Prepare for the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair with our roundup of big projects that'll be making the rounds, among them books by Leslie Jamison, Richard Price, Amy Poehler, and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Amazon.co.uk customers are buying more Kindle books than print books, both hardback and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online retailer Amazon announces it sells more ebooks than hardbacks and paperbacks combined. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The organizer of the Kidwell-eFestival has vowed that the event will take place again, despite... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster's sales rose 3% year-on-year to $189m in the second quarter... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a round of key filings, two Authors Guild cases challenging Google’s ambitious library book-scanning program are on schedule for early fall trial dates. Final reply briefs were filed July 27 for the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, with that case now fully briefed and all but set for a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through the Harry Potter book club, J.K. Rowling will answer readers' questions via a classroom webcast. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has stopped the distribution and sale of Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK indie Short Books has teamed up with Simon & Schuster US imprint, Atria Books, to ... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones will feature Jamilia by Kyrgyzstan author Chingiz Aytmatov, originally published... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster’s Atria imprint has teamed up with British independent publisher Short Books to start a new imprint called Marble Arch Press. The imprint—the name refers to the famous London landmark near Hyde Park—will premiere in fall 2012, releasing (in the U.S. and Canada) roughly 12... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press has signed a new book from comedian and mathematician Matt Parker after a nine-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Department of Justice defends its deal with three big publishers it accused of price-fixing. And it previews its coming court fight with Apple. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers say the summer’s mixed weather is giving book sales a lift, with Nielsen BookScan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every summer, everyone and their uncle wants to tell you what to read at the beach. So as the summer hits mid-stride, at Jacket Copy, we've got another idea: the anti-beach reading list. Every summer, everyone and their uncle wants to tell you what to read at the beach. If they all had their... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waitrose is now an "increasing force in fiction‚" having extended its book range... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If it wasn’t clear before that self-publishing is transforming the book industry, Pearson’s $116 million acquisition of self-publishing vendor Author Solutions Inc. should wipe away any lingering uncertainty. The purchase of Author Solutions—which has 1,600 employees, has published 150,000... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These cases let you make your Kindle Fire or iPad look like a vintage copy of Moby Dick or The Great Gatsby. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nominations for books to be given out for free at next year's World Book Night will begin on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Erin Morgenstern’s first novel, The Night Circus, debuted last September, PW predicted in a starred review that this magical tale was destined for bestsellerdom. The hardcover went on to sell 167,000 copies through the outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan, and the paperback, which was... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now that the legal dust has settled and Google's publishing woes in 'ol Gaul have been swept under the rug, it's back to business as usual. Starting today, the land of Jerry Lewis lovers will have access to books on Google Play, making it the fifth European country to participate in Mountain... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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