Give Me Some Skin

For many gourmands of a certain age, mashed potatoes topped with a hefty spoonful of schmaltz is the definition of heaven on earth. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]

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BEA 2014: James Patterson Gives $268,000 to 43 Booksellers

The grants are part of a million-dollar giveaway by James Patterson to independent booksellers who promote children’s books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skin Tight Jeans and Syncopation

In the days since Ted Gioia published his essay in the Daily Beast, alleging that music criticism has devolved into lifestyle reporting, with little or no attention paid to how the music itself works, I've been challenged by friends on Facebook to write a “not boring” piece that explains a... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should More Top Authors Give Back to Indie Bookstores?

Love him or hate him, you can't fault James Patterson for his generosity, as he's giving some $1 million of his money back to independent bookstores. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teenage Memoir Gives New Life to Its 1950s Inspiration

Without Betty Cornell, 15-year-old Maya Van Wagenen would be in a very different place. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Willetts to give APS keynote

Universities minister David Willetts is to speak at this year’s Academic, Professional and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble exclusive editions give the struggling company an advantage

The company has experienced success with its 'exclusive editions' program, in which B&N will release versions of popular tween and young adult titles with never-before-seen content. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Federated Media Gives Up On Direct Sales, Puts Focus On Programmatic

The rise of programmatic advertising has wreaked havoc across digital media, giving media buyers far more leverage while pushing down the value of publisher inventory. It has also torn apart the traditional ad network business, which is one reason Federated Media, today announced it would stop... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Gives Partners New Data Tools to Track Messages

Twitter is diving even deeper into data. The social media platform is now giving publishers and brands more insights into how their tweets perform. Today, the company introduced analytics for Twitter Cards, which allow companies to track how media-filled tweets perform—such as how many users... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-01-24 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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Giving It Away

Since Martin Shepard and his wife Judy started the Permanent Press 35 years ago, the two have built a publishing house with a backlist of around 450 titles, including works by about 50 award-winning authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Give and take

Moments of sadness and joy last week. First, a farewell to Peter Kaplan, the late, great editor of The New York Observer, whose snappy journalism sensibilities influenced, oh, only everyone in American publishing these past 25 years. Dead at 59 from cancer. Damn you, God, for taking him. At the... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NAA: FTC Should Give Publications Room on Native Advertising

Newspaper publishers are curious about native advertising and hopeful that the industry — not the government — will develop best practices for its use in the years to come. The Newspaper Association of America is among the man ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Booksellers Give Thanks for Thanksgivukkah

The holiday started the evening before Thanksgiving, fueling "Thanksgivukkah" hype and perhaps goosing sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Osborne gives rates discount to small retailers

Every retail premise with a rateable value of up to £50,000 will receive a discount of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Business Saturday Gives Indies a Strong Start

An informal survey of new and established bookstores finds that holiday sales should be up again this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Facebook Tweak Gives Publishers a Traffic Boost

Facebook has altered its newsfeed algorithm, which is turning out to be great news for online publishers. Major sites say the social network has driven more referrals in the past month than ever before.The post A Facebook Tweak Gives Publishers a Traffic Boost appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big buys give Hearst second life

Though its headquarters building rises 46 stories over Central Park, and though its biggest magazine franchise, Cosmopolitan, sells more than a million copies on newsstands every month, Hearst Corp. is still, in some ways, little known to the general public. Certainly few people would guess that... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mike Tyson memoir set to give book's rivals the bum's rush

Undisputed Truth, the notoriously self-destructive boxing champion's autobiography, could be a contender in Christmas sales contestHeavyweight champion of the world, cocaine addict, convicted rapist – now Mike Tyson is set to become a bestselling author as a bare-all autobiography co-written... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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