If you have been looking for one more reason to become an Amazon Prime subscriber, the newly launched Prime Reading feature could just be the clincher. Prime Reading gives US subscribers access to a library of free Kindle ebooks, magazines, comics and other publications completely free of charge. At the moment Amazon is proclaiming there are "over a thousand popular books", but there is also the promise of exclusive content. In addition to books, Prime Reading provides access to "a rotating selection of fresh, full issues of top magazines". Amazon is quick to point out that a Kindle device is… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon announced today that it inked best-selling author Dean Koontz to a five-book deal. The agreement will also include a short story collection called Nameless that will be available for free to Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers on Novem... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-07-22 15:24:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Dean Koontz signed a multibook deal with Amazon Publishing's Thomas & Mercer imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Caitlin Moran and Peter James are among the authors on Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan's latest Book Club summer selections. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-21 17:20:56 UTC ]
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The Houston Chronicle, Texas’ largest daily newspaper and a part of Hearst Newspapers, has begun magazine delivery through Doorfront Direct, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-19 15:06:44 UTC ]
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A new Audible Captions feature launching in September, allowing people to read along to their audiobooks, will only be available to US customers, the firm has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 23:46:46 UTC ]
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This morning, the Whiting Foundation has announced the winners of the second annual Literary Magazine Prizes, which are given “for superb publishing, advocating for writers, and strengthening the literary community.” This year, the number of awards was increased from three to five, with two new... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-18 13:00:28 UTC ]
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This year's five honorees, up from three last year, are 'The Common,' 'American Short Fiction,' 'Black Warrior Review,' 'The Margins,' and 'The Offing,' which will receive a combined $144,000 from the Whiting Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Powell’s employees were among a group on Monday night that protested a reading at the bookstore by Blake Nelson, a Portland author whose recent work and public statements have drawn on extremist right-wing rhetoric. Nelson’s newest book, The Red Pill—published by Bombardier Books in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-17 18:00:11 UTC ]
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Amazon is facing a European Commission (EC) anti-trust investigation into how it uses sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 20:36:53 UTC ]
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The Purple Project for Democracy, a non-partisan coalition, campaign and movement, is looking turning to magazines to help initiate a national branding campaign. “When we started this almost 17 months ago, we saw some eye-rolling,” says Purple co-founder Bob Garfield, who is also co-host of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-16 19:13:28 UTC ]
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Known as a gateway into the lifestyle and culture of New England, Yankee magazine has established itself as much more than just a publication for those living in the region it covers. Now a digital publisher that labels itself as the “leading authority on New England foliage” with a reach of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-15 18:58:36 UTC ]
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A new data viz surfaces the forgotten literature of public libraries. There’s no feeling more deflating than asking someone what they’re reading, only to have never heard of any of the three books they readily rattle off. But what if that academic smugness could be yours? What if you were the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-07-15 10:20:19 UTC ]
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As publishers vie to persuade us to pack their titles for the holidays, we chart the evolution of the ’beach read’Summer reads, beach reads, holiday reads … at this time of year, the publishing world works itself into a sweat trying to force its novels into our carry-on luggage, or over the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-14 07:00:23 UTC ]
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When Microsoft announced that it was going to start charging its partners for software licenses that had previously been free, there was an understandable backlash. Now the company has announced that it is putting these plans on hold, and free software licenses will still be available to... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2019-07-13 09:35:14 UTC ]
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Author Carmen Marcus has teamed up with the North Yorkshire bookshop Book Corner to offer aspiring working-class writers a free course on developing a strategy to write professionally. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 19:37:39 UTC ]
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Noted politics-as-sport website Politico has put together a collection of bedside-table reading recommendations from 40 “political heavy hitters,” asking them for serious reads and guilty pleasures. First of all, are there any actual guilty pleasures on this list of books from the likes of Beto... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-09 15:27:59 UTC ]
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Awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-09 10:30:07 UTC ]
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The British Library has acquired the 40-year archive of Granta magazine featuring letters and papers from authors including Margaret Atwood, JG Ballard, Angela Carter and Kazuo Ishiguro. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 06:16:31 UTC ]
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Cheltenham Festivals has received a grant of £127,608 from Arts Council England to expand its Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils programme over the next three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-08 19:49:53 UTC ]
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Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes &... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 11:14:14 UTC ]
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