BEA 2014: Headline’s Headliners

For the past eight years, in an annual demonstration of generosity, Headline Books has hosted not only its own authors at BEA but also an array of Next Generation Indie Book Award winners or finalists who are independently published authors. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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'Cooking the Books,' April 7, 2014: A Note from the Editor

Hello, and welcome to your new 'Cooking the Books.' Beginning with this issue, we'll be landing in your inbox twice every month, bringing you even more news, interviews, deals, reviews, and forward-looking coverage of cookbooks and other writing from the world of food and drink. And as the newly... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, April 9, 2014

A new children's picture book imaginatively depicts Hildegard of Bingen; a Christian pastor welcomes the end of Christendom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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ALA Unveils Shortlist for 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medals

The American Library Association has shortlisted six books for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The 2014 London Book Fair Digital Spotlight

Read the complete 2014 London Book Fair Digital Spotlight in the Scribd reader below. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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It is Written: News in Bibles and Sacred Texts, April 9, 2014

B&H's newest Spanish-language study Bible includes 15,000 study notes; a 3D Bible for kids. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Photo Mania: MoCCA Arts Festival 2014

The MoCCA Arts Festival, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art's annual festival of indie and self-published comics, continues its revival under the Society of Illustrators with a new exhibitor—a giant Charlie Brown balloon borrowed from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Book Fair 2014: Meeting Publishers’ Digital Needs

The proliferation of digital devices in the classroom and the reinvention of education from traditional models to new, more interactive and individualized means of learning will change education publishing faster and farther than other segments, says executive director Bill McCoy of IDPF. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Book Fair 2014: Fast-Flowing Streams

Everyone knows that publishing is changing more than at any time since Gutenberg. But is it? I’ve always believed ebooks are much less of a disruption than was supposed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Book Fair 2014: Big Data: Should Publishers Even Care?

Like many people across the business world, publishers have a skeptical view of so-called Big Data, seeing it as “the next big hype.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Book Fair 2014: Helping Publishers to Sell Direct: The Qbend Story

Powering more than 50 e-bookstores for publishers specializing in such subjects as fiction, academic, professional and romance has given Qbend COO Kaushik Sampath many unique insights on e-retailing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Tips for Librarians: Spanish Books Spring 2014

While many public libraries in the U.S. have been serving Spanish-speaking patrons for years, in some parts of the country libraries are just beginning to engage this part of the community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air April 4, 2014: Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis, author of "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt" (Norton, 9780393244663) will appear on C-SPAN2's "BookTV" on Saturday, April 5. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Is Dawn Finally Breaking For E-books in Spanish? Spanish Books Spring 2014

In recent months, the double-digit sales growth of ebooks in English has begun to plateau, but since the Spanish-language book market tends to be around three to five years behind the English-language market, ebook sales of Spanish books in the U.S. are just beginning to gain traction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Book Fair 2014: Making Digital Pay at Cenveo Publisher Services

For Cenveo Publisher Services, 2014 is the year digital strategies must deliver in terms of profits for its publisher clients. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Book Fair 2014: The Center of It All

For years, we’ve spoken and written about digital publishing, sometimes as if it was a separate part of the business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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MediaMashup 2014: Facebook’s New Rules for Engagement

New York—In the 10 years since Facebook launched, it has changed the face of communications and media. In doing so, it also made itself a tool for content publishers for both encouraging engagement and driving revenue. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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London Book Fair 2014: Open Source for an Open Publishing Ecosystem: Readium.org Turns One

Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Readium Foundation (Readium.org), an independent nonprofit launched in March 2013 with the objective of developing commercial-grade open source publishing technology software. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Book Fair 2014: New Blood

On April 1, Michael Cairns officially replaced the retiring George Lossius as CEO of Publishing Technology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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London Book Fair 2014: Publishers and Internet Standards

Recently, experts working on ORCID and ISNI, both ISO-standard identifiers, spoke with one of the founders of schema.org to facilitate their use as embedded persona references, particularly through extensions such as BibExtend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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