The number of children who have read an ebook has almost doubled since 2010 but children still... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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On each page of A Universe Explodes by Tea Uglow, owners are required to add one word and remove two – which amounts to an odd reading experienceIt opens with a woman reaching up for a cereal bowl and closes with a new beginning – or at least it does for the moment. By the time you get to read... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ray Loriga wins the Premio Alfaguara literary award, Barcelona's Ediciones B adjusts to Penguin Random House rule, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The much-ballyhooed fall in sales of traditionally published ebooks in 2016 was balanced by an expanded share of book sales for e-tailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This year's group of Zev Birger Fellows for the Jerusalem International Book Fair will see the event coincide for the first time with Hebrew Book Week. The post Jerusalem International Book Fair Announces Zev Birger Fellows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At India's Scroll.in, a report from Mridula Chari indicates that publishers are having to issue titles without ISBNs, as an inadequate system bogs down. The post India’s ISBN Agency Is Reported Mired in Delays, Books Published Without Identifiers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and agents have expressed concern about the future of Scottish independent publisher Freight Books following the departure of co-founder and director Adrian Searle earlier this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Formula One champion Damon Hill, Arsenal football legend Ian Wright, London 2012 Olympic Gold medallist Greg Rutherford and Olympic Games runner Jo Pavey have each been shortlisted for 2017's Cross Sports Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Little, Brown imprint Sphere has acquired The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green from Hachette Australia. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Outgoing digital project manager at HarperCollins, Sam Missingham, is launching a website for book-lovers today called Lounge Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Total book sales including physical and digital books rose 6% to £3.5bn, propped up by non-fiction. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group and Book People have announced an “exclusive 18-month direct to consumer partnership” promoting Enid Blyton’s titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Connect Books saw a 14.4% year-on-year rise in revenue for the first half of its financial year, driven by its wholesale and Wordery arm. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A "wonderfully diverse" set of book have been shortlisted for the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize, spanning palaces and prisons, painting and politics, Petersburg and the provinces. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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As major universities like UC Berkeley abandon traditional book collections, the role of campus libraries is starting to look a little different from the good old days of an offline era. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danny Wallace is writing a comedic book about rudeness for Ebury Press, publishing on 15th June 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Caitlyn Jenner opened up on Monday about her frank new memoir detailing her now two-year-old transition and the bumps along the way, including her three failed marriages, thoughts of suicide while she was relentlessly pursued by paparazzi, and, finally, freedom to be her true self. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maylis de Kerangal’s Mend The Living, which explores the emotional and physical complexities of organ donation, has been named as the £30,000 winner of the 2017 Wellcome Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As suggested by the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival’s slogan, ‘Discover a Lifelong Friend,’ Ahmed Al Ameri sees early-age immersion as crucial. By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 ‘The Reading Habit Is Increasing’ he United Arab Emirates’ Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri is chairman of Sharjah Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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French authors, librarians and volunteers are up in arms over libraries and other non-profit venues having to pay a fee of at least €30 to hold public readings in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A range of events around the UK took place to mark World Book Night, with supporters from many parts of the trade doing their bit to champion the love of reading. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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