Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Is This Anything?’ charts his life as a comedian, one bit at a time

“Is This Anything?” is not a traditional memoir, but it does offer insights into Seinfeld’s personal history. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Mankell play published in English for first time

An extract from a "taboo" play by late Scandinavian crime writer, Henning Mankell, never before translated into English, has been published by quarterly freedom-of-expression magazine Index on Censorship in its latest issue. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunday Times 'got it wrong' on White

The Sunday Times has moved Oli White's Generation Next (Hodder & Stoughton) to its Children's and Young Adult bestseller chart for this forthcoming Sunday's issue (19th June), after it topped the adult fiction list in last Sunday's edition (12th). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Terence Conran's Life in Design to Octopus

Octopus is publishing My Life in Design by designer, restaurateur and businessman Sir Terence Conran. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Report: Teachers lack time to share books in classrooms

More than half of primary school pupils in the UK don’t have enough time to talk about books in the classroom, according to research released by Oxford University Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers’ Facebook videos are shared 7 times more than links

Publishers are addicted to the video format on Facebook, and it's easy to see why: they get much higher engagement on video posts than they do on article links, according to an analysis of NewsWhip data. The problem is that publishers have less ability to monetize the video they post to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audio download chart, April 2016: Train is the top track

Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Random House) has supplanted Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Pottermore) at the top of April’s Audible Audio Download Chart, claiming only its second month at number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Press Breathes New Life into Aboriginal Languages

The University of Regina Press has made a name for itself by publishing books about Cree, an indigenous language from Canada's aboriginal culture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Spring’s Data: A Few UK and US Charts From Nielsen Book Research

Who's buying the books, who's coloring them, and how are they finding them? Here are a few glimpses from Nielsen's 2015 research. The post The Spring’s Data: A Few UK and US Charts From Nielsen Book Research appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. billionaire becomes the 2nd-largest shareholder of L.A. Times' parent company

Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing Co. has rejected a second buyout offer from rival newspaper publisher Gannett Co., and this time it’s brought in new financial muscle to fend off further overtures: L. A. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong. Tribune Publishing announced Monday morning that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eric Danetz Wants to Help Time Inc. Take Over the World

The new SVP and group publisher of Time Inc. International gives Folio: a glimpse inside the media giant's plans for aggressive global expansion. The post Eric Danetz Wants to Help Time Inc. Take Over the World appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc.’s Jen Wong: ‘We have a ways to go to get to the bleeding edge’

As a legacy publisher, Time Inc. still gets 76 percent of its revenue from its print brands. It falls to Time Inc.’s new president of digital Jen Wong to speed its transaction to digital. She talked to Digiday about the hard work of speeding up the pace of change, the value of being first with... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glimpses of the US Market: Charts from Nielsen’s Kempton Mooney

From some of the material presented at BookExpo America, looks at the US market courtesy of Nielsen Book and Kempton Mooney: So far, it's a great year for Dr. Seuss. Again. The post Glimpses of the US Market: Charts from Nielsen’s Kempton Mooney appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Comedian Tig Notaro Is Just a Person

Ask any writer, actor, or comedian about their lives, and they all say the same thing: it’s all fodder for their art. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales rise for first time in four years as ebooks decline

Adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland helped revival in traditional publishing last yearSales of printed books have grown for the first time in four years, lifted by the adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, as ebooks suffered... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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California regulators approve Charter's takeover of Time Warner Cable

Charter Communications has cleared a final regulatory hurdle in its nearly year-long quest to clinch its $71-billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. California Public Utilities Commission members on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the transfer of phone licenses,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK ebook sales drop for the first time

It seems that our love affair with ebooks could be turning sour. For the first time since digital book sales were recorded, the number of ebooks sold in the UK dropped in 2015. The drop could be partly explained by the fact that we seem to be reading less in recent years. While sales of printed... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: It’s Show Time! Kids’ Events on Author Stages: Act II

Children’s authors will be front and center on the Uptown Stage today, when back-to-back kids’ programming takes place. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book sales in the UK decline for the first time

There's something to be said about a printed book. It's easy to read outdoors, you can lend it to a friend and, unlike a top-end Kindle, it doesn't spell disaster if you lose it. E-readers have their place, but today The Publishers Association (PA) h... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Christine Sneed: Stories Living a New Life

Christine Sneed’s new story collection, The Virginity of Famous Men (Bloomsbury, Sept.), has been with her for a while. She first wrote a (different) story with that title about 12 years ago, but decided it wasn’t good enough. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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