Frankfurt Briefcase 2012: What the American Agencies Are Bringing to the Fair

At this year’s publishing pow-wow in Germany: John Banville channels Raymond Chandler; Daniel Woodrell explores a 1929 American bombing; Michael Pollan gets elemental; Elif Batuman tries fiction; and Lionel Shriver goes to Iowa. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon bringing Voice Guide and Explore by Touch features to Kindle Fires for vision-impaired users

Amazon's been attuned to the needs of its vision-impaired customers for years, first rolling out text-to-speech technology on its original Kindle e-reader years ago. Today the company revealed plans to add to that feature set in its Kindle Fire and Fire HD (7-inch) tablets with Voice Guide and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Frankfurt is Helping to Create a Magreb Publishing Community

Nacéra Khiat of Algeria's Editions Sedia discusses how training in Casablanca by the Frankfurt Book Fair has brought together disparate publishers from across the Magreb. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnson wins Golden PEN Award 2012

Poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has won this year's Golden PEN Award, worth £1,000. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Engadget's holiday gift guide 2012: e-readers

Welcome to the Engadget holiday gift guide! Picking presents for friends and loved ones is never a simple task, and with thousands of options for each category, buying technology can be an especially frustrating experience. We're here to help. Below you'll find today's bevy of curated picks, and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair Names Jacks Thomas as Director

Jacks Thomas, currently CEO at Midas PR, will take over as new director of the London Book Fair in January 2013, succeeding Alistair Burtenshaw. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Kois’ 15 Favorite Books of 2012

Tuesday: Slate staffers pick their favorite books of 2012. Wednesday: The overlooked books of 2012. Thursday: Dan Kois’ 15 favorite books. Friday: The Slate Book Review Top 10. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Overlooked Books of 2012

The Slate Book Review runs but 15 pieces a month. Hundreds upon hundreds of books fall through the cracks! We asked SBR writers what 2012 titles they felt were criminally underappreciated. Check out the buried treasures they unearthed. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa Book Awards 2012 announced

Hilary Mantel, James Meek, Stephen May and Joff Winterhart are in the running for best novel in the Costa Book Awards shortlists Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clark leaves Piccadilly to start own agency

Former commissioning editor of Piccadilly Press Anne Clark has left to start her own literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erdrich, Boo Headline 2012 Winners

The 2012 National Book Awards were held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on November 14, with prizes going to William Alexander for Goblin Secrets (Young People’s Literature), David Ferry for Bewilderment (Poetry), Katherine Boo for Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Nonfiction), and Louise... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American City Business Journals Acquires Streetwise Media

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American City Business Journals, the nation's largest print and online publisher of local business news, has acquired Streetwise Media, a Boston-based digital media company that uses a community ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Comics brings a veritable justice league of titles to Kindle, iBooks and Nook Stores

Not that there's been any lack of ways to get Batman or Supes on your chosen tablet, between Comixology and the devoted DC app, but if you happened to need on more, the publisher announced today that it will be bringing its entire line to three prominent e-bookstores. Justice League, Batman,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Telegraph Brings Web Meter, Mobile Subs to Overseas Readers

UK news publisher Telegraph Media Group (TMG) is the latest to try two vogeuish flavours of reader payment – metered access, and charging overseas readers. The company today begins charging £1.99 per ($3.20) month for up to 20 T ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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60% of Young Americans Use Libraries, 83% Read a Book This Year

According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E&P's 2012 Publisher of the Year: Bill Masterson Jr.

It’s no secret that the job description for newspaper publishers is evolving, often on a day-to-day basis. As readers and advertisers are presented with an increasing number of outlets to direct their attention and dollars, newspapers have ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Optimizing Profitability In a Blended Production Environment: Digital Printing in 2012

To take advantage of the many exciting opportunities in the book market today, you need a partner that understands your business and offers a variety of tailored solutions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Solution for Right Now: Digital Printing in 2012

General George S. Patton Jr. once famously said that "A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Find Cost Efficiency Adapting Printing To Today's Realities: Digital Printing in 2012

The book publishing industry is dealing with two conflicting trends at the moment: the number of individual titles produced continues to rise while the number of print units sold continues to fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Publisher's Dream: Never Overprint Again: Digital Printing in 2012

For decades, large and small publishers alike have wrestled with one simple but crucial question about their books, on which success and failure often hang in the balance: How many copies should we print? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Optimal Production Model for Today—and Tomorrow: Digital Printing in 2012

High-speed inkjet printing has been described as the biggest development in book publishing in the past 50 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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