Cincinnati startup beats out Lego, Scholastic for national award

A Cincinnati startup that creates software to aid school systems beat giants like Scholastic, LexisNexis, Encyclopedia Britannica and Lego Education to win a rigorously judged national award that its CEO hopes will help propel the company into more schools. Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

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Fifty Shades up for book award

Erotic tale earns nomination for the National Book Award, while another surprisingly sexy tale is also making waves in Britain. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic To Donate One Million Books for Superstorm Recovery

Scholastic is donating a million books and offering free online resources to those children and teachers affected by Superstorm Sandy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Stories becomes National Centre for Children’s Books

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong showing for FutureBook Innovation awards

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Book Awards, the German Self-Publishing Way

Epubli, the Holtzbrinck-owned German self-publishing platform, reflects on its methods and motivations for running a book prize suitable for the 21st century. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paywall Startup Tinypass Adds Metered Subscriptions for Small Publishers

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E.L. Doctorow, Michael Henry Heim Honored in 2012 PEN Literary Awards

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P D James wins at Women of the Year Awards

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National Book Tokens to launch e-gifting card with Gardners

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Yazbek wins PEN/Pinter International Writer of Courage Award

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Simply Books wins Stockport retail award

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Junot Diaz and other writers are awarded MacArthur genius grants

Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Diaz, reporter David Finkel, and writer Dinaw Mengestu were honored by the MacArthur Foundation, each receiving a $500,000 grant. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Bulgarian author wins BBC short story award

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Bread and Roses Award to host radical book fair

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'Best of prize' for book awards

Britain's oldest literary prize is to make a special award later this year for the best ever winner. Continue reading at BBC News

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Rakuten beats Amazon to Japanese e-reader market

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