Author’s son explains that wish for accessibility has persuaded trustees to look past his father’s dislike of digital mediaAfter years of refusing to allow publishers to digitise his works, the estate of JD Salinger has announced that the author’s famously small body of work will be published as ebooks for the first time.Salinger’s son Matt said that the author had always valued accessibility, but preferred the experience of reading a physical book. The Catcher in the Rye author, who died in 2010 at the age of 91, also hated the internet; Matt told the New York Times that he once explained Facebook to his father, who had been horrified that people shared personal information online. Related: From everyteen to annoying: are today's young readers turning on The Catcher in the Rye? Related: Ebooks are not 'stupid' – they're a revolution Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-12 15:49:19 UTC ]
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The publication of ebooks is beginning to grow among Spanish-language publishers as editors embrace digital, according to Bookwire, a distributor of the format, at CONTEC Mexico. The post Bookwire Says Spanish and Latin American Ebook Penetration is Accelerating appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collection of short pieces, which has been in the works for more than a decade, takes stock of The Snowman author’s lifeRaymond Briggs is one of the UK’s most beloved children’s authors, the creator of characters from The Snowman to Fungus the Bogeyman. But in his forthcoming book Time for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arduino boards and the Raspberry Pi have taken the DIY computing world by storm, allowing users to create wildly inventive projects while learning programming and electronic building skills. If you’re just looking to get into the world of microcontroller boards, though, it can be a little... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Police in suburban Philadelphia are on the hunt for a book thief with rarefied literary tastes. A burglar stole at least 20 books from a store in West Chester, Pa., including a rare edition of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday. No money was stolen... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama's memoir, 'Becoming,' has finally dropped from the top five on the Apple Books store. Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' meanwhile, stayed #1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook released new features that gives Pages the power to join Groups, which means publishers and brands can officially participate in the group activity that is increasingly becoming a core focus for the company.On Wednesday, Facebook announced a slate of new tools, including the ability for... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike with a signed hardback edition of the first book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The news that J.D. Salinger's family is preparing to publish the late author's previously unseen works has left some literary observers excited and some unsettled. On Friday, the Guardian reported that Matt Salinger, the son of the legendary author of "The Catcher in the Rye," is working to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronet has acquired the rights to the final book in Graham Hancock’s non-fiction trilogy, four years after the publication of Magicians of the Gods. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver’s first cookbook celebrates its 20th anniversary this year: Michael Joseph is reissuing The Naked Chef along with a raft of the celebrity chef’s other works to mark the occasion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French children’s publisher Editions Piccolia, which is owned by Swedish media group Bonnier AG, has filed for liquidation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winter moves among independent publishers: Nonfiction works are the focus in Europa Compass, and Chicago Review Press buys Oklahoma's Council Oak Books. The post Industry Notes: Europa Editions’ New Imprint; Chicago Press Buys Council Oak appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.co.uk has brought in a 'Buy for others' option on the detail page for Kindle books to allow people to gift ebooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher of literature in translation released the final volume of Karl Ove Knausgaard's 'My Struggle' this year. But it's not done with him yet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moves to oust the company’s leadership team of Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg suddenly look a lot more serious as its legal position becomes more perilous So far, the public and political reaction in the US to Facebook’s grave misdeeds has been surprisingly muted. That’s about to change.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate’s Jordan Mulligan has made his first acquisition, Scabby Queen, by Scottish author Kirstin Innes, billed as a “state-of-the-nation novel” about the silencing of women’s voices and the celebrity machine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate will publish a novel and memoir by parliamentary sketch writer John Crace. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate has pre-empted a "21st-century response to Lolita”, My Dark Vanessa, for six figures, with HarperCollins US prevailing with a seven-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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They're reading an average 73 hours per year, says Canada's big ebook and audiobook service, and Rakuten Kobo sees a lot of US politics on its most-read lists in 2018. The post Rakuten Kobo’s 2018 Bestselling Ebooks and Reading Trends appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a second time in two years, the Association of American Publishers cites a rise in ebook revenues, as downloaded audio charges ahead as the main gainer. The post AAP StatShot Monthly Report for October: A Rare Rise for Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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