Big Green Bookshop hit by theft

The Big Green Bookshop in London's Wood Green had £600 stolen from its till yesterday. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Green's novels will stay in Wisconsin, Florida schools

Parents complained about Green's books 'Looking for Alaska' and 'Paper Towns,' but a school committee in Wisconsin decided not to remove 'Alaska' and 'Towns' was taken off a reading list in Florida, then restored.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lagardere reports hit to Hachette US ebook sales

Hachette Book Group's ebook sales declined in the first half of 2014, and the impact of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brands' Big Challenge: Making the Mind Shift to Mobile

Josh Bernoff, coauthor of the pivotal book on social media, Groundswell, describes himself on Twitter as a "Forrester analyst, idea developer and troublemaker." His latest book on The Mobile Mind Shift certainly lives up to those descriptions.In it, Bernoff discusses the difficulties companies... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A big shakeup comes to Condé Nast

Vets Tom Wallace and John Bellando are out; David Geithner named CFO and president Bob Sauerberg adds ad sales oversight at the publishing company. The post A big shakeup comes to Condé Nast appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Green Tops In Spain in June

In the run up to the July 4 release of the film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars in Spain, John Green’s novel jumped four places on the country’s fiction list, landing in the top spot for June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News’ Next Big Obsession Is To "Win The Couch"

Even with Facebook and Twitter and legions of newsreaders and apps, news organizations are still grappling with and working feverishly on new publishing technologies and resurfacing old content to siphon the glut of content and bring the news to new ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Green, Thor Lead

Brad Thor's thriller "Act of War," released July 8, debuted in the #2 spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended July 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New Thor Is a Big Deal, But Not Because She’s a Woman

The Thor in Marvel's comic book universe is about to become a woman. This is very cool news, but not entirely for the reasons you might imagine. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics, Graphic Novels Market Hit $870 Million in 2013

Led by book format comics with $415 million in sales, the North American comics and graphic novel marketplace generated $870 million in sales in 2013, according to a new estimate by ICV2 and Comichron. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Political diary from Green MP Caroline Lucas

Portobello Books has acquired a non-fiction book by Britain’s first Green MP, Caroline... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Typecast Publishing Goes Green(er)

Typecast Publishing, which started as The Lumberyard magazine in 2007 before evolving into a small publishing house, is metamorphosing yet again with its recent move to Asheville, N.C. Publisher Jen Woods and crew have set up shop in the mountains and plan to produce much of their future poetry... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Stop Hitting Yourself!”

After months of wielding the stick, Amazon is trying the carrot—or at least pretending to—in its feud with Hachette over ebook pricing. Early this week, it sent a letter to “a few authors and agents” with a sugarcoated proposal to “take authors out of the middle” of the dispute. So long as... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British Museum unveils new bookshop

The British Museum has unveiled a new 1, 200 sq ft bookshop aimed at doubling revenue. The new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faultless: four straight weeks for Green

John Green notched up his fourth consecutive week as the Official UK Top 50 number one whilst... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yorkshire bookshops gear up for Tour de France

Bookshops around the country are gearing up to cash in on the Tour de France. Anticipation of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IBM Watson, Cookbooks, And Food's Big Data Future

IBM and Bon Appetit Magazine have entered into a cookbook and big data partnership. Here's why cooking and food are so important for big data. This article contains interviews with Steve Abrams, IBM Watson Group Director and Stacey Rivera, Bon Appetit Digital Director.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops 'need to offer more'

Independent bookshops need to make readers feel special in order to compete against online retailers, say book trade experts. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Patterson Follows Green

"Invisible," by James Patterson and David Ellis, was the second best selling book in Apple's iBooks store for the week ended June 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Amazon slugs it out with the big publishers, authors are left cowering | Adam Fletcher & Paul Hawkins

And whoever comes out on top, you can bet the poor old writer won't be any better offA few weeks ago, we published a book called Denglisch for Better Knowers, a (hopefully) humorous book about how the English language could be improved by taking new words and concepts from German. Like "ear... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Green's 'Looking for Alaska' to be adapted to film

"The Fault in Our Stars" author announced that Sarah Polley has been chosen by Paramount to write and direct a film based on his YA book, 'Looking for Alaska.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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