AUDIO: Topsy and Tim on TV after 50 years

Cressida Cowell, author of the How to Train Your Dragon book series, and Greg Childs, former executive producer for CBBC & Cbeebies, discuss the re-introduction of classic children's TV. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt: 'Two years' to transform Waterstones

Waterstones managing director James Daunt has said it will take two years to transform the chain... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Book Club on Pride and Prejudice

To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Pride and Prejudice, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel wins Costa Book of the Year

Hilary Mantel has won the Costa Book of the Year for her Man Booker-winning novel Bring Up the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel wins Costa Book of the Year

Hilary Mantel wins the prestigious literary prize the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Bring Up the Bodies. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amelia Bedelia Turns 50

Possibly the most successful house maid in the world, the children's book character Amelia Bedelia turns 50 on Tuesday. More than 35 million copies of the books have sold. Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan tests selling ebooks to libraries in two-year stretches

Major publishers are taking wildly different approaches to resolving the woes surrounding ebook lending at libraries: they're experimenting with both the short-yet-cheap subscription as well as an expensive option to pay only once for perpetual use. Sure enough, we're now seeing the middle road.... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HoZ and AudioGO to co-publish on audio

Head of Zeus and AudioGO are to co-publish audiobook versions of titles in light of the audio... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RoNA Romantic Novel of the Year shortlists

Katie Fforde (pictured), Jenny Colgan and Kate Morton are among the authors featuring on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Roger Smith Cookbook Conference, Year Two

The conference looks to explore many of the issues surrounding the past, present and future of cookbooks and recipe content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Look at a Year of Bestsellers

No one would have been able to predict at the start of 2012 that a BDSM erotic romantic trilogy—Fifty Shades—would set new records for book sales and change/spice up what women worldwide would admit to be reading, many for the first time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Voices offers poetry ebooks with audio

Faber has launched a series of digital-only poetry ebooks being described as "a new way to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AudioGO acquires US rival Blackstone Audio

Bath-based AudioGO has bought US audiobook publisher Blackstone Audio from founders Craig and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My New Year’s Resolution is to Dump Amazon, And Why I’ll Fail

For long-time ebook buyers indoctrinated in Amazon's convenient ecosystem, trying to make the switch to a competitor can lead to frustration and disappointment. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print book sales soar to three-year high

Sales of printed books soared to a three-year high in the UK last week as shoppers flooded the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop numbers halved in seven years, says research

Bookshops in the UK have halved in seven years, while consumers spent £261 million on e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2012: the year of self-publishing

The most recent sign that self-publishing is on the rise? New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani chose a self-released book as one of her favorite titles of the year. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Have Two, Maybe Three Years...

At a small, invitation-only meeting convened late last month in the Netherlands by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), I joined some 25 key thinkers, primarily from Europe and the U.S., for an exhausting, engrossing three days of debate. But after many hours of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier to Make Magazine Content Available Via Smart TV Apps

Partnership with Flingo ports video content to more than 15 million devices. With the rise of internet-connected televisions, the big screen is becoming another place for publishers to get their content in front of viewers. One recent example of this is a partnership between Bonnier and smart TV... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Closures Down 50 Percent

Magazine closures were down nearly 50 percent from last year, while launches declined 5 percent, according to a recent report released by online periodicals database Mediafinder.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'50 Shades' Success Yields $5,000 Bonuses at Random House

Employees at book publisher Random House are getting a little something extra in their fishnet Christmas stockings this year, a $5,000 bonus. The bonus, which will be the same for top editors as their secretaries, follows a particularly good year for the publishing house in... Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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