Author Maeve Binchy dies aged 72

Best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy, who sold more than 40 million books worldwide, has died after a short illness. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult Books & Authors at Wi9

A comprehensive list of the writers to look for and galleys and finished books available at the ABA conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major library cuts approved by Welsh authority

Rhondda Cynon Taf has approved budget plans that will see more than half of its 26 libraries... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Webpage is Dying

A growing number of publisher sites are now shunning the concept of finite "pages" as vehicles with which to serve content, opting instead to do so with seamless, often endless feeds and streams. The concept of a page, which is largely a hangover from the world of print media, suddenly seems... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Starts Indiegogo Campaign to Buy Main Street

Although she has yet to make an offer, a local author and blogger launched an Indiegogo campaign Monday to raise $15,000 by February 5 to purchase Main Street Books in St. Charles, Mo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertising Age to Reduce Its Print Frequency

Advertising Age, the trade publication introduced in 1930, announced Monday that it would publish its print edition every other week rather than weekly. The magazine, the largest publication in the ad trade field, will publish 25 issues in 2014, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Rosenthal dies

Tom Rosenthal, former managing director of Secker and Warburg, has died at the age of 78.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Appeals Google Decision

In a filing with the district court, the Authors Guild gave notice that it is appealing Judge Denny Chin’s to dismiss its copyright suit over Google’s library scanning program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lion Stone: Artisanal Books in a Digital Age

A publisher continues to hand-bind and hand-sew books that also function as works of art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Treat online abuse of women and girls as robustly as offline, authorities urged

Call on police and prosecutors by women's group EVAW comes as report reveals extent of sexual harassment on social mediaWomen's groups are calling on the police and prosecutors to treat abuse of women and girls online as "robustly" as they do offline, as a report published on Thursday reveals... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookstores and self-published authors are increasingly teaming up

Previously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What authors pick as the best books

Australian authors and critics sift through the piles of books they read in 2013 to highlight the treasures they found.     Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Booksellers, Authors Team Up

Many independent booksellers have begun to have a change of heart about self-published books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors draw fans to ... a casino?

A program at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun titled 'Winning Authors' brings bestselling authors to the casino, drawing crowds of hundreds. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 grammar books to read before you die of boredom | Mind your language

A seasonal selection of new (and not so new) books about language that are anything but dullBooks about English fall into various categories, mostly offputting ones: the academic, rarely of much interest, and often incomprehensible, to the general reader; the lament for a (mythical) golden age... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reddit Draws Readers, Authors, Publishers

For anyone struggling with choosing the perfect literary present this holiday season, there’s a large, vocal, and opinionated group that just might be able to help: the more than one million subscribers to the Books category on Reddit, the popular social media Web site. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What authors are reading in 2013

Australian authors and critics sift through the piles of books they read in 2013 to highlight the treasures they found.     Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Choc Lit deal for self-published author

Choc Lit has bought world rights in self-published author Kirsty Ferry’s adult fantasy The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Internet age should not undermine our jury system, says Dominic Grieve

Attorney general backs Law Commission recommendation that jurors who search web for case details should be jailedJuries are deeply "ingrained in our national DNA" and the internet should not be allowed to undermine a system of justice dating back to Magna Carta, according to the the attorney... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SIBA Rolls Out Author Inspired Wrapping Paper

SIBA rolls out wrapping paper featuring over 150 author signatures collected during the SIBA 2013 trade show in New Orleans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stop spying on us! Authors' upset

It is the stuff of books and now it has become very real, with Australian authors Anna Funder, Frank Moorhouse and David Malouf joining the fight to demand an end to mass surveillance.     Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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