How do you organize your books? 9 authors share their favorite shelves.

Shelfies by Elin Hilderbrand, Diana Gabaldon, Garrett Graff, Vanessa Riley, Emma Straub, Hernan Diaz, Jennifer Weiner, Chris Bohjalian and Christopher Buckley Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: S&S, Good Books Sign Agreement

Simon & Schuster has entered into an agreement with Good Books for the sales, distribution and fulfillment in the United States, Canada and open market of all of its frontlist and backlist titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Palin’s New Book: Yet Another Reason to Dread Xmas?

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel up for third major book award

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[ BBC News | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books added to inflation basket

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[ BBC News | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Attempts to Rule the .Book Web Raises Hackles

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books added to ONS 'basket of goods'

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Korean Book Sales Plummeted by 20% in 2012

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Author Turns to Self-Publishing, with Help From ‘Podmates’

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A "Netflix for children's books"?

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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