CrimeFest is celebrating its 10th anniversary by teaming up with publishers to give away 4,000 crime novels for free all over the country. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slate correspondent Justin Peters is on leave this year while he writes a book based on his February 2013 Slate profile of the Internet activist Aaron Swartz. He has been sending regular progress reports to friends, family, readers, and others interested in getting an inside look at the... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, "Bad Feminist," Bridget Jones meets Carrie Bradshaw, and a kingdom of ice. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Plc (PSON), the publisher of the Financial Times, said today it will have cut a total of about 4,000 jobs in the two years through 2014 and reported a sales decline of 6.5 percent for the first half. The cuts are equivalent to about 10 perc ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So, you've signed up for Amazon's Kindle Unlimited service and now you're feeling a little overwhelmed by what's on offer? That's OK; it's not often that you're faced with the sudden availability of over 600,000 digital books to sample at once. Here are a few practical pointers to help you... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade ebook sales rose 4.3% in the first quarter of 2014 to $387.9 million, according to AAP's monthly StatShot report. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books is celebrating the publication of the final Skulduggery... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The spirit of literary camaraderie makes itself known at the 19th L.A. Times Festival of Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Perseus Book Group is expanding its agreement with Oyster, the ebook subscription service, and will make an additional 4,000 titles available to Oyster subscribers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard Books is teaming up with marketing agency Mostra to distribute copies of The World of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten years ago this month, a reimagined version of the ’70s science fiction series Battlestar Galactica began as a three-hour miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel. (This was before the “Syfy” nonsense.) The critically acclaimed show ended up running for four seasons. Many articles and books have... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top off your last-minute holiday shopping list with these four fabulous picture books for young readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple lost its antitrust ebook trial this summer. Now it has to pay a court-appointed attorney more than $1,100 an hour to keep tabs on itself. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McDonalds is giving away 20m copies of four original children's books about nutrition, while a similar giveaway in the 1970s focused on classics—reflecting a change in cultural priorities. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McLean, Va. – USA TODAY celebrates the 20th anniversary of the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list, crowning not one, but three No.1 books for three different eras that reflect the changes in publishing over the past two decades. Given ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Matchbook service, which offers ebook versions of hard copies of books like Amazon's Autorip offers digital versions of physical music, is now live. The service supports over 70,000 books at launch with digital equivalents costing $3 or less. The service recognizes purchases from as far... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publisher Sort Of Books is celebrating the centenary of the birth of Moomins creator Tove... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just like the Marvel movies, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. enjoys adding references to the more obscure details of the Marvel Universe as tiny presents for longtime readers of the comic books. And we enjoy breaking them down. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following a controversial choice last year, FIL comes back with an august winner for it's $150k prize for literature: French poet, essayist and critic Yves Bonnefoy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whether for movies, music, or magazines, the all–access model has proven it's here to stay. Now, what Spotify has done for music and Netflix has done for movies, a startup called Oyster is trying to do for that most analog of relics: the book. The basic premise of Oyster's invite–only iPhone... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A rare copy of Action Comics No. 1 – which includes the first appearance of Superman – sold for $175,000 after being hidden for more than 70 years. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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