Blackwell's drops click and collect in almost all stores as lockdown hits

Blackwell's is the latest bookseller to announce it has closed its stores during the new lockdown and will not be offering click and collect, with the exception of its Oxford branch. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 09:24:14 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle drops to an all-time low of $50 ahead of Black Friday

As ever, Amazon is discounting many of its products for the Black Friday shopping period. Like many other companies, Amazon is getting out of the gate a little early with deals on Kindles. The standard Kindle is down from $90 to $50, which is the lowest price we've seen for the e-reader. Back in... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-11-19 09:00:22 UTC ]
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Louise Gluck’s first collection since her Nobel gracefully captures our fragility

‘Winter Recipes From the Collective’ is delicate and spare — beautiful even in its starkness. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers, AAP Hit Back in Internet Archive Discovery Dispute

Lawyers for the AAP and the plaintiff publishers insist that communications and documents being withheld in the case are in fact privileged, and accused the IA of "attempting to litigate this case and their desired policy gains in the press based on a false narrative rather than in the courtroom... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hanya Yanagihara | "We do feel that sort of collective uneasiness about what is awaiting us"

The eagerly anticipated third novel by Hanya Yanagihara envisions three different versions of America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-29 11:25:55 UTC ]
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Rosen and Dunbar team up for 'charming' illustrated poetry collection with Walker

Michael Rosen and Polly Dunbar are teaming up for the first time to create a "charming" illustrated collection of poems for toddlers with Walker Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 21:22:46 UTC ]
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Indie hit with New Year wait for reprints due to European paper squeeze

As concerns about paper shortages continue, one press has said it will have to wait until the New Year if it wants to reprint popular titles through some European firms.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 02:54:26 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: The genetic fluke that enabled us to drink milk

It may not contain our recommended daily allowance of Vitamin R but milk — or "cow juice" as it's known on the streets — is among the oldest known animal products repurposed for human consumption. Milk has been a staple of our diets since the 9th century BC but it wasn't until a fortuitous... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-10-23 15:30:38 UTC ]
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Gill pens YA poetry collection for Macmillan Children's Books

Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired Here Are the Words, the first YA and crossover poetry collection from bestselling poet and social media star Nikita Gill. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-23 04:50:57 UTC ]
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Grab some candy corn and sit down with these Halloween-perfect story collections

“The Big Book of Victorian Mysteries” and “When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson” are among some great new terrifically terrifying reads Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-20 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: How Amazon's aggressive R&D push made it an e-commerce behemoth

Amazon is the Standard Oil of the 21st century. Its business operations and global reach dwarf those of virtually every other company on the planet — and exceed the GDP of more than a few countries — illustrating the vital importance innovation has on the modern economy. In his latest book, The... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-10-16 15:30:33 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail dishes up Tandoh essay collection

Just days after the publication of Ruby Tandoh's Cook As You Are, Serpent's Tail has snapped up a collection of essays from the former "Great British Bake Off" finalist.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 16:09:22 UTC ]
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French publishers opt for Frankfurt collective stand

A total of 107 publishers will be present on the 1,000 square metre International Bureau of French Publishing (BIEF) stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair, including market leaders Hachette Livre and Editis.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 11:50:34 UTC ]
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AirPods Pro drop to $179, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

October kicked off with a bunch of good tech deals across the web. All of Apple's wireless earbuds remain on sale at Amazon, so you can pick up the AirPods Pro for $179 or even the standard AirPods with the wireless charging case for $129. The new Beats Studio Buds are $25 off while a couple of... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-10-08 15:30:39 UTC ]
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Saturday is Love your Bookshop Day. 5 reasons why readers keep coming back to independent book stores

We interviewed booksellers about their experience of the pandemic and their customers. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2021-10-07 05:14:45 UTC ]
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Blackwell's system outage leaves website down for a week

A systems outage which caused severe IT problems for Blackwell's is still affecting the bookseller's website a week after the problem first appeared, although recovery work is now underway. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 10:24:39 UTC ]
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Systems outage leaves Blackwell's offline for three days

A systems outage has caused severe IT problems for Blackwells, leaving the bookseller offline and its website unavailable for three days. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 14:23:27 UTC ]
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Phoebe Robinson’s new essay collection is a sharp, sweet-salty pleasure

“Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes” effortlessly, reassuringly speaks into the chaos of 2020. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-29 05:13:18 UTC ]
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Remember Elvira? The mistress of the dark is still here, and she has some bombshells to drop.

Cassandra Peterson’s memoir, “Yours Cruelly, Elvira,” is as engrossingly odd as her career has been. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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7 Flash Fiction Collections You Should Be Reading

Flash fiction has never been hotter. A tectonic shift over the last 20 years in how narrative is conveyed—fueled largely by the online journal’s rise from (mostly) irrelevance to somewhere near the top of the literary fiction food chain—has created the perfect environment for disseminating... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-09-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: A look at the 1920s airship that nearly made it to the North Pole

During the Roaring '20s just about everybody was convinced that dirigibles were not just the future of luxury travel but that these lumbering airships could also serve as platforms for scientific exploration and adventure. Why slog through malaria-infested jungles, parched deserts and frozen... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-09-18 15:30:21 UTC ]
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