Faber announces online programme for readers

Faber has revealed an online programme designed to "console, entertain and inspire readers", in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 00:22:57 UTC ]
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Amazon releases 'Reader's Edition' tablet

Amazon US has launched a new tablet "for readers" in time for Christmas called the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber boss says future of book publishing is mobile

Stephen Page also says publishers must ‘understand mobile’ and put smartphone communication at the centre of thinkingThe chief executive of publisher Faber & Faber has challenged the book publishing industry to respond to the rapid increase in smartphone use, particularly by young... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angel makes first acquisition for Faber

Mitzi Angel has acquired a biography of eight women who worked in Mecklenburgh Square, London, during the interwar period as her first acquisition for Faber. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-Readers Now “Main Attraction” at Some Kenyan Libraries

The first of a two part report from the 2015 East Africa Digital Reading Summit in Kenya looks at developments in e-reading and library ebook use. The post E-Readers Now “Main Attraction” at Some Kenyan Libraries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FSS ePub Reader silently installs adware?

FreeSmartSoft is the developer of a range of popular Windows freeware, including FSS Video Downloader, FSS Google Books Downloader, FSS ePub Reader and more. You’ve installed one of their packages before? Then beware: we’ve discovered they have a mechanism that can silently install adware on a... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber acquires next Stewart Lee book

Faber has signed Content Provider, a new book from award-winning comedian and writer Stewart Lee. Content Provider will feature a selection of Lee's columns and articles with annotations, foot-notes and some new material. It will published in August 2016. Publishing director, Hannah Griffiths,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michel Faber wins Saltire Book of the Year

Michel Faber has won the 2015 Saltire Book of the Year award for The Book of Strange New Things (Hogarth). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mashable Shop Is a Native Ad That's Also an Online Store

Digital publishers are looking for all kinds of alternatives to the traditional banner ad. They've typically looked at new ways of fusing editorial and advertising -- sponsored articles, branded videos, etc. -- but Mashable has come up with a way to add e-commerce to the mix.On Cyber Monday... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Younge's book on American child shootings to Guardian Faber

Guardian Faber has signed a non-fiction title called A Day in the Death of America by the Guardian's editor-at-large Gary Younge. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Translator K.E. Semmel on Reacting to Readers and More

Asymptote Magazine features an interview with Danish-to-English translator K.E. Semmel about his latest book projects and more. The post Literary Translator K.E. Semmel on Reacting to Readers and More appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa book nominations announced

A thriller about an abducted child and a biography of Lewis Carroll's Alice character are among the 20 titles up for this year's Costa Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Closure of Faber Factory Plus 'blow' for publishers

Faber is closing its Faber Factory Plus sales service for small independent publishers, taking the decision with “a heavy heart” after “ a difficult year last year.” The publisher has given its clients - such as Daunt Books publishing, Lonely Planet, Murdoch Books, Pavilion Books and Pushkin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chen Bochui Picture Book Award Winners Announced in Shanghai

Ahead of the Shanghai International Children's Book Fair, which runs November 13–15, the winners of the first Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award were announced today at the Baoshan International Folk Arts Exposition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe announces private data marketplace

Adobe today announced Audience Marketplace, a new data exchange in Adobe Audience Manager, the company’s data management platform (DMP). Audience Marketplace is a private data marketplace that connects advertisers and content publishers to buy and sell second and third-party data faster and with... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Promotes Diversity in Books for Young Readers

The Scholastic Reading Club and We Need Diverse Books are promoting a list of 75 titles for middle-grade readers featuring diverse characters and plots. The post Scholastic Promotes Diversity in Books for Young Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisiana Booksellers Challenge Online Age-Verification Law

Garden District Book Shop, Octavia Books, and the ABA are among the plaintiffs in a First Amendment suit leveled at a Louisiana law requiring websites to verify the age of Internet users, or face a $10,000 fine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber to release Moby memoir next June

Faber & Faber is to publish Moby’s “piercingly tender” memoir, Porcelain, in June 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AIM Media Indiana Announces Acquisition of Publishing and Commercial Printing Assets from Home News Enterprises

AIM Media Indiana, LLC  announced today that is has acquired the print and online newspaper publishing assets and the commercial printing assets from Home News Enterprises, LLC (“HNE”) of Columbus, Indiana, according to John ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist Alex Mar: 'A Reader’s Guide' to Witchcraft and the Occult in America

After spending five years researching the occult in America, Alex Mar draws parallels between witchcraft and her childhood Catholicism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WNDB Announces Inaugural Walter Dean Myers Grant Recipients

We Need Diverse Books has selected the first five winners of the Walter Dean Myers grants for emerging writers and illustrators that it launched last fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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