James Naughtie signs off his final BBC Radio 4 Today programme on Wednesday with an emotional tribute to his colleagues and listeners. Naughtie is to become Radio 4 special correspondent and books editor after 21 years of stewarding the channel’s flagship news and current affairs showListen to the Today programme on the BBC iPlayer Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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J.K. Rowling, E.L. James, and Ken Follett all had books on multiple lists around the world as Septembercame to a close. The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults, landed at #1 in France and the U.K. when it was released late last month. Two spots behind Vacancy in France is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley is joining forces with Simon Cowell for a book tying in to his production... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sophie McKenzie has signed world rights for two teen novels with Simon & Schuster in a six-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired an "uproariously funny" novel about a teenage boy with Tourette... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has announced a deal for a first book by British model and TV presenter, Alexa Chung. A... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Easypress Technologies, a book production software developer, is launching Book Publishing in the Cloud, a new technology platform it claims can cut the costs and time required to produce print and digital titles by as much as 50%. The new service is said to allow publishers to produce even more... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another prototype from DoCoMo aimed at Nihon's commuters, the i beam concept tablet forgoes any touch at all, allowing the user (once they're at the specified 'sweet spot') to navigate around apps and screens using your eyes. Two sensors along the bottom edge of the tablet track both of your... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite technology is in high demand, and the online retailer wants consumers to know how it works. The company has released a new video explainer. Kindle Paperwhite, which Amazon introduced earlier this month, has generated strong interest. Consider this: Amazon’s... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was the talk of the London Book Fair. Then it was the talk of the summer. Then it became the book news story of the year. The Fifty Shades series—an originally self-published erotica written as Twilight fan fiction—was too new a phenomenon in April, when the London Book Fair was underway, to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The social video firm Sharethrough wants to help brands run video ads that don't look like video ads. The company, which claims to be able to help advertisers get their ads viewed all over the Web through placements within editorial content rather than paid ad placements (like pre-rolls), has... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hairy Bikers Dave Myers and Si King have ended E L James' 22-week stint atop the Official UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Nook is ramping up its digital media offerings with a new video-download and rental service. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint The Friday Project has signed another title in its Confessions series,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Hodder Children's Books have jointly acquired two titles from the daily blogger of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 19, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the latest addition to Adobe® Creative Cloud™ — Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS), Single Edition. DPS, Si ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children's Books has acquired a new title by wildlife expert and adventurer, Steve... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Psychologist Oliver James has gone to independent publisher Karnac for his next book, in a deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square Peg has fought off twelve other publishers to acquire a book in a six-figure deal by the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has closed a four-book deal with bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joining a growing list of services that offer real-time video chat capabilities, Shindig is a recently launched platform that authors and publishers can use to replicate the book tour experience online. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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