Barnes & Noble Education's board has approved the hiring of a financial advisor to help the company review its strategic options as it continues look for ways to keep pace with a rapidly changing market for college materials. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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An August 12 letter, signed by three senators raised concerns that the data harvested and maintained by digital educational publishers today “could pose a serious risk to students, parents, and educational institutions" if "stolen, collected, or sold without their permission or knowledge.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The fake author who fooled the publishing world is brought back to life in a diverting tale that treads familiar ground“Sometimes, a lie’s more truth than the truth,” drawls author JT Leroy, speaking down a crackling telephone line. This straightforward dramatisation of Savannah Knoop’s 2008... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-18 07:00:10 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines announced new roles for three executives within its corporate sales and marketing structure, the first stages of a succession plan following last month's departure of Michael Clinton, who retired and transitioned to an advisory role after spending the last nine years as Hearst... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-15 20:06:35 UTC ]
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Children's books account for just 4.9% of review space, despite making up a third of the market, according to data from Books in the Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 17:56:13 UTC ]
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AJ Dungo approaches his graphic novel "In Waves" as a history of surfing and a record of a girlfriend's cancer death. Surfing, for Dungo, is connection and solace. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-10 01:55:56 UTC ]
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Macmillan Education is to review its local operations in Australia, "with the intention of withdrawing from the Australian market in due course". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 08:49:23 UTC ]
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Comscore, its stock already approaching all-time lows, missed expectations of flat revenue with a 4.4 percent decline last quarter. The media measurement company’s interim CEO said on a Tuesday earnings call after market close that it’s “exploring all strategic options.” The stock already has... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-07 00:08:01 UTC ]
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In an era of smartphone addiction, a single-purpose device like an e-reader may help you unplug and focus on content that will bring you joy. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-08-01 09:03:32 UTC ]
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Susan Straight's new memoir, "In the Country of Women," depicts the tough, trauma-burdened women who have populated her life. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-30 19:40:36 UTC ]
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Filming has started on a four-part BBC One dramatisation of Us by David Nicholls (Hodder & Stoughton), starring Tom Hollander and adapted by the author himself. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 16:27:10 UTC ]
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Pearson says students will only be able to rent physical books as it makes all products "digital first". Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2019-07-16 06:14:53 UTC ]
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Hodder Education’s group business operations manager Alyssum Ross is departing the firm after 20 years, as part of a restructure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 02:55:59 UTC ]
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On the lessons one reader gained through reading Toni Morrison's new nonfiction book collecting her essays, speeches, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-10 10:33:01 UTC ]
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Once again SDCC is teaming up with the San Diego Public Library to host the annual Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians, a free five-day conference on graphic novels and libraries, held during SDCC, Wednesday–Sunday, July 17–21. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Following a 0.9% turnover dip for the year before, Oxford University Press saw small-scale growth again in the 12 months to 31st March 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 03:07:45 UTC ]
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Claire Lombardo’s “The Most Fun We Ever Had” is a sweeping, believable family drama. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK has ceased publication of Pedro Baños’ How They Rule the World: The 22 Secret Strategies of Global Power (Ebury) after an external review investigating allegations of antisemitism found the publisher should "have asked more questions and conducted deeper due diligence to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 02:11:46 UTC ]
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Book lovers! Sign up for the new L.A. Times Book Club for upcoming author events » The Los Angeles Review of Books and Hauser & Wirth Publishers are bringing a brand-new book fair to Los Angeles next month. LitLit, the Little Literary Fair, will premiere July 20 and 21 at Hauser &... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-25 17:30:00 UTC ]
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The title of Bobby Hundreds' book — "This Is Not a T-Shirt" — is straight-up transparent: It's not a T-shirt. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-20 15:30:01 UTC ]
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They turned down Ulysses and Animal Farm, but still shaped 20th‑century literatureAll publishing houses have archives, but for anyone interested in 20th-century literature the archive of Faber & Faber is a fabled treasure house. This is the firm that was, as Toby Faber puts it, “midwife at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-20 11:00:08 UTC ]
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