Francis to give Marketing and Publicity Conference keynote

Will Francis, co-founder of creative digital agency Harkable, is the first keynote speaker announced for The Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference, to be held at the Southbank Centre in London on 30th June 2015.  Francis worked for MySpace before founding Harkable, which has created campaigns for brands such as Spotify, Samsung and Penguin Random House. He regularly appears on TV speaking about technology and digital culture. Bookings for the conference are now open, with three for two group booking rates available. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tennessee Public Library to Publish Books with IngramSpark

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Byliner Announces Public Radio Partnership

Byliner has arranged a partnership with Public Radio International to make ebooks out of select programs that air on the network. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA gives support to Thema

The International Publishers Association (IPA) is giving its official backing to Thema, the new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Congress Advances Public Access Mandate for Federal Research

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FBF expands Brazil conferences

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Russia is Now the World’s Third Largest Ebook Market

In 2013, Russia overtook the UK and Brazil to become the world's third largest ebook market, trailing only China (in 2nd) and the United States (first). Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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It’s Elementary: Court Rules Sherlock Holmes is Public Domain

In a December 23 ruling, a federal judge declared that the character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as other characters and elements of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic series are in the public domain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Giving It Away

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Pope Francis is a whistleblower for the poor. Thank you Time for recognising it | Chris Arnade

Snowden showed us the educated and wealthy aren't entirely free. Francis reminds us the poor aren't even given a chanceEdward Snowden was not chosen as Time magazine's Person of the Year, and for this many in the media are outraged. Instead Time chose Pope Francis, a man who in the last year has... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Bloomberg News Pays Reporters More If Their Stories Move Markets

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Apple to give away songs, ebooks, apps during '12 Days of Gifts'

Apple will be giving away digital gifts every day for 12 days after Christmas to users of an app released Tuesday.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Children's Booksellers Give Thanks for Thanksgivukkah

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