BEA 2014: Good News, Bad News at Town Hall

What American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher called Amazon's "bullying assault of a major publisher" was a key concern among indie booksellers at both Thursday afternoon's ABA Town Hall and Annual Meeting. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: February 21, 2014

Macmillan Science and Education has named Allison Rutledge-Parisi Chief People Officer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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2014 PubWest Design Awards Call for Entries

The prize is divided into 20 print categories, and three additional ebook categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Best And Worst Design From The 2014 Olympics

From the minimal logo to the super-sized halfpipe, here's a roundup of the best and worst design at the Olympics this year.1. BEST: Photographs Of Life In Sochi Before The Olympics Swept In Before the 2014 Olympic Games came along, Sochi was a humble little seaside city. Residents there... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 24, 2014

This week, Lorrie Moore's first collection in 15 years, the award-winning novel that was rejected by over 60 publishers, and what neuroscience can tell us about joy and anger. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA Adds Programming for Indie Authors

BookExpo America is expanding its offering for indie authors, introducing Author Hub. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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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

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'12 Years a Slave': Would it be a good classroom teaching tool?

Not only is the memoir by Solomon Northup now an Oscar-nominated film, but director Steve McQueen is encouraging schools to use the book as part of their units on slavery and the Civil War. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Job Moves: February 20, 2014

Christian Waters has been named director of marketing and new business development at Osprey Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air February 20, 2014: General Stanley McChrystal

General Stanley McChrystal, author of "My Share of the Task: A Memoir" (Portfolio Trade, 9781591846826), will appear on the "Colbert Report" on Thursday, February 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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2014 TV Upfront and Digital NewFront Calendar

TV networks are gearing up for their flashy presentations, which represnt the kick-off to negotiations with advertisers over fall prime-time programming.As has been the case over the past several years, plenty of other digital media companies and publishers are also vyying for marketers' TV... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air February 18, 2014: Su Meck

Su Meck, author of "I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia" (Simon & Schuster, 9781451685817), will appear on the "Diane Rehm Show" on Wednesday, February 19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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First-Time Exhibitors Target Toy and Specialty Retailers at Toy Fair 2014

This year's New York International Toy Fair was characterized by steady traffic on the show floor, key customers roaming the aisles of the Javits Center, orders being written, and meetings being accomplished. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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How Do You Manage? PLA 2014

As public librarians head to Indianapolis, Ind., for PLA 2014, there has been progress on the digital front, the economy has held steady, and a series of Pew surveys have reinforced the public’s love of libraries. But in an age of rapidly changing technology and information overload, how are... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PLA Preview 2014: What’s the Big Idea?

Public Library Association President Carolyn Anthony faces a dilemma. “There’s so much I’m looking forward to that it’s hard to know where to start,” she says, when asked for her perspective on the division’s upcoming biennial conference, set for March 11–15 in Indianapolis, Ind. “I look forward... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PLA 2014: What’s the Buzz?

With the new year underway and the 2014 Public Library Association conference in Indianapolis approaching, we asked some experts working in children’s and teen services what trends they are seeing in libraries and library services. What are the big issues children and teen librarians will be... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 17, 2014

This week, a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, true crime that calls to mind "In Cold Blood," and a massive engineering mistake. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Second 2014 novel for Stephen King

Hodder & Stoughton will publish Stephen King’s second novel of 2014, Revival, in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Private Eye retains the top spot among news magazines

Satirical title has a print circulation of more than 220,000, ahead of The Economist and The WeekPrivate Eye held on to the number one spot among news magazines in the second half of 2013 with a print circulation of more than 220,000, ahead of The Economist and The Week.Ian Hislop's satirical... Continue reading at The Guardian

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News UK advertises for 'privacy adviser'

Publisher of the Sun and the Times places advert for position requiring knowledge of privacy issues in the digital eraNews UK, owner of the Sun, the Times and Sunday Times, is hiring a "privacy adviser" two years after the hacking scandal threatened to engulf the company.It has advertised the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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This Week in Children's Apps: February 13, 2014

This week in children's apps, we feature one app that allows kids to travel the world with an international adventurer, two apps that explore the world of the dinosaurs, and another that takes users for a ride with a very famous cat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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