Caroline Criado Perez's gender data gap 'exposé' takes £25k Royal Society Science Book Prize

Feminist campaigner Caroline Criado Perez’s "exposé" on the gender data gap, Invisible Women (Chatto & Windus), has scooped the £25,000 Royal Society Science Book Prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Razorfish's Lord Takes Top Job at AOL Networks

Bob Lord may be leaving Publicis Groupe's Razorfish to run AOL Networks but, given a new partnership between Publicis Groupe and AOL, his ties to his former employer will remain strong. On Aug. 1, Lord, the outgoing CEO of Razorfish, starts as CEO of AOL Networks, the company's programmatic ad... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tech groups ask US for transparency in secret data requests

Influential technology companies and groups want the U.S. government to lift restrictions on publicizing secret requests for user data as the fallout continues over the scale of government surveillance.Google, Facebook and Reddit are among the many signatories to a letter dated Thursday asking... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus signs beer book

The Octopus Publishing Group has signed a new book from beer writers Stephen Beaumont and Tim... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, Google and others ask US government for more transparency with data requests

Just a few days after Google and Twitter pushed for the government to reveal the number of security-related requests, the Obama administration and Congress have just received another salvo backed by even more tech heavyweights -- 63, to be exact. A letter signed by many of the giants covered by... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Journalist to Write Book on Surveillance

Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who first reported on a trove of classified documents leaked by Edward J. Snowden, will write a book about National Security Agency surveillance, his publisher announced on Wednesday. Mr. Greenwald’s articles ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reese Witherspoon to star in film of Cheryl Strayed's book 'Wild'

The film version of Cheryl Strayed's memoir "Wild" is picking up steam: Reese Witherspoon has signed on to portray the author.The film version of Cheryl Strayed's memoir "Wild" is picking up steam: Reese Witherspoon has signed on to portray the author. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Interactive-Book Toolmaker Inkling Raises $16M

Inkling, which helps publishers make interactive books for the Web and iOS, has raised $16 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital, just about exactly two years after it raised slightly more than that -- $17 million -- in Series B funding from the same investors. The San Francisco... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indonesia as Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honor in 2015

Indonesia, home to the world's largest Muslim community and 1,000 active book publishers, will be the Guest of Honor country at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. Indonesia's most well-known authors include Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Ayu Utami, and Andrea Hirata. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Zimmerman juror dropped by literary agent, won't write book

On Monday it was announced that one juror who had found George Zimmerman not guilty had landed literary agent, Sharlene Martin. By 10 p.m., Martin announced she was dropping Juror B37 as a client.Maybe a book by a juror in the Trayvon Martin murder trial isn't such a good idea after all. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zimmerman Jury Member’s Book Deal Killed by Twitter

Upset by the 'not guilty' verdict in George Zimmerman's murder trial, one Twitter user started the online campaign that ended Martin Literary Agency's representation of Juror B37, who announced plans to write a book about the trial. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Deen to star in comic book

Bluewater President Darren Davis states that a 'Female Force’ comic book featuring Deen will be published this October despite recent controversy over alleged racial slurs made by Deen.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlem Book Fair kicks off

FRIDAY, JULY 19, AND SATURDAY, JULY 20 The 15th annual HARLEM BOOK FAIR is an outdoor literary extravaganza dedicated to black authors and their readers. The fair is at West 135th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard and features some 250 booths and exhibitions. The event, hosted by the New York... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Country appoints Silag

Penguin US author community Book Country has appointed Lucy Silag as community & engagement... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Recommender: Comic Book Aficionado J.J. McCorvey Shares A Stunning Testament To Grandparents

The three best things Fast Company's assistant editor found on the Internet this week. Name: J.J. McCorveyRole at Fast Company: Assistant Editor, printTwitter: @jmccorveyTitillating fact: J.J. has a massive comic book collection–-thousands--of mostly Marvel Comics. “Pshh, plenty of folks love... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon creates a new comic books imprint

The imprint, titled Jet City Comics, released its first title, a work named 'Symposium #1," on July 9. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Deen Comic Book to Be Released

The media company that brought you comic books starring Martha Stewart and Hillary Clinton have announced they will release a comic book about embattled chef Paula Deen, after being urged by Deen fans.     Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boy and a Bear wins debut book award

Author Dave Shelton and editor David Fickling win this year's Branford Boase Award, with Shelton's illustrated tale A Boy and a Bear in a Boat. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Groundbreaking' JFK book promised from L, B

Little, Brown is to publish a "groundbreaking" account of events surrounding the death... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ridout to take over as Head of Zeus c.e.o.

Anthony Cheetham is stepping down as c.e.o. of Head of Zeus, with former Phaidon Press m.d.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Loses E-Book Price Lawsuit, Faces Damages

A judge has just ruled that Apple is guilty of conspiring to raise ebook prices. The federal antitrust suit against Apple over ebook pricing has come to a conclusion: The judge has decided that Apple conspired with five major book publishers to artificially push prices up. Apple denied the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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