Datebook: Daniel Gerwin puts parenting on canvas in a new show at River gallery

Paintings that dwell on parenthood and others inspired by trap. Plus, an experimental musical performance and portraits of artists. Here are six exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: Daniel Gerwin, “All Joy and No Fun,” at River. A series of abstract paintings are inspired by... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pivotal piracy case could put copyright trolls out of business

Association of American Publishers A Pennsylvania District Court judge seems to be fed up with copyright holders wasting the courts’ time and resources, ordering an adult movie studio and five anonymous alleged copyright infringers to present their respective cases to court in a bellwether... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books vs. print: Most parents prefer reading paper books to their children

A new survey found that more than 70 percent of parents still prefer print books to the iPad when it comes to reading to children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anobii puts back indie affiliation scheme

Anobii has postponed until 2013 an affiliation scheme it devised to enable independent... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's political reading map shows which way your neighbors are leaning

Religion, bathroom routines and politics are three things you should never, ever discuss at the dinner table. However, if you're curious about your neighbors' political reading habits, then you should check out Amazon's Election Heat Map. The bookseller rated the top 250 books with a "clear... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP puts scholarly editions online

Oxford University Press is to put its scholarly editions online for the first time in a digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon puts 50MB limit on 3G Kindle's 'free' experimental browser

Sad news for global freeloaders travellers looking to keep up with Gmail and Twitter on their Amazon e-reader. The online book seller has started closing in on excessive free web browsing, policing a 50MB data limit on its keyboard Kindle iterations. According to users on MobileRead, you'll... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail Parent Launches Travel Retail Website

The publishing giant behind the Daily Mail is entering the travel arena with a bookings site. MailTravel.co.uk is described as offering a “robust new sales distribution channel to existing and new suppliers”. A& ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Survey Shows Growing Strength of E-Books

The ebook format became the most popular one for adult fiction in 2011, surpassing hardcover books and paperbacks, according to an annual survey. Net revenue from ebook sales over all more than doubled from 2010. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades could sell 10m, sales curve shows

 Random House has reprinted its record-busting Fifty Shades trilogy a further three times... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booming Digital Sales Could Put Auto Trader Out Of Print

Booming digital revenues now make up almost 80 per cent of sales at Auto Trader and could hasten the end of the print version of the car-classifieds magazine in 12-18 months. Annual turnover rose only 1 per cent to £257.2m, but digital sa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tablet Adoption Lowers Reading of Physical Books, Newspapers, Survey Shows

More than half of tablet adopters are reading books and other media on their tablet screens instead of relying on paper. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unified Scores $10 Million from Conde Nast Parent Advance Publications

It looks to be a good time for tech investments, with enterprise marketing company Unified receiving $10 million from Conde Nast parent company Advance Publications. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Puts Its Green Foot Forward

John Sargent is well-known in publishing circles for doing things a little differently than most CEOs (see his stance in the Department of Justice lawsuit over the agency pricing model), and that also applies to his approach to Macmillan’s environmental efforts. More than two years ago, Sargent... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rivers of Sewage and Radiation: PW Talks with Andrew Blackwell

With Visit Sunny Chernobyl, journalist-filmmaker Andrew Blackwell tours the most polluted spots on earth -- and makes a pretty good case that you should, too. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maurice Sendak showed us 'Where The Wild Things Are'

Maurice Sendak wrote and illustrated the acclaimed 'Where The Wild Things Are,' along with other children's books. He passed away early Tuesday in Connecticut. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freak show tale bags six-figure deal

Hot pre-Fair debut The Palace of Curiosities by poet and performance artist Rosie Garland has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: 'Tinderbox' by Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin

'Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and the How the World Can Finally Overcome It' describes what spread the pandemic and what could rein it in.Tinderbox Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BCA parent company enters administration

The catalogue-based bookselling company Book Club Associates has collapsed following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PLR shows focus on crime and kids

Crime and thriller authors, almost all American, make up every one of the top 10 most borrowed... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At ALA Midwinter, Librarians Show Some Fight

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that certainly held true for the issues facing librarians at the American Library Association’s 2012 Midwinter Meeting, held January 20–24 in Dallas. In a climate of stretched budgets, ever-more-complex technology, copyright and legislative issues, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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