The convention’s throngs of teenagers prove there’s still an appetite for reading, raising spirits of publishers who are starting to realize the importance of fandomLast Saturday and Sunday at the Javits Center, on the far western edge of Manhattan, the newly popular book lovers’ convention, BookCon, presented a scene familiar to fans of all sorts. Attendees crowded into exhibitors’ booths, arms covered in paper wristbands for entry into top events (people had reportedly queued for some of them since before the sun came up). The autograph hall, where hundreds were waiting patiently across dozens of lines, was deafeningly loud. On the main stage, TV celebrities were being interviewed, and the crowd was going wild. (Such crossover luminaries included BJ Novak, Mindy Kaling, Nick Offerman and Jason Segel.) At the entrance, a big, unmissable sign read: “Cosplay is not consent.” For the uninitiated, cosplay – short for “costume play”, where people dress up like favorite characters – is a staple at fan conventions, and the right to dress how you want and not get harassed is a relatively new and welcome addition. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stockholm Text, a young publishing house translating and publishing Swedish literature in English, share lessons learned from their first year in business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Little A imprint will release novels, memoirs, and story collections, while Day One will focus on short stories and new writers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For many gourmands of a certain age, mashed potatoes topped with a hefty spoonful of schmaltz is the definition of heaven on earth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Society will sponsor the newly named Folio Prize, a literature award of £40,000 to honor the best English-language fiction published in the UK. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Society has been announced as sponsor of the Literature Prize, the new award co-founded... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judging by the crowded sessions at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting last January in Seattle, ebooks remain the most contested topic among public librarians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For her work translating and publishing a distinguished list of German-language authors in the USA, Knopf executive Carol Brown Janeway has received the 2013 Friedrich Ulfers Prize. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emue Books is a new Australian publisher with an unexpected mission: publishing Francophone literature and reviving "fairness" in publishing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s has acquired two books in a teen series set in a sports school by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suzy Lucas is to be prize administrator for the newly established Literature Prize.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Library Association has created a scorecard that asks library workers to grade publishers on the way that they are offering ebooks for lending. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indian writer Jeet Thayil has won the third DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, worth $50,000,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the world is being set up to facilitate frictionless commercial transactions between diverse cultures, is literary fiction losing its role? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-22 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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HMV administrator Deloitte has said there have been "very positive" expressions of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The annual search to find the best publishers, retailers, agents, librarians and supply... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by a 44.9% increase in the stock price of Amazon, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index jumped 23.5% in 2012, easily beating the 7.3% gain posted by the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has acquired a "powerful wartime novel", Wake by Anna Hope, with plans to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Choc Lit has teamed up with National Express to market its titles over the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sure, it's probably not going to convince you to pick up a new device if you weren't already in the market for one, but that's not really the point, right? Barnes & Noble's kicking off the season of giving with its "Buy a Nook, We'll Give a Book" promotion, which finds the company donating a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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