Accent Press to open bookshop in Cardiff’s creative quarter

Independent publisher Accent Press is to open Octavo’s, a new bookshop, café and wine bar in the heart of Cardiff Bay’s creative quarter. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize will now be open to any novel written in English

The prestigious UK writing prize will now be open to any works that are published in the UK and were written in English. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Want To Open A Pop–Up Shop? The Storefront Transformer Box Has Everything You Need

New York community organization Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) demonstrated just how great the appetite is for temporary storefront space in lower Manhattan this past spring. Its call for applicants to creatively use a neighborhood storefront brought in more than 100 proposals, including 10... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paperless library opens in Texas

The Bexar County Digital Library doesn't have printed books – instead it lets patrons check out ebooks and audiobooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will the Man Booker Prize be open to US authors next year?

News reports are saying American authors will be considered for the prestigious UK literary prize next year, while the Booker Prize organizers say these stories are 'incomplete' but haven't discounted the possibility. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ohio University Press Rebrands Trade Imprint

As it approaches its 50th anniversary in 2014, Ohio University Press is seeking to enhance its visibility in the trade by rebranding Swallow Press, a 73-year-old literary press that entered into a licensing agreement with O.U. Press in 1979 and officially became its trade imprint in 2008. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Given a Choice: Small Press, Large Publisher, or Self Publish?

The gap between what a small press, a large publisher, and someone self-publishing is getting narrower. Do you have a preference for one over another? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley's first quarter shows 'transformation in progress'

Wiley president and c.e.o. Steve Smith has said the company's first quarter of the fiscal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BIS Select Committee: government 'wrong on gold open access'

The Business, Innovation and Skills select committee has criticised the government's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children's Books hunts for 'Busy Bookshop'

Macmillan Children's Books pre-school imprint Campbell Books wants to feature the UK's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's to open digital development office

Blackwell’s is setting up a new digital development office with nine new members of staff.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check It Out with Michael Kelley: The Provincetown Public Press

Editors Note: When we first signed up the great Nancy Pearl to helm the “Check It Out” library column for Publishers Weekly, she agreed to do it for a year—and then she gave us two great years! Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Images Still Drive Laughing Elephant Press

Harold and Sandra Darling founded Green Tiger Press in 1969 as a greeting card company whose products featured their collection of images from vintage pre-1940 children’s books, calendars, paintings, and posters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two new campus bookshops for John Smith

John Smith & Son is to open two new campus bookshops in time for the new academic season next... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent and Arcadia make the most of digital

Independent publishers are exploring digital opportunities to boost trade in a tough climate for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William T. Vollmann, Unabomber suspect, opens his FBI file

Literary fans know William T. Vollmann as a National Book Award-winning author; the FBI knew him as Unabomber suspect S-2047.Literary fans know William T. Vollmann as a National Book Award-winning author; the FBI knew him as Unabomber suspect S-2047. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Reports $124M First Quarter Loss; Riggio Stands Pat

B&N chair Len Riggio is not buying the B&N retail business—at least not yet. B&N reported a fiscal 2014 first quarter consolidated loss of $87 million, up from the $40 million loss reported for the same period in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Blackwell's to open in Bloomsbury

Blackwell’s is set to open its third new bookshop this year. The retailer will open the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hastings Reports $4.1M Second Quarter Loss

Multimedia retailer Hastings Entertainment reported a net loss of approximately $4.1 million for the three month period ending July 31, 2013, an increase over the same period in 2012. Comparable store results for books at Hastings are also down 14.9% from the same period in 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NewSpring Capital Leads $11M Investment in Open Road Media

E-book publisher and digital marketer Open Road Integrated Media announced that it has received $11 million in Series C equity financing led by an $8 Million investment from NewSpring Capital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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App offers Edinburgh bookshop tour

A free app providing a tour of Edinburgh's 53 bookshops has been released onto iTunes. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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