This Kickstarter tries to answer the question of why--in a world of digital media--kids in the developing world don’t have access to books. When Rebecca McDonald moved to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, she wasn’t a career humanitarian. Her most recent job was overseeing construction projects for Australia’s Department of Public Works. But while construction management might seem a useful set of skills in a country where so much had been destroyed, McDonald was moved by something else. “Most schools have less than 30 books and these books are so precious they are not allowed to leave the school. Imagine if the entire span of knowledge available to you was just 30 books!” she wrote on her blog.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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Publishers are planning to up their marketing campaigns over the crucial festive period,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House is extending its digital team, and has promoted Dan Franklin, current digital editor... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Twin Cities literary presses already renowned for collaborating in unconventional ways to promote books and authors are partnering with a Wisconsin literacy group and a Minneapolis museum to promote literacy, publicize the mission of each of the nonprofit organizations involved, and sell... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is partnering with Bloomsbury's Public Library Online, sponsoring two of the digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press is in consultation with a "small number" of staff over redundancies,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The potential for digital to grow readership and increase revenue has been seriously called into... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Use it, Love it, Join it!" will be the strapline for National Libraries Day, to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Somerset County Council has confirmed it is reversing its library cuts programme following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Blake has promoted four members of staff to reflect a new emphasis on digital publishing for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has acquired digital publishing rights to the entire backlist of thriller writer Geoffrey... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a major magazine publisher first, Condé Nast launched a private advertising exchange for select digital clientele. Partnering with service provider AdMeld, inventory from Condés entire digital portfolio was available at the time of the exchanges launch. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local campaigners have accused Lewisham council of operating a two-tier library service after the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers should offer "enhanced hardbacks" with print and digital packaged together,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than a third of publishers internationally believe that digital formats will account for at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even in tense times, there is far more that unites publishers and libraries than divides them. And if one needs proof that librarians and publishers share common goals and can work together to mutual benefit, they need look no further than the career of Marcia Purcell, Random Houses v-p of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Letterbox Library, a supplier of multicultural books to schools and early years settings, is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has published George Macdonald Fraser's 12-strong Flashman series in ebook... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Penguin announced last week that it was disabling library ebook lending on the Kindle and pulling its latest ebook titles from all library lending platforms, libraries and readers took the hit, but to some observers they were collateral damage in a fight between publishers and Amazon about... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital royalty rates paid to authors by publishers are increasing, though there remains... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book publishers know that their business is changing, and quickly. Whether its online publishing through the Web, downloadable ebooks, or app development, digital content and the technology that supports it is the newest path to sales growth and customer satisfaction. In todays book content... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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