Director Ana Lily Amirpour's Guide To Filmmaking And "Back to the Future" Approach to Creativity

How she dodged the Hollywood complex to make A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.In a world where Hollywood is investing more and more into comic book heroes and reboots, it's perhaps unsurprising that a black and white Iranian vampire western wouldn't be the easiest pitch to studios. Ana Lily Amirpour knows this all too well.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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Hubert made Book Aid director

Alison Hubert, previously of Macmillan Education, has been appointed as the new director of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU £64m funding programme 'to back open access'

Further pressure on publishers to fall in line over the use of open access models is set to come... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future Launches Weekly Digital Cycling Magazine

Future plc has launched a new weekly digital magazine, called Cycling News HD, to be sold through Apple’s Newsstand. The first issue is available for free, while subscriptions are priced at $.99 per week, or $42.99 per year. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Avengers, Comic Books and the Future of Storytelling

The Avengers may have racked up more than $200 million in box office receipts during its weekend opening, but the comic books on which the movie is based may tell us more about the future of storytelling. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton

[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Art Check: Harvey Pekar, Back From the Dead

For Harvey Pekar's Cleveland, Top Shelf and Zip Comics recruited artist Joseph Remnant, whose work recalls longtime Pekar collaborator R. Crumb, but with a lighter touch and a charm all its own. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing's leaders set to explore multi-platform future at PPA Conference

Leaders from the world of magazine publishing are set to tackle the industry's multiplatform future on Wednesday (9 May) at Publishing+, the PPA's conference at the Hilton Metropole. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Fires Back at the Feds, Amazon

Apple responds to antitrust charges: "The launch of the iBookstore in 2010 fostered innovation and competition, breaking Amazon's monopolistic grip on the publishing industry." Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two US publishers turn backs on Amazon.com

At least two of the big six publishers in the US are refusing to renew contracts with Amazon.com... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book price probe 'approaching resolution'

The European and US investigation into ebook pricing may be approaching resolution, say US press... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independents 'fight back' with London book market

A London book market founded by independent booksellers is to launch in Hackney, selling new and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lonely Planet offers ebook "experience" guides

Lonely Planet is launching two new ebook series, one offering guidance to the enjoyable... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio campaign for Marco Polo guides

Marco Polo travel guides, newly launched into the UK market, will be backed with a summer radio... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford study to explore future of retail

An 18-month study into the future of retail in the age of digital technologies has been launched... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Bond novels come back to Random House

The lucrative James Bond novels return to Random House, their original publisher, through a new deal. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guide to wine for Pan Mac

Pan Macmillan has acquired a new "engaging and accessible guide to wine" based on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berlucchi’s anti-DRM plea backed by Coates

Digital Rights Management (DRM) on ebooks has been labelled as “expensive” and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy Healy promoted to publishing director at Immediate Media

Immediate Media has promoted Andy Healy to the position of publishing director, it was announced today (12 March). Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Luis J. Rodriguez wrestles his demons in 'It Calls You Back'

Luis J. Rodríguez ('Always Running') has a new memoir, 'It Calls You Back,' about his mistakes, and his father's.Luis J. Rodríguez has been called "a superhero in Chicano literature" for his steady output of poems, fiction and above all for "Always Running," his classic 1993 memoir about... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McDermid backs value of publishers

Little, Brown author Val McDermid has backed the role of publishers, as children's laureate... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN to recruit for new director

English PEN is to look for a new director after Jonathan Heawood announced that he will step down... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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