How to build the city of the future, according to Ikea’s innovation lab

‘The Ideal City’ collects the most successful urban ideas from around the world, to serve as a sort of cookbook of best practices for city leaders. By the end of the century, if cities continue to grow at current rates, the world’s urban space may expand by 618,000 square miles—the equivalent of building another city the size of Manhattan nearly every day for the next 78-plus years.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2021-02-03 07:00:40 UTC ]
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DBW: Amazon's Grandinetti talks subscription, innovation

In a predictably careful interview at New York's Digital Book World conference between DBW’s Mike Shatzkin and Michael Cader, and Amazon Kindle senior vice-president Russ Grandinetti, earlier today (Wednesday 14th January), the most important moment may have come when Shatzkin suggested that, in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReedPop Acquires Emerald City Comicon

ReedPOP, which organizes the New York Comic Con, has acquired Emerald City Comicon, a fast growing pop culture convention based in Seattle, Washington. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future unclear for Blinkbox books

The future of Blinkbox books is unclear following the sale of Blinkbox movies to TalkTalk today (8th January). Tesco's trading statement for the 19 weeks to 3rd January revealed that Blinkbox had been sold to mobile and internet company TalkTalk, as mooted at the end of December. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liu Ruilin on Imaginist Press and China’s Publishing Future

Liu Ruilin discusses her innovative Beijing-based publishing house Imaginist Press and shares her views on design, culture and China's publishing future. The post Liu Ruilin on Imaginist Press and China’s Publishing Future appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard McGuire Finds the Past and Future in ‘Here’

A cartoonist, musician, designer and filmmaker, Richard McGuire talks with PW about the making of his acclaimed new graphic novel 'Here,' just published by Pantheon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Controversy over Houllebecq's vision of France's future

The ever-controversial French author Michel Houellebecq has denied that his new novel, about a future in which a Muslim party beats the far-right Front National in a presidential election, is a “provocation”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins and Connect Books handle City Link collapse

HarperCollins and Connect Books have said customers should not be affected by the collapse over Christmas of delivery company City Link. Administrators were appointed at the company on Christmas Eve, with substantial jobs cuts anticipated among its 2,727 staff. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Power of Words, to Build or to Tear Down

Two January books address the topic of the words we use and their effect on those who hear them, for good or ill. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Sales Execs Consider the Future of Book Pricing

A trio of international publishing sales executives reflect on the different attitudes toward book pricing across the world, wondering what the future holds. The post Publishing Sales Execs Consider the Future of Book Pricing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dystopian Fiction’s Popularity Is a Warning Sign for the Future

In the latest episode of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, writer Naomi Klein discusses dystopian fiction and her new capitalism-vs.-the-climate nonfiction book This Changes Everything. The post Dystopian Fiction’s Popularity Is a Warning Sign for the Future appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading Post bids a print farewell and welcomes an online future

Final issue of a paper that Trinity Mirror is transforming into a digital-only publicationSo it’s farewell to the Reading Post, which has just published its final issue after its owner, Trinity Mirror, decided to stop publishing its newsprint version.The paper marks its inky end with a front... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Japan’s Kinokuniya Innovates, Fosters Growth

Japanese bookseller Kinokuniya has implemented several innovative strategies to fight declining domestic sales, while still expanding at home and abroad. The post How Japan’s Kinokuniya Innovates, Fosters Growth appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Heads Back to the Future

Last week Barnes & Noble severed its ties with Microsoft, taking another step toward becoming, in the words of CEO Mike Huseby, a “client- and content-focused” company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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£1m auction for Kensal Rise Library building

The Kensal Rise Library building is up for auction this month, with a guide price of £1.15m. Although planning permission has been granted to convert the majority of space in the building into flats, it still has a dedicated space on the ground floor earmarked for community use, which the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BoSacks: The Future Ain't What It Used to Be

By Robert M. Sacks Do you ever wonder if the publishing industry has learned enough in the last five years to be more effective and more profitable in the next five years? Of course, effective is a relative term... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forecasting the Future of Print

Postal rate hikes, paper shortages, the rise of digital publishing, and one of the deepest economic recessions in recent history are just a few of the factors that have harried magazine publishers in the past decade. Many publishers have had to... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2014-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Evernote and Uber Deals Mean For the Future of Media

Thanks to digital, news publishers thought they could build a direct relationship with their customers. Recent deals signal the opposite.    Two recent deals between media and technology companies struck me as a new trend in the distributio ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poisoned Pen: 25 Years of Innovation

Fifteen years ago, at the start of the millennium, PW named Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Ariz., one of 11 innovative businesses destined to influence publishing in the 21st century. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Gaiman, Daniel Handler team up to distribute books in New York City

The two handed out National Book Award nominees as well as their own books in advance of the NBAs ceremony. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Director Ana Lily Amirpour's Guide To Filmmaking And "Back to the Future" Approach to Creativity

How she dodged the Hollywood complex to make A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.In a world where Hollywood is investing more and more into comic book heroes and reboots, it's perhaps unsurprising that a black and white Iranian vampire western wouldn't be the easiest pitch to studios. Ana Lily... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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