Issuu, a digital distribution and reading platform, has launched a new iOS app and announced a partnership with national literacy organization Jumpstart. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicken House has signed an “exclusive deal” with one of China’s largest publishing houses, Liaoning Publishing Group, which will publish all the forthcoming prize-winners of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is giving publishers new tools to attract digital subscribers as the social-media giant tries to ease concerns that its growing power threatens the media industry.In recent months, Facebook has tested "call-to-action" features with select media outlets participating in its Instant... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Roald Dahl Literary Estate will create a personalised adaptation of a Roald Dahl classic in partnership with publishing start-up Lost My Name. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Children’s has partnered with the NSPCC to create I Like Bees, a picture book encouraging readers to talk about their feelings, both positive and negative. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams new children's book has been revealed as The World’s Worst Children 2. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citizen AID is a free UK-developed iOS, Android and Windows app which gives advice on the best immediate response to a bomb blast or armed attack. It’s essentially an ebook with simple step-by-step guidance on how to deal with different situations. Some of this seems very obvious. If there’s an... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has partnered with the University of Leeds to offer online degree programmes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Sort Of Books is set to release eight original Moomin novels after acquiring world English rights to Tove Jansson’s works from Moomin Characters Ltd. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trends imprint Studio Press, part of Kings Road Publishing, is collaborating with digital media brand, We the Unicorns, to explore "the magic of YouTubers and the online video community" in a new series of books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The line up for RebusFest, a weekend of literature, music, art and film in Edinburgh organised by Orion Publishing Group and curated by Ian Rankin, has been revealed, with Edinburgh International Book Festival partnering on the event and Waterstones ready to be the festival's official bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One year after opening up livestreaming to the masses, publishers are stepping up their efforts to make money from their Facebook clips. Today, Hearst-owned Elle is running its first branded Facebook Live video for jewelry brand David Yurman. At 2 p.m. Eastern time, the publisher will stream a... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad and Hachette Book Group have inked a deal to produce 50 audiobooks using Wattpad's content. The first titles created under the deal will become available this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since The Washington Post completed its own migration in 2015 to Arc, the customizable publishing platform built in-house but intended to be licensed out to other publications, WaPo has been slowly building out its customer base, starting with a test run on college publications that were offered... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette, in partnership with startup Novel Effect, has created an app that relies on voice recognition technology to sync music and sound effects to text, as it's read aloud from select picture books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books has partnered with Hopster, an "edutainment" subscription app that helps kids under six to learn through stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Norton marks Will Eisner’s 100th birthday with a new hardcover edition of the book considered to be one the first graphic novels published in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like a Potter release in the UK, the arrival of a Murakami title in Japan means countdown retail events and early bookshop openings. The post Japan’s ‘Harukists’ Cheer Release of New Murakami Title appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The indie publisher, working with the Harvard Bookstore, will release a book of the farewell speeches of the former President and First Lady on March 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The partner of children’s author Helen Bailey has been found guilty of her murder. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like every tried and true fairytale, Promised Land had romance, a villain and in the end, love overcame hate. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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