Audible buys rights to 5,000 AudioGO titles

Amazon-owned audiobook seller Audible has bought rights to 5,000 of AudioGO's titles.... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HP donates $250,000 to women studying IT Security

Any job a man can do, so can a woman. Sure, there are physical differences between the sexes, but that does not have to impede success. One industry that has primarily been a men's club is IT. Historically, being a computer nerd has been a guy thing. However, over the years, women have been... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poo books make odd title shortlist

How To Poo On A Date and The Origin of Faeces make the Diagram Prize shortlist for the oddest book title of the year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookshops in decline as buying habits change

Booksellers Association calls in celebrity support for Books Are My Bag campaign after more than 500 closures since 2005The number of independent bookshops gracing British high streets has fallen below 1,000 – a third fewer than nine years ago, amid cut-throat competition from supermarkets,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S buys Caroline Kepnes novels

Simon & Schuster UK has won the won the UK rights to two novels by journalist, director and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Wonderful World of Book Titles

Publishers put out some very curious books on strange topics, as exhibited by this year's shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investment Group Buys codeMantra

CodeMantra, the technology and service provider to publishers and other content companies, has been acquired by a Boston-based investment group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diagram Prize reveals oddest titles of 2014

Working class cats, South African trouts and pies as biography are all some of the topics up for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wikipedia 1,000-volume print edition planned

Currently soliciting crowdfunding, scheme hopes to transpose website's 2.6bn words onto paper for touring exhibitionIt would run to over a million pages, featuring more than four million articles by 20 million volunteers: an "record-breaking" new project to turn Wikipedia into 1,000 books has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone buys four from self-published Tracy Bloom

Cornerstone has signed a four-book deal with Kindle self-published author Tracy Bloom. Jenny... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Check Is in the Mail: Patterson Sends over $267,000 to Booksellers

This week James Patterson mailed the first installment of his $1 million pledge to 54 indie booksellers and the NCIBA for California Bookstore Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Arts Books Buys Companion Press

In a deal that adds 27 titles to its backlist, Graphic Arts Books has acquired the trade books and publishing rights of Companion Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lynda La Plante forms own rights company

Crime writer Lynda La Plante has launched a new company, La Plante Global, which will control all... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCB buys debut from comedian Campbell

Hodder Children’s Books has acquired Boyface, a debut series from children’s comedian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S buys Johnny Rotten memoir

Simon & Schuster has signed the world rights to a new autobiography by Sex Pistols singer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten to buy Internet messaging app Viber for $900 million

Japan’s Rakuten will acquire instant messaging and calling app developer Viber Media for US$900 million, the e-commerce giant said Friday, highlighting its moves to penetrate new markets.Rakuten’s purchase of the messaging and VoIP company follows its acquisitions of Canada’s ebook platform... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gadget magazine T3 is UK's most popular digital title

Magazine doubled e-edition sales to 22,000 in past year, ahead of rivals Stuff, GQ and BBC's Top GearGadget magazine T3 is the UK's most popular digital magazine, doubling e-edition sales to 22,000 in the past year, with GQ and BBC titles including Top Gear also making the top 10.T3 reported an... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury buys last three Throne of Glass novels

Bloomsbury has acquired the world rights to the final three titles in Sarah J Maas’ Throne... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster now offers all-you-can-read children's books, including Disney titles

Got a kid with an insatiable appetite for books? You may want to sign up for Oyster, then. The subscription ebook service has just launched a children's section, giving young readers all the titles they can handle. The deal also brings Disney... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In France, Right Wing Attacks “Immoral” Children’s Books

A growing right wing movement France has begun attacking children's books depicting content (nudity, homosexuality) they call 'immoral.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NME sales fall below 20,000

IPC Media music magazine reports drop in circulation of 21.1% year on year, with rival Q down 14.2%A relaunch of the New Musical Express failed to stop its sales falling below the 20,000 mark for the first time, down more than a fifth year on year.The IPC Media title, which celebrated its 60th... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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