This year’s Diagram prize also pits Curves for the Mathematically Curious against The Life Cycle of Russian Things and Hats: A Very Unnatural HistoryAn examination of the Jewish origins of the Man of Steel, Is Superman Circumcised?, is vying with an up-to-date look at camel milk and related camel goods, Handbook of Research on Health and Environmental Benefits of Camel Products, for the dubious honour of the oddest book title of the year.The prize was dreamed up in 1978 by the co-founders of The Diagram Group, to pass the time at the annual Frankfurt book fair. The inaugural award went to Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice, with winners in subsequent years ranging from Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers, to How to Avoid Huge Ships. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Bedford Square Books, the ebook and print-on-demand venture set up by the Ed Victor Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare and Yelp upload names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers, sometimes without explicit permission. Continue reading at PC World
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Melville, NY, February 14, 2012 – Newsday has been recognized by the New York News Publishers Association with three Awards for Excellence for its superior journalism. Award winners will be honored at a reception in Albany on Wednesday, Apr ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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In December 2010, National Book Network CEO Jed Lyons made the decision to cut back on the number of distribution clients NBN represented while also realigning its sales and marketing teams. The changes led to the departure of some NBN executives including NBN president Rich Freese, who moved to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The murder of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey and a family's violent rise to prominence is given gripping life.On a morning in August 2007, a slender masked man ran up to Chauncey Bailey on an Oakland sidewalk and fired two shotgun blasts at the journalist. The first slug tore through Bailey... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How much money is a book really worth? Is it the $25 to $30 publishers typically ask for the hardcover edition? Is it the discounted price plus shipping that an online retailer charges? What if there’s only a Kindle edition you can buy, for 99 cents? Is that same book worth nothing on days when... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The marketing campaign for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney has won the latest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The tagline “It’s not TV. It’s HBO” is something many will remember from the late 1990s, back when the cable network was in the vanguard for airing critically acclaimed series like The Sopranos and Sex and the City. Today there’s hardly a cable network in the game that isn’t trying to capture... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In a time when digital and print-on-demand technology are streamlining how books are created and delivered, Paravion Press believes there still is a market for well-crafted, hand-made books. “Paravion hopes to keep hold of a patch of turf for the old guard of the printed book—the realm of the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Quadrille has acquired a title by TV chef and owner of London restaurant The Star of India Reza... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This year's shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize includes new talent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Booklore bookshop in Sherborne is closing after 35 years. Its owner, Gill Capel, is retiring... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Imagine buying a car that locks you into one brand of fuel. That new BMW only runs on BMW gas. There are plenty of BMW gas stations around, so convenience isn't an issue. But if a different brand of gas station offers a discount, a membership program, or some other marketing campaign, you can't... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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As traditional revenue channels for newspapers collapse, publishers are seeking new and innovative ways to make a profit without expending a lot of resources. Finding the appropriate niche is the key to survival, and newspapers that recognize this ar ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Transworld has acquired two books to mark the 70th anniversary of BBC Radio 4 series, "... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Pan Macmillan has acquired a non-fiction title by Man Booker-shortlisted novelist and journalist... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Printed book sales fell 12% year on year in January, with spending falling to its lowest point... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Google Books is a gigantic and ever-expanding online library of books and magazines that can be used to read classic titles free of charge as well as to purchase new releases in all manner of categories. But you may be one of the many people who have found that the interface for the website and... Continue reading at Betanews
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Crowd-funded publisher Unbound has signed its first two rights deals, with c.e.o. John Mitchinson... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Can’t wait for high school calculus iBooks where kids have to triangulate Kindle sales with rubbish percentage data –Dan Frommer, via Twitter Continue reading at AllThingsD
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