Canongate Letters Live raises £11k

Canongate's star-studded Letters Live event (10th December), featuring Neil Gaiman, Benedict... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]

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The Love Lives of Japanese Literary Giants Get Manga-ized

The latest popular trend in manga looks at the sometimes unconventional romances and culinary habits of some of Japan's greatest writers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Letter: Beneath Tom Rosenthal's confident manner lay a vulnerable soul

I had the luck to have two books published by Tom Rosenthal. He combined the sharpest of editorial eyes and a penetrating critical intelligence with warm encouragement and support. Working with him, I got to know and love an exceptional personality. But, as I discovered, beneath his powerful,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate to publish Slingerland

Canongate has acquired Edward Slingerland’s book Trying Not To Try: The Anicent Art of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Start-up Oyster raises $14m

E-books subscription start-up Oyster has raised $14m in investment in a deal with Highland... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster Raises $14 Million More

Oyster, the recently launched ebook subscription service, has raised $14 million in its latest funding round. The new funding was led by Highland Capital Partners and includes participation from the existing Founders Fund which was led by Peter Thiel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 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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Southern Living Partners Up for New Vertical

Southern Living has produced bridal content before, but Time Inc.'s regional lifestyle brand chose to partner with a small independent publisher for deeper penetration into the vertical. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Infographic: Where Do People Live The Longest?

When the grim reaper comes for you has a lot to do with where you're born.Everyone dies, but depending on which country you live in, you could die significantly sooner compared with people born in other countries. That's the takeaway from this simple but striking infographic by Omani designer... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian to raise cover price

Weekday and Saturday editions of newspaper to cost 20p more as the Times also increases price by same amountThe Guardian is to raise the price of its weekday and Saturday editions by 20p, following Monday's price rise for the Times.From 11 January, the Saturday edition of the Guardian will... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knewton Raises $51M for Personalized Learning

Education technology startup Knewton, which makes tools that adapt to each student's learning style, has raised $51 million led by Atomico, along with GSV Capital and existing investors Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, FirstMark Capital and Founders Fund. This... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agency employment concerns raised at TBS

Concerns have been raised over the use of temporary workers at Random House's distribution... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photographer Captures The Mysterious Lives Of Modern-Day Gypsies

Photographer Iain McKell documents people in England who have voluntarily abandoned mainstream lifestyles in favor of nomadic ones.Photographer Iain McKell first became acquainted with new age travelers 25 years ago on an assignment for the London Observer. Calling themselves the "Peace Convoy,"... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rewind radio: Live coverage of Nelson Mandela's memorial service; Book at Bedtime; Alice's Wunderland – review

The World Service's expert reporting of Mandela's memorial service showed why its grant shouldn't be cutLive Coverage of the Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela (World Service)| iPlayerBook at Bedtime (R4) iPlayerAlice's Wunderland (R4) | iPlayerThe BBC comes into its own when covering state... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Anne Donovan novel for Canongate

Canongate has acquired Gone Are the Leaves, a new novel from Glasgow-based author Anne Donovan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magzter Raises $10M to Go Global

Digital newsstand Magzter has secured $10 million in a second round of funding to pursue a global growth strategy build around local editions. The platform currently has international distribution deals with several major publishers including Hearst, Condé Nast, Newsweek and Bloomberg. Magzter... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Growing up Downton: Anthony Russell on living in Leeds Castle

Anthony Russell's vivid stories provide insight into the life of English nobility in the 1950s and '60s -- along with consequences that come with being handed every material good on a silver plate.Imagine if a woman such as the Dowager Countess from “Downton Abbey” was one of your grandmothers.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Interest From Asia, Mid-Core Game Developer nWay Raises $5 Million Series A

NWay, the two-year-old gaming startup behind the Facebook game Chrono Blade, has raised a $5 million Series A round. Co-founder and CEO Taehoon Kim said TransLink Capital, which led the round, is well connected in Asia and that the action RPG has generated interest from Asian publishers. The... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Elan Gale internet hoax sums up all that is rotten about our online lives | Hadley Freeman

When I was a teenager, I thought it would be great to be an adult and be surrounded by people who weren't mean to each other all day. Enter stage left: the world wide webBack in the early 90s, when I was still at school and words such as "friend" and "message" were nouns as opposed to verbs, a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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