Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favourite fiction - and get paid in the process. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2013-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic-Con, which attracts more than 125,000 people over four days, is a pop culture showcase where fans of comic books and science fiction movies gather. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Directors of learned societies say clarity over the timing of transition to open access... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lonely Planet’s own-brand bookshop stocking solely LP titles opened today (29th June) in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has partnered with Co-operative Food to install collection-lockers in some of its stores... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazines have embraced the iPad but generally dissed the Google Android OS. Google wants to change that will the opening of Magazines on Google Play. With scores of titles across many of the major publishing houses on tap for this launch, the sectio ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It didn't land in the Marketplace yesterday as announced, but Amazon's Audible audio book app for Windows Phone 7.5 is now available for download. This Metro-fied version of the app is free to install (including some short samples to get you started), and signing in with your Amazon account lets... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new subscription-based digital audiobook service has launched with ambitions to double the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Rodney King's unexpected death this weekend at the age of 47, his recent book began climbing the charts. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiction Uncovered will be running a four-day pop-up radio station, Fiction Uncovered FM at Foyles... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin is offering Charlie Higson fans the chance to appear as a zombie in the trailer to promote... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All seven Harry Potter books are now available in the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, marking the series' first availability outside the Pottermore store. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fancy dipping back into the world of Quidditch and Dumbledore? Or maybe you shunned the whole Pottermania thing until now. Either way, if you own a Kindle, you can finally get up to speed without paying a spellbinding price -- thanks to Amazon's Kindle Owners Lending Library. All seven eBook... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When it comes to digital, the state of the ebook grabs all the headlines. But digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media, the greatest impact technology holds for publishing may be in the way ebooks are now marketed. “I’m a huge believer that the entire time you are the publisher of an... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IDG Enterprise looks to better serve their advertisers with the launch of its Premium Data Services, a portfolio of products that will integrate both first and third party data for ad clients looking to more deeply understand their target audiences. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon on Thursday released updates to the Kindle app for iOS, along with the Kindle Cloud Reader Web app. The updates add in support for children's books. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today Amazon announced that it's improving the code behind its Kindle app for iOS and Android to allow support for graphic novels and children's illustrated comics. The iOS app is also being polished to alow better searches of your library of downloaded titles and to better fit the iPad's... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lonely Planet is to launch its first European own-branded store in Manchester Airport as the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a speech at BookExpo America, the author and bookstore owner said Amazon 'wants to kill us.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing and long-running book-maker Avalon now has more in common than rhyme schemes. The pair have struck up a deal to publish over 3,00 titles from the publisher's back-catalogue, broaching its romance, mystery and western genres. It'll be the first time that these books will be... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild is encouraging its 8,500 members to submit comments against the proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and three large publishers. The settlement, the guild argues, will only benefit Amazon. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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