Inside the Washington Post newsroom: History-making moments and good gossip

Former editor Leonard Downie Jr. offers a behind-the-scenes account of his 44 years at the newspaper. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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'Major' holocaust history from Viking

Viking is publishing what it describes as the first authoritative and accessible account of the holocaust in over three decades, to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 and the 75th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How one Kiwi author is making $200,000 a year publishing romance novels online

She's a USA Today bestselling author who sells up to 300 books a day and has droves of fans in America – but you won't find Kiwi Leeanna Morgan's name in New Zealand's literary annals. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making Content Marketing Work For You

POP's Joe McCambley on what publishers large and small are missing. The post Making Content Marketing Work For You appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NAIBA 2016: Children's Authors, Editors, Young Booksellers Make for an Energetic Show

Booksellers and publishers alike were inspired by the number of younger booksellers who attended the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association fall conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vince Cable's 'post-Brexit novel' to Atlantic

Former UK business secretary Vince Cable has written a political thriller, Open Arms, set in a post-Brexit future. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pinterest Enlists Top Creators and Production Shops to Craft Posts for Marketers

As Pinterest works to build an advertising business that rivals heavyweights like Facebook and Google, it's launching a creative program with a handful of production shops, publishers and creators aimed at making it easier for brands to create posts for the platform. The new program is called... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black History Month anthology seeks to broaden scope of African literature

Digital-only publisher Bahati Books will release an anthology showcasing the “best in contemporary African writing” to mark Black History Month at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Translating Katja Kettu: ‘At the Margins of History’

As AmazonCrossing arrives at Frankfurt Book Fair this week, Finland's Katja Kettu's 'The Midwife' has just been released. The post Translating Katja Kettu: ‘At the Margins of History’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside Chief Executive’s Data-Driven Evolution

How the 40-year-old business magazine adapted to meet 21st-century market demands. The post Inside Chief Executive’s Data-Driven Evolution appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Esquire Brings Back Satirical Magazine SPY to Make You Laugh, Not Cry, Over the Election

Does this election feel different to you? Newspapers are trying to get ahead of this intense cycle with early endorsements. Presidential campaigns are embracing #TBT photos. Not to mention the kinds of stories eagle-eyed political reporters keep uncovering, from CNN Politics team's Playboy... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookouture makes two hires as sales reach 4.2m in 2016

Bookouture has made two major hires as the three-year-old company hits unit sales of 4.2m in 2016 year to date. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 really good new sports books

Here's a grab bag of a dozen new sports books – everything from the golfing reflections of the late great Arnold Palmer to a young woman runner’s global travel adventures to the story of a historic high school football game in Nebraska. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisa Joyner makes her first acquisition for Faber

Faber & Faber has signed “an exuberant, original” novel by Chris Wilson in Louisa Joyner’s first acquisition since joining the publisher as editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anonymous' new weekly news show will make you angry

Four weeks ago, I reported on how hacktivist collective Anonymous was planning its own weekly news show. The aim of Teh Weekly News is, Anonymous says, to "balance establishment media by providing unregulated investigative news that has not been molded to corporate or government interests". The... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Look Inside an Amazon Pop-Up

Amazon has opened 26 pop-up stores at malls in 13 states, and it's projected the retailer will have 100 of these locations open by next year. We take a look inside one of these pop-ups, at the Natick Mall in Natick, Mass. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roughly Speaking podcast: David Zurawik on the Clinton-Trump split-screen; three good books (episode 156)

In this podcast: 2:31: Today on the show, Dan catches up with the Sun's media critic David Zurawik to talk about last Monday's televised debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. With Clinton widely seen as the winner of that debate -- well prepared, with attacks on Trump's record that... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Game of Thrones' ebooks make it easier to keep up with the action

To properly celebrate the 20th anniversary of George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Game of Thrones, there's a new iBooks edition of the series that offers features to help you keep up with all of the action. The first installment is officially called... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassava Republic title makes the Goldsmiths Prize shortlist

Books from Jonathan Cape and Faber and Faber, as well as new African literature publisher Cassava Republic, are on the shortlist for this year’s Goldsmiths Prize, run by Goldsmiths University in association with the New Statesman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Opens 'Moments,' Its Once-Hidden Tweet Collection Feature, to All Users

Once upon a time, Twitter Moments was a closely guarded fortress surrounded by moats of publishers vying to get a spot on the throne. The feature, which aims to be "the best of Twitter in an instant," was only available to Twitter employees and certain publishing partners.  But that changed... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft Team Up to Make Artificial Intelligence Less Scary

The Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society was unveiled today by Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft. Indeed, that's quite a name and quite a list of companies. Their chief mission is to promote public understanding of AI while developing standards and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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