President Barack Obama is on Martha's Vineyard for his annual two-week summer holiday, and the White House has released his reading list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mic’s first interview with President Obama is available on Mic.com, which received more than 16 million visitors in July. The full interview is also available on its mobile app, Facebook and YouTube. But the distribution strategy doesn’t end there, as the publisher has also been sharing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers in the US including Hachette Book Group, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster are making $250m (£163m) in free ebooks available to low-income students as part of a scheme announced today (30th April) by President Obama. The new ebook commitments, to cover a three-year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will begin to "normalize" relations with Cuba, Restless Books is promoting a group of titles by Cuban writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The LA Times reports that literary scholar M.H. Abrams was awarded the National Humanities Medal last Monday by President Obama. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A second preview of Clinton's book 'Hard Choices' was recently released and the excerpt details her 'partnership and friendship' with President Obama and her wish to 'revisit certain choices.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the first to offer a scathing critique of President Obama and his administration from within the Cabinet. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Did Time magazine pick Pope Francis as its Person of the Year because he'll sell more magazines than Edward Snowden? That's what some media outlets and Twitter users suggested Wednesday after the new pontiff beat out Mr. Snowden for the recognition.Business Insider, for instance, wrote:"Snowden,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a victory for transparency advocates in the wake of the PRISM secret surveillance scandal, U.S. intelligence agencies will begin revealing the number of surveillance orders they request per year under various FISA ordinances, as well as national security letters. The agencies will also reveal... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last Monday night, Mark Zuckerberg published a post announcing Facebook's new initiative to bring Internet access to the developing world. The blueprint for internet.org mapped out how Facebook and a host of phone company allies might connect an additional 5 billion people online through more... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
President Obama will highlight Amazon as 'a perfect example of the company that is investing in American workers and creating good, high-wage jobs,' according to the White House. Independent booksellers aren't pleased. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
President Obama has angered the American Booksellers Assn. with a planned appearance Tuesday at an Amazon warehouse.President Obama, who faithfully shops at independent bookstores when given the chance, has angered the American Booksellers Assn. with a planned appearance Tuesday at an Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, is joining the list of one-time Obama administration officials who will be penning memoirs next year, Penguin Press has announced. David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, is joining the list of one-time Obama... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has a book deal.Mr. Geithner has an agreement with Crown Publishers, an imprint of Random House, Inc. Crown announced Thursday that Geithner's book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2014.Mr. Geithner plans a "behind-the-scenes" account of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
President Obama has issued a US directive calling on all federal agencies with annual research... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just as president Obama comes out in favor of gay marriage, a new book takes a close look at American same sex couples, from Walt Whitman to Greta Garbo to Jasper Johns. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is talking nonsense, according to Google. Murdoch, a Twitter user for only the past several weeks, used the service to fire a barrage of accusations Saturday night against President Obama and Google. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]