Goldsboro Books launches contemporary fiction prize

Goldsboro Books has launched a new £2,000 prize for “compelling” contemporary fiction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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World Book Night US: Washington, Michigan, and New York attract the most volunteers

As World Book Night approaches again, a list of rankings shows where volunteers – who give away free books on April 23 – are most heavily clustered in the US. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First US printed book up for auction

The first book printed in America is expected to fetch up to $30m (£20m) when it goes under the hammer in New York later this year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 most challenged books list for 2012 includes some newcomers

The most-challenged book series of 2012 was the 'Captain Underpants' books by Dav Pilkey. Former list-toppers 'ttyl' and 'The Hunger Games' are missing from the list entirely. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA launches site 'to attract brightest and best' into industry

The Publishers Association has launched a new area of its website as a resource for those looking... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel leads Women's Prize shortlist charge

Hilary Mantel is in contention for yet another award, with Bring Up the Bodies (Fourth Estate) on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Luxury e-reader' launched by Kobo

Kobo unveiled a new luxury e-reader designed to target "the world's most passionate... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rare North Korean Titles Excite London Book Fair

Books with first hand accounts of life in North Korea are rare, so John Sweeney's Zombie Nation and Jang Jin-Sung's Crossing the Border are generating unique buzz at the London Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales rebound after poor week

Sales of printed books jumped more than £1m last week, after the value of the market hit a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Discover A Foreign City Through Its Fiction Via New Gimbal App

The new Gimbal app, launching Tuesday at the London Book Fair, features translated short stories for commuters that allows you to explore a city through fiction. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA's Godfray: Amazon can destroy book trade

Amazon’s quest for industry domination is “scary” and it could have the ability... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book marketing’s next chapter

Book publishing has been famously slow to embrace technology, but some industry executives are hoping it's never too late to change. Taking a page from the tech community, an independent publisher and a top talent agency will announce Monday that they have joined forces to host the first-ever... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B.J. Novak will release a book of stories in 2014

"The Office" writer B.J. Novak signed a two-book deal with Knopf. The first title will be a collection of stories based on some of his previous performances. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book editor unleashes the beast within in Arnon Grunberg's 'Tirza'

Years of quiet sacrifice boil dry as a father in his late 50s fears he's losing everying, including his beloved daughter."Parental love is the sacrifice made in silence," says Jorgen Hofmeester, the protagonist of "Tirza," Arnon Grunberg's latest translated novel. In "Tirza," the quiet martyrdom... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whither Bargain Books?

E-books are affecting bargain books, like everything else in the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This New Library Of The Future Brings You Your Books Via Robot

The new James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University shows what can happen when you marry a library with cutting-edge technology and interesting design--plus an automated librarian. In a digital age where many commentators tolled the death knell for the book-bound library, we’ve... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2013 Best Translated Book Award Finalists Announced

Ten fiction titles and six poetry collections finalists have been announced as the finalists for this year's Best Translated Book Awards. The winners will be revealed May 3rd. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Than a Digital Book World

With ebook and total digital sales posting steady—if generally smaller—increases in 2012, sales of print books held up fairly well across the book trade and at most major houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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