue. But 2014 has been a year of significant progress for libraries in the public policy sphere, with a number of library initiatives advancing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Roger Tagholm Publication Date: Fri, 15/07/2011 - 11:00 When youve got the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as your unpaid publicists, it does your business no harm. Kingsley Dawson, co-founder and chairman of Bookspeed, the Edinburgh-based supplier to the gift and heritage market... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]