House Bill 4567 expands protections for libraries and library workers by making those threaten libraries with violence subject to the same enhanced penalties as individuals who threaten schools. The measure also creates a grant program to support improved library security. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In some ways, Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians are the prototypical independent publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A report by NPR about the history of abuse at Florida’s Dozier School For Boys that referenced Roger Dean Kiser’s The White House Boys: An American Tragedy has given a spark to sales of the three-year-old title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spending on printed books in 2012 has passed the £1bn mark, but a fortnight later than last... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library has grown considerably since launching in the US, and it looks like the company's finally decided it was time to let some other countries in on the service as well. It announced today that Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and France would all have... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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North American independent publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group (RLPG) is to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo has spoken out in defence of libraries, calling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Friends of Manchester Central Library are celebrating what they hail "a u-turn" by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adam Lancaster has been named the SLA School Librarian of the Year 2012, receiving the award this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Select Committee Report into library closures will not be released until the end of October... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James has become only the 12th writer to score sales of 10m or more since official sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James has become only the 12th writer to score sales of 10m or more since official sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Mollet, the c.e.o. of the Publishers Association, has told Channel 4 News that library e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alistair Burtenshaw, who stepped down from his post as London Book Fair director earlier this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has announced Dixons as another British retail partner to sell Nook devices.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Protestors hoping to prevent The Women's Library from moving from its East End home are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maria Miller, the newly-appointed secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has continued... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has appointed Richard Milbank as publishing director, non-fiction, with Milbank... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is to delay its head office move from Brentford to its flagship London Piccadilly... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Australia c.e.o. and Hachette New Zealand chairman Malcolm Edwards will retire at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr. Seuss, meet Harry Potter. Barbara Marcus, the former president of children's book publishing at Scholastic—the U.S. home of the Hogwarts wizard—has been named president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. The world's largest children's house publishes The Cat in the Hat and every... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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