Author Alan Gaff unearthed a series of articles and shaped them into “The Lost Memoir.” Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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A reappraisal of world history since 1850 is brought to life through the use of vividly colourised images. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Participants have been pleasantly surprised at the program, which helped spread best practices for publishers trying to grow their subscriptions. The post ‘To sit down with them is valuable’: With $3m in grants and advice, Facebook finds favor from local newspapers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graffiti artist Banksy has offered to help support Bristol's threatened library service. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors including Philip Pullman, Robin Stevens and Maz Evans are "furious" about a website offering free illegal downloads of their books. OceanofPDF.com offers users free PDF or Epub downloads of some bestselling authors’ books, including eight Philip Pullman titles, 14 books by Malorie... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Beast will offer exclusive content to subscribers, joining other publishers who are betting on their audience and hoping they're loyal enough to pay for the material they post. Many publishing companies--including most recently, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, Business Insider (and... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The award-winning historian, whose new book, 'Leadership: In Turbulent Times' will be published this fall, told librarians that America has faced and overcome great struggles in our past. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If "unputdownable" means "putdownable" and "educational publishing" is "anything that's not trade publishing," what does "quality" mean in an insider's lexicon of the book industry? Ask Richard Charkin. The post An Exclusive New Column Series: Richard Charkin on the Vocabulary of Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_126697" align="alignright" width="290"] Hayley Romer, The Atlantic's CRO and Publisher[/caption] Optimism reverberated through the Petite Ballroom in Boston’s Taj Hotel last week at the MPA’s 2018 IMAG conference, and it was palpable. This was my first time attending the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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De Montfort Literature will employ an algorithm ‘to identify career novelists’, and hopes to free its writers from second jobsEven the most revered authors held down day jobs, from TS Eliot’s time at Lloyd’s to Walt Whitman’s stint as a government clerk. Now a “successful hedge fund with a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze Books is partnering with dating website eharmony to launch a creative writing competition seeking to "find the next great love story". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With recent music licensing deals between Facebook and record labels like Sony, Warner Music, Universal and other European publishers, it would seem as if Facebook, and by extension Instagram, is uniquely poised to bring soundtracks to shared videos.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From The Forsyth Saga to Game of Thrones, The Man in the High Tower and The Handmaid's Tale, books have provided the inspiration for some of television's most memorable shows. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Trump’s immigration policies, L.A.’s homeless crisis, the women’s movement and the culture of food were just a few of the topics covered during the first day of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the USC campus. The 23rd annual festival, which celebrates reading and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PBS kicked off 'The Great American Read,' its forthcoming eight-episode documentary on reading in American Culture, by revealing the show’s list of America’s 100 best loved books in front of a lively crowd at the Morgan Library in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW library columnist Sari Feldman on how putting books first has proven to be a winning strategy for her library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bologna Book Fair focused its attention on audiobooks for the first time with the introduction of a seminar called Listen Up!, which featured experts on the format's growing international market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has been making attempts to restore people’s trust in what they come across in their news feeds. In the latest example, the company is rolling out new features that aim to give users more information about the publishers and stories they read. Originally conducted as a test last year,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week at Bologna International Children's Book Fair and then at London Book Fair April 10 to 12, the Amazon Publishing foreign rights team packs new titles–—and the retail muscle to make all boats float. The post Key Rights Offers on Deck: Amazon Publishing Titles at Bologna and London Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s biggest publishers release figures showing average differences in pay between men and women ranging from 11.3% to 29.69%The books industry may be dominated by women, but men are reaping the rewards, as the UK’s largest publishers reveal a “stark” divide in pay. Figures reported to the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smashwords, a self-publishing and ebook distribution platform, is teaming with Findaway Voices to offer Smashwords authors access to Findaway's audiobook production and distribution network. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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