Exploring the Role and Craft of Translation at London Book Fair

"Reflecting the sector's growing significance," translation and the work of translators have a strong presence in 2016 London Book Fair programming. The post Exploring the Role and Craft of Translation at London Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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S&S Expands Library E-book Lending

The publisher is opening up its ebook lending program to all libraries. Previously, the S&S catalog was available only to those libraries participating in the house's “Buy It Now” merchandising program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Kindle Designer's Touching Online Memorial To The Marginalia Scribbled In Books

With The Pages Project, a designer of early ebooks revels in the inky, intimate musings from the margins of used books.Erik Schmitt's obsession with marginalia—handwritten scribbles or notes in the margins of books—began after he inherited a chunk of his grandfather's library. Handwritten in the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Pearson titles on Management Book of Year Prize shortlist

Social purpose is one of the key themes behind the shortlist for the Management Book of the Year Prize. Presented for the past five years by the Chartered Management Institute and the British Library, and supported by the Henley Business School, the £5,000 prize is given to the best book on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan wins at Chinese children’s book awards

Macmillan’s UK and US divisions both won best picture book awards today (19th December) at the Chen Bochui International Children’s Awards in Shanghai, China. The awards took place on the eve of the Shanghai Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) 2014. It is the first year publishers outside China have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Where Fashion Meets Books

Fashion brand Club Monaco has enlisted The Strand bookstore to decorate its flagship store with books, creating a store-within-a-store. The post Where Fashion Meets Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Science of Seeing and Believing wins young people's book prize

Eye Benders: The Science of Seeing and Believing by Clive Gifford (Ivy) has won the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2014. The book, written with consultant Anil Seth and which was described by the judging panel as “both fascinating and fun”, explains how the science of optical illusions... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Business Books Are Blue (And Other Tricky Marketing Techniques)

Yes, you judge books by their covers. Here's what draws you in.I review a lot of business books. Consequently, publishers often send me copies of new releases. As I was cleaning out my office the other day, and staring at about 50 book covers, I had a thought: Why are so many of these books blue... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blinkbox books launches 'biggest ever' marketing campaign

Blinkbox books is this week launching its biggest marketing campaign to date, which includes a partnership with the Mirror Group of newspapers. The Tesco-owned company’s marketing drive will celebrate “the joys of digital reading – without needing to buy a dedicated device”. A three-month... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Open Road Partners with Spanish Publisher on Bestseller Translations

Open Road Español, Open Road Media's Spanish language imprint, has teamed up with Barcelona-based independent publisher Roca Editorial, to market and distribute Spanish-language ebook translations of backlist novels by big-name American and British authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2014 National Book Awards Go to Woodson, Glück, Osnos, Klay

The 2014 National Book Awards were presented Wednesday evening at a ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brain surgery book up for Costa prize

A memoir about brain surgery is among 20 books shortlisted for this year's Costa Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Enoch Pratt selects temporary home for Central Library books

Some of the 1.4 million books housed at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library are set to move to less distinguished digs: a 40,000-square-foot space in a Westport warehouse. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

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This Comic Book Makes Important, Boring Data Fun To Read

Terms of Service ingeniously harnesses the power of comics to keep readers engaged.Terms of Service is a newly published digital graphic novel from Al Jazeera that explores the turbulent relationship technology users today have with services provided by big data companies.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future publisher roles debated at FutureBook

Sharing on Facebook makes users 81 times more likely to turn into paying customers, the Futurebook Conference has heard. In a panel entitled What Does the Future Publisher Look Like? Andrew Savikas, c.e.o of Safari Books Online, said: "If you give people the opportunity to share, that makes... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Weldon: 'Book readers don't want subscription'

Penguin Random House's c.e.o. Tom Weldon has said the company will not be exploring subscription, as he is not convinced it is what readers want. Weldon, in conversation with The Bookseller's editor Philip Jones at today's FutureBook conference, said PRH UK is betting on three things for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Resolves Dispute With Top-Five Publisher Hachette Over Book Sales

After months of bitter fighting, Hachette and Amazon announced on Thursday morning that they have settled their differences and reached a new multi-year agreement for ebook and print book sales. The post Amazon Resolves Dispute With Top-Five Publisher Hachette Over Book Sales appeared first on... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group reaches agreement with Amazon

Hachette Book Group (HBG) in the US and Amazon have reached a new multi-year agreement, after months of negotiations and a very public battle. The agreement will give HBG responsibility for setting consumer prices of its ebooks, and the publisher will “benefit from better terms when it delivers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 17, 2014

Newman lands at Roc with ‘Planetfall’ and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'A Book Is a Gift Like No Other,' Says Barnes & Noble (Watch the Newest Ads on TV)

Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new and trending TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, a company that catalogs, tags and measures activity around TV ads in real time. The New Releases here ran on TV for the first time yesterday. The Most Engaging ads are showing sustained... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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