Checking Up

As one publishing executive noted at a recent panel, although the industry is often cast as beleaguered in the media, there is certainly no shortage of new startups trying to break in each year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstat chart: The Silent Patient checks in at the top

Alex Michaelides' The Silent Patient (Orion) has surged into the Bookstat e-book number one spot for the week ending 23rd May. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 08:53:16 UTC ]
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Weekend Reality Check: Our Bookstores and What’s ‘Essential’

The publishing industry looks for the way forward–in a world in which what's truly essential simply may not include physical bookselling for a time. The post Weekend Reality Check: Our Bookstores and What’s ‘Essential’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-23 14:30:16 UTC ]
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New York Public Library’s most checked-out books say a lot about what we read and why

The recently unveiled list, compiled from more than a century of circulation data, is like a literary cardiogram of the nation’s beating heart. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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School & Library Spotlight 2019: Checking Out Midwinter

We offer some educational events of interest at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, which will take place January 24–28 in Philadelphia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers vow new checks on China surveillance research

Springer Nature and Wiley have said they will re-evaluate papers they have previously published on ethnic minority groups in China, after concerns were raised in an article published this week by the journal Nature, as well as by the New York Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 08:09:25 UTC ]
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Fact-Checking Help from Readers: A Conversation with Ann Patchett on “The Dutch House”

ANN PATCHETT IS an American writer and independent bookseller who has authored eight novels, three books of nonfiction, co-authored a children’s book, and edited two books of essays. Her latest novel is The Dutch House, which was released this September. Patchett has received numerous awards and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-11-12 20:00:45 UTC ]
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Check Out the Titles That Inspired the 2019 Fall Anime Season

Are you interested in checking out some manga that inspired shows from the 2019 fall anime season? We've gathered them in one convenient list! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-24 10:42:41 UTC ]
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Check Out ALL Of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Recommendations

Check out a comprehensive list of Reese Witherspoon's book recommendations, including dozens of her book club picks and titles she's previously raved about. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-06 10:36:56 UTC ]
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Literary Bling: Check Out These Awesome YA Book Necklaces

Whatever your favortie, you'll find some excellent ya book necklaces to make showcasing your love of YA part of your every day look. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-07-15 10:35:09 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg brushes off 'break up' during Facebook safety check

Facebook issued its latest report on enforcing decency standards on the social network Thursday, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the opportunity to criticize calls for the company to be broken up by regulators. In its "Community Standards Enforcement Report" posted online, Facebook provided... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-23 19:54:32 UTC ]
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Reality Check: Symbolism and Nostalgia Are Not Business Models

Apologies for what follows. You’ve caught me staring in the face of the devil. That’s one of the things I’m staring at. The other is a big stack of New Yorkers. Unthumbed-through. It’s 15 issues deep. Not for the reason we all sometimes have magazines piled up. It’s not that I’ve squandered time... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook rolls out fact-checking operation in UK

Social network brings in independent charity in attempt to tackle misinformationFacebook’s fact-checking operation is launching in the UK, with the independent charity Full Fact selected to be the first British publisher to review and rate the accuracy of content on the social network.Posts,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A New ‘Barometer’ Checks Sales Conditions in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain

Together with Bookwire, CB, and the International Publishing Distribution Association, Rüdiger Wischenbart has created a new 'European Ebook Barometer' to track digital activity in four key markets. The post A New ‘Barometer’ Checks Sales Conditions in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Checking on the Printing Business in Hong Kong & China

Export printers look beyond the escalating trade dispute between China and the U.S. and changes in paper pricing to diversify, grow, and prosper. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Solutions in India 2018: A Quick Check on Metadata

At its most basic level, metadata is about 5W1H—the who, what, where, when, why, and how of a data set, object, or resource (such as an article, a book, or a journal). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check, Please! Year Four Debuts Online June 11

Check, Please!, Ngozi Ukazu's popular LGBTQ hockey and pie-baking webcomic and graphic novel series, will kick off its fourth and final year online on June 11. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2018: Mariko Tamaki and Brooklyn Allen: Checking In with the Lumberjanes

Camp is in session! Writer and graphic novelist Mariko Tam-aki and illustrator Brooklyn Allen are at BookCon to discuss their chapter book series based on the Lumberjanes comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check out the 10 most VC-funded Bay Area companies of 2017

Which Bay Area companies caught the eyes of VCs last year? In the most recent issue of the San Francisco Business Times we published our annual ranking of the Greater Bay Area’s 100 largest venture capital recipients, based on total disclosed funding in 2017 as reported by Thomson... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check out Frederick Wiseman's documentaries now streaming for free on Kanopy

It has never been easier to catch up on the staggeringly rich back catalog of master documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. Forty of his films can now be streamed for free through Kanopy, the on-demand service available through partnerships with libraries around the world, including the Los... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2018: Check Out the Translation Database

Now hosted on the Publishers Weekly website, the Translation Database is a huge boon for the translation community, and an invaluable resource. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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