Honest Few turns your social media posts into money for books

With ebook libraries, Amazon Prime Reading and the plethora of online services available putting free publications in your various devices, it's a wonder that people still pay any money for books anymore. But a new website called Honest Few is found... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus pre-empts Morrison's book on birth and post-partum recovery

Quercus Non Fiction has pre-empted The Birth Debrief by Illiyin Morrison, a book offering practical solutions to navigating pregnancy and transitioning into postpartum life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-27 07:47:27 UTC ]
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Books in the Media: Lafarge's debut hailed as 'brilliantly unsettling'

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 05:08:13 UTC ]
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China market turns frosty for Taiwan books, as tensions rise

These days, just being an author from Taiwan could dash your chances of getting a book published in China Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2021-08-11 14:32:35 UTC ]
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Books in the Media: Kellaway goes straight to top of the class

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-05 06:34:13 UTC ]
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Willie Nelson’s Honest Answer About His New Book Makes Jimmy Fallon Walk Off Set

The country legend's deadpan response was too much for "The Tonight Show" host. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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Books in the Media: Galgut's latest promises to be 'one of the best novels of the year'

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-20 22:03:08 UTC ]
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Books in the Media: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex sits comfortably in critic's picks

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-13 20:19:26 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show: Booksellers on Navigating a Post-Pandemic World

A panel of indie booksellers discussed survival in a post-pandemic world, including the impact upon them of Amazon's predatory practices, and called upon publishers to recognize the e-tail giant's effects on independent bookselling as an industry-wide problem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show: Is Literary IP as Valuable in a Post-Pandemic Hollywood?

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Former Washington Post editor Martin Baron is working on a book about Trump, Bezos and the future of journalism

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[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-28 16:45:36 UTC ]
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Brazen to publish Bridge's 'brutally honest' second book on mental health

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-15 17:43:29 UTC ]
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15 Favorite Episodes as the Book Review Podcast Turns 15

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[ The New York Times | 2021-04-14 13:30:36 UTC ]
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Scott Morrison's media blitz goes awry as A Current Affair turns up the heat | The Weekly Beast

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Is Ted Cruz laundering dark money through sales of his own book?

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Literati Gets Big Money for Book Boxes

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Walter Mosley’s new Easy Rawlins book is a masterful mix of mystery and social commentary

Amid its twisty plot, “Blood Grove,” set in 1969 Los Angeles, highlights racial injustice. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Brand safety is a social media issue - and it always will be

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens is turning his song “Peace Train” into a children’s book.

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