CITY BOYS' BASKETBALL OPEN DIVISION Championship semifinals, Saturday at Venice #5 Washington vs. #1 Fairfax, 7:30 p.m. #3 Birmingham vs. #2 Westchester, 5:30 p.m. Fifth-place game, Tuesday, 7 p.m. #7 El Camino Real at #4 Taft Notes: Third-place game, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Championship: Feb. 23, 7:30... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#updated pairings
#city boys
##1 fairfax
##3 birmingham
##2 westchester
#fifth-place game
#third-place game
Parents always need a little extra help, families need support, and marriages need fine tuning. Publishers want to pitch in with books that address such issues, and readers of all religious stripes will find resources galore this season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fine tuning
The mysteries of the afterlife continue to fascinate readers eager to know how they or their loved ones might fare after death, and publishers are just as eager to help them answer these age-old questions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
In 1924, a new book appeared on the scene that did not excite high initial sales expectations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book appeared
This spring, spirituality and religion publishers once again have a host of new titles to help the reader navigate the choppy waters of aging, a devastating diagnosis, or the death of a loved one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#religion publishers
Scottish bookshop Mainstreet Trading Company has been highly commended in the Britain's Best Small Shop competition. The shop, based in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, was highly commended by the judges, but lost out on the top accolade to Hunters of Helmsley, a deli in Helmsley, North... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#small shop
#st boswells
#north yorkshire
#ceremony held
On the eve of the biggest event of the Sprint Cup Series, Nascar is beginning an effort to get kids more interested in science and math through auto racing.Timed to coincide with Sunday's 57th Daytona 500, the Nascar Acceleration Nation program will look to steer primary schoolers into a greater... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fan base
William Collins has signed a book on German-born Jews in the 1930s who escaped Nazi Germany, only to return to fight on the front-line. Editorial director Martin Redfern signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada in The Ritchie Boys by Bruce Henderson in a deal with Don Conaway at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#william collins
#writers house
#william morrow
The tepid ad market is continuing to give cable networks fits as they work to sell the commercial time they didn't book in the upfront, when advertisers shop for the upcoming TV season. Sales executives have been looking for strong growth in the so-called scatter market after a sluggish upfront... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#strong growth
#conference call
#flat market
#ad sales
#modest improvement
Hachette UK finished 2014 with a net sales decline of 10% in the final quarter, compared to the same period in 2013 which saw Sir Alex Ferguson claim the Christmas number one, according to annual results released by French parent company Lagardere. Across 2014 as a whole, Hachette UK saw a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#final quarter
#christmas number
#hachette uk
#robert galbraith
Little free libraries are sprouting up all over the world. However, some US cities are using their zoning codes to shut down these neighborly ventures. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#free libraries
News Corp reported quarterly revenue and a profit just above analysts’ consensus forecast as its book publishing and real estate businesses offset dwindling print revenue. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book publishing
An unlikely trio—a literary agent, a singer/songwriter, and an investment banker—are bringing the first general independent bookstore in over a decade to this New Jersey city. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#city books
#literary agent
If we're honest, there isn't enough money in monochrome erotica and Benedict Cumberbatch GIFs to sustain a billion-dollar website. That's why Tumblr is doing its very best to become more of a publishing platform that can attract the sort of writing (... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#big update
#publishing platform
Bloomsbury has launched a competition for schools to win a workshop with Harry Potter jacket illustrator Jonny Duddle as part of Harry Potter Book Night, which will take place on the 5th February. To win the workshop, pupils must design a new "chocolate frog" card. The cards, which feature... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#harry potter
#5th february
David Walliams will mark World Book Day (5th March) by touring the UK’s primary schools in a helicopter. Primary schools can compete to take part in the #WalliamsWhirlwind tour by registering on the author’s website, explaining in fifty words why they should receive a visit. The competition is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#david walliams
#primary schools
ePubDirect has developed a proprietary digital ebook platform especially for its local primary school, St. Columba’s, in Cork, Ireland. The post ePubDirect Offers Irish School Own Ebook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ebook platform
For many bricks-and-mortar bookstores, 2014 was a banner year, helped by the overall improvement in the sale of print books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mixed results
#bricks-and-mortar stores
#digital content
#bricks-and-mortar bookstores
#banner year
#print books
WH Smith has released its interim results covering the Christmas period, revealing that group sales were down 2% like-for-like. As usual, WH Smith Travel performed better than its High Street stores, with like-for-like sales up 2% and total sales up 7%, with particular improvements at large... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#2% like-for-
#group sales
#total sales
#sales drop
#wh smith
#christmas period
Comics and pop culture vendor Diamond Book Distributors reports sales in 2014 were down "slightly," blaming the decline on the loss of Dark Horse Comics, which switched its distribution last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
CILIP Scotland will later this month launch an advocacy strategy for school libraries, pledging to campaign for libraries at national level. In the document, CILIP Scotland pledges to commission research on the impact of school libraries and librarians, provide advice and support to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#school libraries
#school librarians
#month launch
#provide advice