I FIRST HEARD ABOUT Svetlana Alexievich from a friend in my writing group who was reading the Belarusian author’s Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War (1990, trans. 1992), a book based on hundreds of interviews with those who lost their sons in Afghanistan. The title of the book refers to the composition of […] The post “Dear House, Don’t Burn”: On Svetlana Alexievich’s “Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II” appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'
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From corporate consolidation to book discoverability, to how books are produced and bought, to the proliferation of new devices to read them on, this year’s Digital Book World was a whirlwind tour of the industry’s changing landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The value of the children’s physical books market last year was marginally up on 2011,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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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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How two gallery owners found 'Rhoda's Ocean' – an unpublished children's book hiding under a pile of laundry. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Macmillan Children's Books has made further changes to its publishing team, appointing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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School libraries will be celebrating National Libraries Day with a Guinness World Record attempt... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Comedy and “new adult” will be among the hot trends for 2013, according to children... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Liverpool University Press is to acquire University of Exeter Press' medieval studies,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Prometheus Books announced today a multiyear sales and distribution partnership with Random House Publisher Services (RHPS), beginning April 1, 2013, RHPS will provide exclusive sales and distribution for all Prometheus physical and digital titles in the United States and internationally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Up-to-date sales and royalties information are to become available to authors and agents via an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Surprisingly, Apple leads Brazil's ebook sales, but by 2014 Amazon should dominate, with Kobo, Google, Saraiva and others behind. We explain why. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Bookateria, a new book discovery and sales site, features titles that are being discussed, reviewed and recommended by those in the industry and the media. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Newspaper publishing vendors and professionals convene in Frankfurt for education, networking, and business opportunities Publishers, journalists, production vendors, and techies from every corner of the digital market met in Frankfurt, Germany, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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At the heart of the debate between publishers and libraries over ebook pricing and lending is a simple question: do libraries increase book sales or cannibalize them? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One out of every seven young people has never been to a bookshop, according to new research by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Children's publishers' digital Christmas strategies are already being unwrapped, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The New York Times has partnered with Byliner and Vook to publish original ebooks between 10,000 and 20,000 words and designed to be read in one sitting. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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After years of licensing the publication of its hardcover art book collections, Archie Comics is moving some hardcover production in-house and has just released its first title, The Art of Betty and Veronica. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Employees at book publisher Random House are getting a little something extra in their fishnet Christmas stockings this year, a $5,000 bonus. The bonus, which will be the same for top editors as their secretaries, follows a particularly good year for the publishing house in... Continue reading at ABC News
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The Cairo leg of the Edinburgh World Writers Conference has been cancelled due to the violent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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