Black Bookstore Selling Out of Books For First Time in 30 Years: Critical Linking, June 14, 2020

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Jim Naughtie: best bits from presenter's 21-year Today programme career – audio

The BBC looks back at the career of James ‘Jim’ Naughtie, as he stands down as a Today programme presenter after 21 years on Wednesday. Naughtie, who’s famous profanity slip-up has become renowned in broadcasting bloopers history, will become Radio 4 special correspondent and BBC Books editor... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Digital Publishing to Blame for Books Getting Longer?

The average book’s length has grown from 320 pages in 1999 to 400 pages in 2014, a shift some blame on digital publishing. The post Is Digital Publishing to Blame for Books Getting Longer? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barefoot Books' Oxford studio to close

Publisher Barefoot Books has told business associates it will close its Oxford studio at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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MCB to publish children’s book by Chris Hadfield

Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) will next year publish a children’s book by Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Big-Box Bookstores Don’t Have to Die

You could say I have a sentimental attachment to the chain bookstore. Growing up in an intellectually impoverished American suburb, I spent much of my free time in now-defunct locations of Borders and Barnes & Noble. I read garbage, mostly: popular history magazines, Star Trek novelizations,... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Throne of Glass colouring book from Bloomsbury

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking for the Perfect Book Present? Try the Penguin Hotline Really.

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Henderson Marks 40 Years of the Pushcart Prize

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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October Bookstore Sales Rose 6.9%

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Your Bookshelves Are At the Heart of New Book Discovery Engine

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Books-A-Million Goes Private

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Airbnb Hosts Discriminate Against Black Renters, Study Finds

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[ Fast Company | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The big question: are books getting longer?

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[ The Guardian | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Persistence of Email Marketing for Book Publishers

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the First Time Since WWII, Mein Kampf Published in Germany

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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