Five Viewpoints on Creating Tomorrow’s Readers: Literacy, Digital, and Children’s Books

From Brazil, China, India, and the UAE, five children's book publishers spoke the growing urgency to build young readership as competitive digital enticements grow more seductive.  The post Five Viewpoints on Creating Tomorrow’s Readers: Literacy, Digital, and Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Online Retailer Books For Animal Lovers Debuts

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Edward Snowden will be the subject of multiple upcoming books

Edward Snowden will be the focus of such upcoming titles as 'The Snowden Files' and a work about government surveillance. Will Snowden also be the subject of a movie? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Mariah Carey to write Christmas book

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Parnassus Books Launches Online Lit Journal

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Tennessee Public Library to Publish Books with IngramSpark

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Trinity Mirror needs to stick with its digital transition plan | Steve Dyson

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Duke Univ. Press Announces New Platform for E-books

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Mirror, Independent and Standard enjoy festive website traffic boost | Digital ABCs

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Does digital publishing mean the death of the author? | Richard Lea

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A Visit to BiblioTech: The 21st Century All-Digital Library

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SURVEY: Is a Library Without Print Books a Library at All?

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