“In recent years, new bookstores have virtually mushroomed in the city of Sofia," says Rumyana Tsvetkova, reporting for Radio Bulgaria, Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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If there a theme emerged from the deal-making at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, it was the dominance of HarperCollins as a buyer of big books, and of William Morris Endeavor as the seller of those books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new study finds that reading literary fiction “leads people to perform better on tests that measure empathy, social perception and emotional intelligence." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Awards in recent years has been working to raise its profile and increase books' cultural impact. Now it's taking another step toward extending its reach. The National Book Foundation, which administers the prizes, will announce Monday that the 2013 awards ceremony and benefit... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In March of this year, following a wonderful day of programming at TOC Bologna, I sat at dinner with a few of our speakers from the day—my friend and CONTEC Frankfurt speaker Paul Rhodes included—and the conversations at that table were simply absorbing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paper making a Book? That would follow logic. But the Paper we're referring to here is actually an iPad sketchbook app and the book? Why, that'd be a product of Moleskine. An update released today to Paper's popular app adds a new 'Make a Book' service which allows users to self-publish their... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An informal survey recently carried out by Publishers Weekly found that most stores where children's books had a strong presence are doing well financially. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Each year in October, TD Bank Group adds glamour to the Canadian children’s literature scene, sponsoring the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards gala in Toronto and a parallel event in Montreal for literature in French, including the premiere prizes of C$30,000 for the most distinguished... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson says a bookstore will need to be 'viable' and have a kids' section to qualify for a donation. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We write the equivalent of 520 million books every day on social media and email. The fact that so many of us are writing ? sharing our ideas, good and bad ? has changed the way we think. Just as we now live in public, so do we think in public. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Talk to a passionate independent publisher and they'll soon have you convinced that strong independent presses are the ideal homes for many authors and their books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The USA's IndieBound initiative to promote book purchases from local independent bookstores has prompted similar campaigns in the UK, Germany, and Holland. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Shane Salerno set out to make a film about Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger, his plan was to spend $300,000 and six months shooting. "I thought it would be easy," he said, "We would just go out, shoot, and be done." But today, $2 million dollars, nine years, and hundreds of hours of... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newcomers, familiar faces and books that haven't yet debuted in America have all made the 2013 Man Booker Prize shortlist. Ruth Ozeki and Jhumpa Lahiri are both finalists for the $58,000 prize.Newcomers, familiar faces and books that haven't yet debuted in America have all made the 2013 Man... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alexie, author of books including 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,' wrote a letter urging his fellow writers to handsell their books on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. 'The most important thing is that we’ll all be helping Independent bookstores, and God knows they’ve helped us... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The federal judge presiding over the U.S. electronic books case against Apple has barred the company from striking deals that would ensure that it could undercut prices of other retailers in the ebook market.(macworld.com) Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cairo's Lehnert & Landrock, a 65-year-old German bookstore and art gallery near Tahrir Square, may be forced to close as a result of the fall off in tourists to Egypt. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the early 2000s, while working as a producer at ABC’s 20/20, Bill McGowan put together a branding video for a dot-com entrepreneur. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon opened its Kindle ebookstore in Mexico with 70,000 Spanish-language titles and is selling devices through the Librerías Gandhi bookstore chain. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As a tech reporter at the Los Angeles Times David Sarno found himself frustrated that newspaper stories only engage "one lousy sense," as he puts it. That would be sight. Why couldn't they be as interactive and entertaining as a video game like Grand Theft Auto, where a player can walk around a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It peeked its head out just a day ago by way of a Korean back-to-school catalog, and now Samsung's ready to let its kid-friendly cat out of the bag. The Galaxy Tab 3 Kids is, as the name implies, aimed at ever more tech savvy young ones, featuring a child-friendly skinned Android 4.1 and a slew... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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