Canbury Press lands first memoir by Uyghur survivor of China’s 're-education' camps

Canbury Press has landed the first memoir by a Uyghur survivor of China’s "re-education" camps. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Johnston Press hires Jeff Moriarty for top digital role

Boston Globe executive to take new post of chief digital and product officer at Scotsman and Yorkshire Post publisherJohnston Press has hired Jeff Moriarty, one of the Boston Globe's top digital executives, in the newly-created role of chief digital and product officer.Moriarty, who joins the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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QR Codes Are Alive and Well and Living in China

QR codes have been called many names. Ugly. Has-been. A failure. Marketing expert Scott Stratten even has a book out called "QR Codes Kill Kittens."But not so fast: In China, those checkerboard-like codes are enjoying a renaissance.That's thanks to WeChat, Tencent's hot mobile app, which has 272... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small presses release some of the best books around

In 2014, as in years past, it looks as if some of the best new releases will be coming from America's smaller publishers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Franco stars in an ambitious book trailer for Gary Shteyngart memoir

The trailer for Gary Shteyngart's memoir 'Little Failure' features James Franco and Rashida Jones. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History of Oxford University Press, Volume III: 1896-1970 edited by Wm Roger Louis – review

Should book publishing be all about profit? The success of OUP, despite its elitism, suggests notOUP is one of Britain's truly great institutions, up there, or nearly, with the NHS and the BBC. As in these other cases, its modern history has been largely dominated by the struggle to preserve its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ipso, the new press regulator, is just the PCC with extra bells and whistles

Ipso is a creature of the publishers in which they will continue to hold the strings – including the purse-stringsAt last, the new press regulator is emerging from the shadows. The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), the great invention of the majority of Britain's newspaper and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Gates memoir shocks Washington

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the first to offer a scathing critique of President Obama and his administration from within the Cabinet. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boot up: Chromebooks v bloggers, FirefoxOS v Android, Google in China, and more

Plus dealing with misogynistic trolls, China Telecom cuts iPhone cost, Schneier's new job, Rockstar's sale, and moreA burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamWhen misogynist trolls make journalism miserable for women >> The AtlanticConor Friedersdorf: As a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor' Tails 'Divergent'

In the lead-up to the January 10 release of the film adaptation of Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson's 2007 "Lone Survivor," the book jumped five spots to #2, for the week ended January 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Review Press Acquires Academy Chicago

Academy Chicago Publishers will become an imprint of Chicago Review Press and will expand its publishing program to 15-20 titles per year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WestBow Press Expands

Self-publishing alliance WestBow will now support Zondervan publishing, as it currently does Thomas Nelson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morrissey writing novel after memoir success

Morrissey is writing a novel, following the success of his memoir released last year.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington Buys Digital Pub, Lyrical Press

Kensington Publishing has acquired the ebook house, Lyrical Press. Lyrical, which was founded in 2007, and specializes in contemporary, paranormal and erotic romance; thrillers; and science fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harland Simon Upgrade EAE Press Controls at The Desert Sun

The Desert Sun and Gannett Publishing Services [GPS] have selected Harland Simon to replace EAE press control system on a Goss Headliner press and communications to two KBA Towers, plus associated Reelstands at their facility in Palms Springs ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lenders ease Johnston Press pressure

Johnston Press, the newspaper and online publisher, is helped by its lenders to ease pressure of managing its debt. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama's half-brother's memoir may prove controversial

Mark Obama Ndesandjo's book will reportedly detail abuse, beatings from the father he and the president shared. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Canadian University Press Grabs Spotlight

It’s not every day that a book from a scholarly press inspires a song and gets its own music video, but that’s what the first book released by the University of Regina Press in Saskatchewan, Canada, has done this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press regulation: appointments commissioner needs new legal powers

The man responsible for initiating the government's favoured form of press regulation has revealed that he is still awaiting the official green light to kick start the process.Sir David Normington, the commissioner for public appointments (CPA), has also cast light on the part politicians will... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hacked off a 'destructive force' in press regulation reform, says Maria Miller

Culture secretary says presence of campaign group at party negotiations was a 'hijacking of government business'The culture secretary Maria Miller has described campaigning group Hacked Off's involvement in political negotiations over press regulation as "quite a destructive force" in the eyes... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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