‘Gods With a Little G’ offers a fresh take on coming of age

Tupelo Hassman’s follow-up to “Girlchild” has a lighter touch and a more hopeful message. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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To Savor God: PW Talks with Shauna Niequist

Shauna Niequist's first devotional, enriched with recipes, encourages readers to make connecting with God and being fully present for loved ones their highest aspirations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury's offers £3 off ebooks through in-store promo

eBooks by Sainsbury’s is launching a new national promotion offering customers £3 off all ebooks when they buy a paperback chart title in-store.  All of the titles in the Paperback Chart in Sainsbury's stores will have a sticker with a unique code that gives customers £3 to spend on ebooks at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USA Today Offers Buyouts to Veteran Staffers

USA TODAY announced Wednesday that it will offer buyout packages to veteran employees to trim staffing, its latest effort to cut costs and invest more in digital products amid a plan by parent company Gannett to spin off the publishing business as a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A second Zoella novel is coming in November

Newsflash! Sequel to Girl Online by Zoe Sugg is on its wayIt was the highest selling book for any debut author – selling a whopping 78,109 copies in its first week - and now Zoe Sugg’s Girl Online is getting a sequel. At the moment we don’t know much about “Girl Online 2” apart from the fact... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carrie Brownstein's memoir is coming this October

Brownstein's band Sleater-Kinney released a new album, the first in several years, this past January. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Gigaom closure offers harsh lesson in evolution

The demise of the well-respected technology news site highlights the pressures faced by venture capital-funded publishersStop all the clocks, cut off the telephone … it is the end of Gigaom. With many apologies to WH Auden, when the news broke last week that the well-respected technology site... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fresh Talent promotion from WHS Travel

WH Smith Travel has launched a promotion to back new and emerging authors called Fresh Talent. The retailer has picked 12 titles to promote on dedicated bays in WHS Travel shops, with bespoke point of sale information featuring author photographs.  All the titles will be offered in a "buy one... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acclaimed 'Discworld' author Terry Pratchett dies aged 66

Sir Terry Pratchett, the author best known for his Discworld series, has died aged 66. His novels weaved fantasy, science fiction, satire and whimsy to great effect -- more than 80 million Discworld books have been sold worldwide. Despite publishing ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riyadh Int’l Book Fair Offers Window Into Closed World

Roger Tagholm reports from the Riyadh Int'l Book Fair, where his pre-conceptions about Saudi Arabia were challenged and cultures connected through books. The post Riyadh Int’l Book Fair Offers Window Into Closed World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Fall of Language in the Age of English

The fate of national languages when English has become the world’s dominant “universal” language. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers offer more exclusive retailer deals

Publishers are increasingly experimenting with retailer exclusives, special editions and digital-first releases in order to make books stand out and give them the best chance of becoming bestsellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.K.'s Top Selling Cookbook Comes Stateside

'Deliciously Ella,' which has topped charts and set records in the U.K. since its January release, will go on sale in the U.S. next week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Cooked' subscription site comes to UK

Bloomsbury, Hardie Grant and Quadrille have launched Cooked, a subscription site featuring full cookbooks from the publishers' lists, in the UK. The site, originally launched in Australia, goes live today (26th February) in the UK, and features 22,000 recipes, alongside additional content such... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pigeonhole.com Offers Subscriptions for Serialized Ebooks

Pigeonhole.com, a young, digital-only publisher in the UK, is commissioning new fiction, refashioning classics, and offering their ebooks via serialization and subscription. The post Pigeonhole.com Offers Subscriptions for Serialized Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There’s No “Magic Pill” When it Comes to Data

Three questions publishers should ask before embarking on a data strategy The post There’s No “Magic Pill” When it Comes to Data appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Is How You Sell Books In The Digital Age

Penguin Books unveils a clever interactive site, inspired by the iPod's clicking wheel, to accompany the release of 80 classic e-books.Penguin Books turns 80 this year. To celebrate its birthday, the British imprint of the world's largest publishing house is releasing a new series of 80 books,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A New Way to Know God: Doug Pagitt

What if instead of God existing inside us—the traditional teaching—we exist in God? What difference does it make to reconceptualize our relationship to God this way? A new book offers answers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AP Expands Live Video Offering as 'Slow Television' Grows Online

The Associated Press (AP) is expanding its live video offering as digital publishers from across the media spectrum look to show more live video online.   Multiple live streams will now be available on AP's digital Video Hub platform, which ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA Winter Institute 2015: A Growing State Offers Growing Opportunities For Booksellers

The book business is strong in North Carolina as booksellers in the Tar Heel State come out of the economic downturn that wreaked havoc across the nation starting in 2008. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Rushdie novel coming this autumn

A new novel by Salman Rushdie being published this autumn will blend “history, mythology, and a timeless love story to bring alive a world - our world – that has been plunged into an age of unreason”. Jonathan Cape will publish Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights in September, seven... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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