Hachette, in partnership with startup Novel Effect, has created an app that relies on voice recognition technology to sync music and sound effects to text, as it's read aloud from select picture books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has been nominated for two HR awards, recognising its Ethnicity Pay Gap report and flexible working policies. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 14:50:34 UTC ]
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Scots Makar Jackie Kay has unveiled her selection of ten “bold, brilliant and brave” BAME authors in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 13:20:25 UTC ]
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Translating one medium into another is tricky. Music is music and art is art and dance is dance; to try to convey the power of another art in fiction is its own sleight-of-hand. My own first novel takes on that challenge. In A Song For A New Day, musician Luce Cannon was on the cusp […] The post... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-10-07 11:00:15 UTC ]
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Elijah Jay is wants nternet stardom, almost anywhere he can get it, just not as a TikTok salesman. But that’s exactly what he became when the social media company used one of his videos in an ad that ran on Snapchat. Jay's video, in which he performs a balloon-swallowing stunt, has been seen by... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-07 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Wizarding World Digital has launched with the Official Harry Potter Fan Club through its first app, a Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts mobile companion, and a new, interactive Wizarding World website. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 17:45:18 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has signed three books in a new series aimed at seven to nine-year-olds called Scribble Witch, by Inky Willis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 05:48:20 UTC ]
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StorySign, a free mobile app that translates children’s books into sign language, has launched on Apple iOS. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 00:27:16 UTC ]
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Headline has announced an “unmissable” campaign for Nadiya Hussain’s first memoir Finding My Voice, including a huge national theatre tour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 13:51:40 UTC ]
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A mystery book that has been a source of rumour and speculation over the summer in France has finally been revealed: it is Les Quatre Coins du Cœur (Four Corners of the Heart), a novel by Françoise Sagan, who died 15 years ago and is best known for her book Bonjour Tristesse. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 00:32:47 UTC ]
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Patti Smith and Liz Phair memoirs, Questlove's cookbook and more highly anticipated music books coming out this fall. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-09-13 18:02:09 UTC ]
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We've seen people turn neural networks to almost everything from drafting pickup lines to a new Harry Potter chapter, but it turns out classic text adventure games may be one of the best fits for AI yet. This latest glimpse into what artificial intel... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-09-11 19:39:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK and the Booksellers Association have launched a new £5,000 Sceptre Bookshop Award for stores that make an outstanding contribution to their community. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 10:33:41 UTC ]
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The shortlist for the inaugural Primadonna Prize has been unveiled at the Primadonna Festival weekend, dedicated to championing women writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 00:40:37 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group editorial director Jessica Tarrant has left the firm to join children’s audio start-up Yoto as its content director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 20:18:35 UTC ]
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Penguin Business has revealed, almost a year on from its rebrand, that it will be exploring mental wellbeing and entrepreneurialism with a new ‘Expert’ series launching this month, with a careers podcast launching next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 16:57:01 UTC ]
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New role comes seven months after publisher’s controversial resignation from Melbourne University PublishingLouise Adler has been appointed to a new role at Hachette Australia, seven months after her controversial resignation from Melbourne University Publishing.Adler takes up the new role at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-04 01:58:53 UTC ]
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Amazon's audiobook company Audible has agreed to delay parts of its disputed speech-to-text feature until permission and licensing issues are resolved. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 22:46:55 UTC ]
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Major US publishers have filed a lawsuit against Amazon's audiobook company Audible in a row over a new speech-to-text feature which they say is a violation of copyright law. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-26 15:42:06 UTC ]
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News Corp wants to give people an alternative to Google News and Apple News. The media company that owns Dow Jones Newswires and HarperCollins is working on its own news aggregation service, reported The Wall Street Journal. The service will be calle... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-08-22 21:14:00 UTC ]
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Val McDermid has revealed her choice for the 10 most compelling LGBTQI+ writers working in the UK today, with a list including Fiona Mozley and Kirsty Logan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-10 10:59:42 UTC ]
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