News from the Sharjah Book Fair: as the Publishing City rises in Sharjah, nearby Dubai gets a smaller Kinokuniya bookstore. And UAE libraries contemplate drone deliveries. The post In the UAE: Sharjah Publishing City, Kinokuniya Bookstores, Library Drones appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Aurum imprint Jacqui Small Publishing is moving into the illustrated ebook market, starting next... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Lossius forecasts a year of significant change for academic publishing, including more consolidation, improved digital textbooks and the rise of mobile. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Which writers (apart from EL James and Suzanne Collins) are dominating the best-selling book lists? Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publishers have more directly embraced tablets over more than a year as it became clearer that they were boosting the bottom line. We may be witnessing a watershed moment today, however. Hearst has started publishing issues for 22 of its magazines in the iOS Newsstand days before their... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Try finding Harper's Magazine when you Google "magazines that publish essays" or "magazines that publish short stories" -- it isn't easy." No, Rick, no it's not. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A cautious approach to HMV by publishers in recent months has meant many did not feel over-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new library in Texas appears to be normal, until you realize it doesn’t have any books in it. In Bexar County, Texas, the center of the San Antonio metropolitan area’s breakneck growth, a population boom has left some residents without adequate library access. A new initiative will fill... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The staff of Westminster libraries have written an open letter to their council bosses, urging... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three CEOs at this year's Digital Book World conference spoke about how they are reaching out directly to consumers and what they can do better. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forrester Research and DBW presented the findings of their Executive Publishing Survey on ebooks, devices and digital publishing predictions for 2013. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More young people than ever are getting involved in reading schemes at their local libraries,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every book published each season is its own startup. By adopting some of the principles that drive Silicon Valley, publishers really don't have anything to lose. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guy Kawasaki says traditional publishers need to 'think about maximizing sales not minimizing losses' and offers 10 strategies to put them back on the right path. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown's new thriller "Inferno," starrring his tweedy hero Robert Langdon from "The Da Vinci Code," will be published May 14 in hardcover and as an ebook by Doubleday. Dan Brown's new thriller "Inferno," starrring his tweedy hero Robert Langdon from "The Da Vinci Code," will be published May... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hardbound books, apparently, are soooo 20th century -- at least for the upcoming BiblioTech library in San Antonio, Texas' south side. When the shiny, new public library opens its doors to bookworms this fall, visitors will notice something important missing: actual books. Instead, the facility... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prometheus Books announced today a multiyear sales and distribution partnership with Random House Publisher Services (RHPS), beginning April 1, 2013, RHPS will provide exclusive sales and distribution for all Prometheus physical and digital titles in the United States and internationally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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De Arbeiderspers/A W Bruna, the largest publisher in the Netherlands, has removed DRM from its e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library volunteers are, in many cases, being left without sufficient support to deliver services... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedy and “new adult” will be among the hot trends for 2013, according to children... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at independent bookstores rose almost 8 percent during the year, according to data from about 500 stores. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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