Can the iconic brand rediscover what made it a cultural phenomenon and financial success in the 1990s? In 1990, when I was in first grade, a children’s book author named Valerie Tripp visited my school. She was there to talk about a new series she had written for a four-year-old startup called American Girl. The company’s mission was to publish books about girls living in different periods of American history—like the Pioneer Era or the Revolutionary War—and sell dolls based on each character.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2019-12-17 07:00:46 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has set up a new website to offer NHS workers across the country free e-books to thank them for their dedication during the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 14:51:17 UTC ]
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Susanna Moore’s memoir “Miss Aluminum” is a provocative look at the early circumstances that shaped her writing career. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-14 09:00:20 UTC ]
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Sales are down for indie presses, perhaps a collective pot of money would help. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-13 16:40:35 UTC ]
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This is your guide to discovering free Google books and creating your own Google books library, with both classic and contemporary titles. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-04-13 10:34:51 UTC ]
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The near-simultaneous rush among publishers with subscription businesses to loosen their paywalls and provide free access to reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic has reignited long-standing debates about whether the news should fundamentally be free, even as ad-supported journalism (with some... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-10 16:17:19 UTC ]
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Winners of the L.A. Times Book Prizes will be announced in a special, virtual Twitter ceremony this year because of the global health crisis. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-09 17:53:22 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press is providing free access to books, research and learning materials for teachers, students and researchers impacted by the coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 06:39:31 UTC ]
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Rough Guides is offering a free e-book to customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 05:10:16 UTC ]
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Your local library might have closed its physical doors, but its digital holdings are still open to the public—and at all hours.Free loans on ebooks, movies, audiobooks, and magazines represent just one aspect of your library’s offerings for enrichment. Your library might also let you read... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2020-04-08 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press (OUP) has made many of its flagship educational and home learning resources available for free, in order to support teachers, parents and learners affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 06:50:42 UTC ]
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The Times Literary Supplement is offering free advertising to independent bookshops in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 04:53:42 UTC ]
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“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang, reimagines the region’s past as a Chinese-American tale. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-07 09:00:07 UTC ]
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Springer Nature is making a range of "key" textbooks freely accessible for educators, students and academics affected by coronavirus lockdown to help support higher education institutions around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 00:06:30 UTC ]
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Julia Alvarez's "Afterlife" is her first novel for adults in 15 years. She talks about loss, fragmentation and "American Dirt." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-02 22:24:09 UTC ]
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Sure, Jane Austen and E.M. Forster wrote great costume dramas, but let’s not overlook the works of Twain and other Americans. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
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There is already a decent amount of free books for kids available online, and now there has been a recent expansion of available resources. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-04-01 10:38:43 UTC ]
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Simon Teen is offering more than twenty books and excerpts to read for free right now! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-27 20:36:54 UTC ]
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Cathy Park Hong examines the angst of a group often not thought of as “real minorities.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-27 12:14:19 UTC ]
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Grab your coloring instruments and get your art on with these free coloring pages from over 100 museums and libraries worldwide. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-27 10:39:16 UTC ]
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Raven Books has won the American noir classic, Nightmare Alley, in a “hotly contested” six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 09:22:48 UTC ]
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