Welcome to the books newsletter! I’m Carolyn Kellogg, L.A. Times books editor, and this is what’s going on in books this week. THE BIG STORY William T. Vollmann writes big, ambitious journalism — books about poverty, violence, the history of North America — and now, climate change. “Carbon Ideologies,”... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Next month, at the annual Block by Block conference for local news sites, around 100 independent publishers will celebrate the launch of a new nonprofit trade group that will offer support for the growing hyperlocal news industry. Local Indepe ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US retailer Barnes & Noble has reported a 46% rise in digital content sales for its fiscal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling authors Cormac McCarthy, Walter Isaacson, the late Nora Ephron, and Jennifer Egan are among the many authors represented by ICM Partners, whose book sales are boosted by the adaptation of their work to film and television, all under the watchful eyes of agents Ron Bernstein, Josie... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Limited is planning to get rid of 10 per cent of its photographers across the publisher's newspapers. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the market for a new e-reader? One could certainly do worse than Sony's Reader line. The company's been packing features onto its devices, and the already leaked latest entry is no different, with upgrades over its predecessor, packed into a newly redesigned body with bigger, better looking... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has launched a review of anti-corruption controls in several of its publishing arms, including News International in London. Murdoch told News Corp staff in a memo on Wednesday that the company recently launched ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has acquired a book which promises to lift the lid on doping in the world of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales in the UK slumped 7% (£1.8m) to £24.5m week on week in the second... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Got an email from a “fan” outraged that a novel I’ve been working on for two years, six days a week is $13 in ebook. Enjoy your $4 coffee. – Author Brent Weeks, via Twitter Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple has held talks with the organisers of the Women's Prize for Fiction with a view to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The story is about a criminal who wins the lottery, and the author has moved to America, land of the super PACs, so money is on his mind.Martin Amis, once dubbed "fiction's angriest writer," continues dissecting the absurdity and excesses of postmodern society in his latest novel, "Lionel Asbo:... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Edinburgh International Book festival is beginning its 16-day residence in the city's Charlotte Square Gardens. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers say sport could play a major part in the Christmas market, as publishers hasten to sign... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' has passed the 'Harry Potter' books and 'The Da Vinci Code' to become the country's bestselling book. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press children’s books is entering the digital picture book market as the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers say sport could play a major part in the Christmas market, as publishers hasten to sign... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK has described its annual performance as "strong", despite the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has swung to a loss partly due to the weakness of its publishing business, which includes newspapers like the Times and the Sun. The fourth quarter net loss was $1.6bn (£1bn) compared with a net income of $6 ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild is seeking more than $2 billion in damages from Google Books – which may make this one of the most expensive copyright damages cases in litigation history. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-08 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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