When Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced it would no longer be publishing six of Dr. Seuss’s books which have aged problematically, the bookstore I work at in Scranton, Pennsylvania had a flurry of very concerned customers. People were coming up with stacks of his books along with an unsolicited-by-me explanation for why they were buying in […] The post I Work in a Bookstore. Why Am I Still Shelving “Mein Kampf”? appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
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It has been a little more than two years since Praveen Madan, co-owner of Booksmith, the San Francisco bookstore, took over as CEO of Menlo Park, Calif.’s Kepler’s Books and Magazines, in an effort to keep the iconic but struggling store from closing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Saturday, Albertine bookstore and reading room, with books in English and French, will open its doors across the street from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RoscoeBooks, a 1,419-square-foot full-service bookstore, will open its doors in Chicago’s north side in November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For traditional publishers, creating video efficiently without stepping on brand toes is a tricky process. The post 4 ways magazines are making video work appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales fell 5.1% to $707 million in July, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were at $745 million in July 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just get a Kindle already. You're insufferable.It's the conundrum of any Ikea visit. How big do you go? Do you buy enough storage for right now, or do you pad it out? One way, you have a bunch of tchotchkes sitting on the floor in two years. The other, you live in an abandoned library.Read Full... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movies, movies, and more movies were the key to book sales for teens and younger readers this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist says it is 'delicious' to be first contributor to the Future Library, which will compile 100 texts for publication in 2114Depending on perspective, it is an author's dream or nightmare: Margaret Atwood will never know what readers think of the piece of fiction she is currently working... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Kemp has opened 3 independent UK bookstores and wants to help others open 1,000 more. Here are his top tips for getting started. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics can wed different parts of a story together and really show things in ways prose can’t,” said Riva Hocherman, an editor at Metropolitan Books (an imprint of Holt), about "Verax," a forthcoming work of graphic nonfiction that tackles the history of the National Security Agency’s electronic... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It doesn’t hurt to be endorsed by Oprah: After she smiled on him, inspirational philosopher and poet Mark Nepo’s 2000 book hit #1 on the 'Times' list. Nepo talked with PW about his newest, 'The Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be,' before joining Oprah’s The Life You Want tour... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It doesn’t hurt to be endorsed by Oprah: After she smiled on him, inspirational philosopher and poet Mark Nepo’s 2000 book hit #1 on the 'Times' list. Nepo talked with PW about his newest, 'The Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be,' before joining Oprah’s The Life You Want tour... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since launching a major revamp of their line more than two years ago, Marvel has had mixed success with their Marvel NOW! titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books were flying off the shelves at two stores early Sunday morning, but not in the usual way. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake sent them tumbling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook says that hundreds of online companies have adopted its plan to let mobile apps operate more like the world wide web, seamlessly linking together in much the same way that pages do inside your web browser. According to Facebook’s Vijay Shankar, these companies have published over 3... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Kate Brittain has created a one-stop database of America's independent bookstores, Better Place to Buy Books. She estimates that there are over 2,300 indie bookstores in the USA. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The owners of the World's Only Curious George Store are opening a second picture-book concept store, the Make Way for Ducklings Store in Boston, Mass. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the material from Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiography, 'Pioneer Girl,' was used as a basis for the famed children's book series, but many of the more intense scenes were considered inappropriate for children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers simply cannot function without independent bookstores, notes Tom Roberge of New Directions as he reflects on the Amazon/Hachette battle Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For publishers today, data has become the key to competitive advantage. But executing against data has traditionally been a challenge. Only in recent years has the publishing industry invested in the technology required to make sense of data's complexity and volume. It speaks to a culture shift,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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