Digitizing Its ‘Christmas Books’: Cambridge University Press

Produced between 1930 and 1973, Cambridge University Press' Christmas gift books were testaments to the company's capabilities. The post Digitizing Its ‘Christmas Books’: Cambridge University Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Canongate halts sale of Lehrer book

Canongate has stopped the distribution and sale of Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Books teams up with S&S US

UK indie Short Books has teamed up with Simon & Schuster US imprint, Atria Books, to ... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones chooses Aytmatov as Book of the Month

Waterstones will feature Jamilia by Kyrgyzstan author Chingiz Aytmatov, originally published... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Not Just for Kids: Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire launches full-court press for reading

The basketball captain and father introduces a book series meant to encourage kids to pick up books and take control of their surroundings.NBA superstar Amar'e Stoudemire is so passionate about promoting literacy that he has a tattoo on his forearm that says "Read." This week, the 29-year-old... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ilex Press Enters U.S. Publishing Market

After packaging for a number of American publishers, among them Focal Press, St. Martin’s, Abrams, and Chronicle, U.K.-based Ilex Press is entering the U.S. with its own line of books that is being distributed by Ingram Publisher Services. Founded in 2000 by U.K. publishing veteran Alastair... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReDigi Plans to Sell Used E-books

For serial entrepreneur John Ossenmacher, cofounder, president, and CEO of ReDigi, which bills itself as “the world’s first pre-owned digital marketplace,” the copyright infringement case filed by Capitol Records in U.S. District Court in Manhattan at the start of the year to shut it down is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Atria Inks Co-Pub Deal with U.K.’s Short Books

Simon & Schuster’s Atria imprint has teamed up with British independent publisher Short Books to start a new imprint called Marble Arch Press. The imprint—the name refers to the famous London landmark near Hyde Park—will premiere in fall 2012, releasing (in the U.S. and Canada) roughly 12... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Blackwell's to run Queen's University bookshop

Blackwell’s has returned a campus bookshop presence to Queens University Belfast after the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Penguin beats nine to Parker book

Penguin Press has signed a new book from comedian and mathematician Matt Parker after a nine-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Online Publishers to Promote Each Other’s Work, Strengthen Digital News

Four local online newsrooms have united to broaden New Orleans’ news options. The mission of the newly formed New Orleans Digital News Alliance is to connect independent digital news organizations for the benefit of our readers and to stren ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Feds to E-Book Settlement Critics: Haters Gonna Hate

The Department of Justice defends its deal with three big publishers it accused of price-fixing. And it previews its coming court fight with Apple. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital 'huge' issue for smaller UPs

Smaller academic presses said the digital transition was a “huge” issue for their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Unpredictable summer positive for book sales

Retailers say the summer’s mixed weather is giving book sales a lift, with Nielsen BookScan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sharp growth in book sales at Waitrose

Waitrose is now an "increasing force in fiction‚" having extended its book range... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nominations open for World Book Night 2013

Nominations for books to be given out for free at next year's World Book Night will begin on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library of America Steps Up Its Digital Effort

Launched at the end of 2011, the ebook program of the Library of America has released eight titles so far with plans to publish about two ebooks a month for the next year. LOA publisher Max Rudin explained that the nonprofit charged with producing high-quality, beautifully designed editions of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dress Up Your Kindle Fire or iPad as a Vintage Book With These Covers

These cases let you make your Kindle Fire or iPad look like a vintage copy of Moby Dick or The Great Gatsby. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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College Newspapers Go Digital-First, Innovate To Stay Relevant

NEW YORK -- This fall, the University of Oregon’s Daily Emerald -- a print publication for more than 90 years -- will ditch the daily for digital, publish a twice-weekly magazine, and launch a mini-tech start-up called The Garage. It' ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Nine books NOT to read at the beach

Every summer, everyone and their uncle wants to tell you what to read at the beach. So as the summer hits mid-stride, at Jacket Copy, we've got another idea: the anti-beach reading list. Every summer, everyone and their uncle wants to tell you what to read at the beach. If they all had their... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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