Kuala Lumpur is the 2020 World Book capital; more political books in the US released and compete with growing sales of Woodward's 'Fear'; and PRH has a new CFO. The post Industry Notes: 2020 World Book Capital; Political Book Sales in the US; PRH Names New CFO appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Filipino man Herbert Chavez, who calls himself Superman's biggest fan, has already undergone 26 painful plastic surgery procedures to transform his Asian face into a carbon copy of his idol. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The resurgence of vinyl has everybody talking, and listening. Maybe you've thumbed through a trend piece in The New York Times, crediting analog-loving millennials as the impetus for the revival. Or, you've read in Billboard or on Pitchfork about the trouble that comes with manufacturing vinyl.... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plexus is publishing David Bowie: Starman: A Colouring Book, a "cultural history in pictures" revealing the late musician's 50-year fashion evolution in 30 illustrations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apply now to the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair Fellowship Program which includes a tour of German publishing, a trip to the Frankfurt Book Fair, and exclusive networking and career-building opportunities. The post Apply to the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair Fellowship by April 30 appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble will stop selling digital books for its Nook device on 15 March, the firm said on World Book Day. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books rose 5% in the week ended Feb. 28, 2016, over the similar week last year, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seuss's birthday on March 2 is celebrated as Read Across America Day, in which book-based activities take place at schools and celebrities encourage children to pick up a title. How have Seuss's works appealed to generations? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As The Bookseller publishes its first non-book product preview, Maria Vassilopoulos looks at the history of bookshops selling things that aren't books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Filming has finished and editing is underway for the film adaptation of Eleanor Catton' first novel The Rehearsal. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Soho closed a doubleheader; Balzer + Bray signed a new duology by Sara Raasch; and Greenwillow books signed Kimberley Derting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: new Dana Spiotta, redeeming the "Kama Sutra," and the quest to find the true age of the universe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The technology could one day serve as the basis for a product that embraces the physical book, while adding cool digital content on top.Technology that would bring the experience of reading a book into the 21st century—and not by replacing the book with a computer—was patented today by Google,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New research from Booklist shows page counts have grown 173% over 40 years, and suggests that JK Rowling’s boy hero may be responsible for large increase in early 2000sChildren’s novels have almost doubled in length over the last 40 years, according to research from US review journal Booklist,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster is set to publish Freedom: My Book of Firsts, a memoir by Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped in the US aged 11 and held prisoner for 18 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Demand for DC’s Super Hero Girls line has been so high the publisher is adding a second book to the program months before the first book in the series even publishes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith is launching an exclusive book club with author and YouTube vlogger Zoe Sugg, known as Zoella, this summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Puttock, Ross MacKenzie and Danny Weston have been revealed as the winners of the 2016 Scottish Children’s Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo America has named the books that will be championed during its three buzz panels at this year's BEA convention in Chicago. In the past two years, nine of their selections have been NYT bestsellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Submissions now are open for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize, for debut books that explore the LGBT experience in poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction. The post Submissions Open for the UK’s Polari First Book Prize 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'It is astonishing what you can do to women's bodies on a page," says author LS Hilton, cutting an imposing figure with her steely blue eyes, thick cream McQueen jumper and tight blonde ponytail. "You can torture them and flay them - but you can't let a woman actually enjoy her own body. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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