Finding authors from small presses might be getting easier.It's tough being an indie author. These writers lack the marketing resources of those working with big publishing houses, making it difficult to get their works on the shelves of bookstores and libraries. Readers, meanwhile, often have no idea where to start when navigating all the self-published content that exists on the web.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2014-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Take this quiz to find out if you can choose the real book title after it's been scrambled by Google Translate. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-05-04 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Your library and bookstore hauls will be looking good in these new bookish tote bags. - Kelly Jensen Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-05-01 10:31:00 UTC ]
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What started last year with a group trying to get a few children's sexual education books pulled from the shelves of a southern Manitoba library has now turned into accusations that its staff are pedophiles and a campaign to defund it, the... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-05-01 10:00:00 UTC ]
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This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day, the one-day book party held all across the country on the last Saturday in April every year to celebrate indie bookstores large and small. There’s no better time to show your local indie a little love—preferably by going to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-28 13:04:40 UTC ]
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If the more than 100 bills in state legislatures aiming to ban books fail, lawmakers want to cut library budgets — which could mean cuts to resources for America's most vulnerable. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2023-04-28 09:45:11 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: a challenging year for libraries recapped in the ALA's 2023 State of America's Libraries report; amid criticism, the College Board will change its AP African American studies course again; the Seattle Public Library will join Brooklyn Public Library in making banned... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This world isn't designed for anyone under 18. Teen spaces in libraries don't just promote literacy: they give teenagers a voice. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-04-27 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Visual artist and poet José Faus, journalist C.J. Janovy, and writer Desideria Mesa, join host Whitney Terrell live from the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, Missouri, to discuss Kansas City’s literary legacy and its future. The group focuses on new book ban legislation, as well a white... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-27 08:53:54 UTC ]
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Among its provisions, the bill would ensure all U.S. students have access to a school library staffed by a certified school librarian and would extend liability protections to teachers and school librarians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the best moments of my life have been spent in libraries, first as a patron, later as a librarian, and I have witnessed firsthand how hard the past few decades have been on libraries. As America has continued to dismantle its social safety net, libraries have been forced to pivot from... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-04-21 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: National Library Week 2023 is upon us; PEN America report says politics is 'supercharging' book bans; the Texas House passes its school library bill; and Dolly Parton will be awarded the ALA's highest honor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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“ALA calls on readers everywhere to show our commitment to the First Amendment by doing something concrete to preserve it,” said ALA president Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HC Arc will improve the reading experience and contribute to the publisher's sustainability efforts by reducing page counts, the publisher contends. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Boston Public Library is the latest in a string of public libraries to plan to incorporate affordable housing into its buildings. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-04-19 18:13:54 UTC ]
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OverDrive Max, which enables libraries to buy bundles of up to 100 loans for specific titles for concurrent use based on library users’ demands and with no expiration dates, has more than 400,000 titles available in the program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The addition of titles from Ingram's U.K. distribution arm to its newly launched wholesale business will expand the number of titles available through IW UK and give titles carried by IPS access to IW UK’s customer base. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: concerns that 'defund the library' may become the new front in the book banning wars; the Texas Senate passes its school library bill; librarians in Illinois weigh in on the state's proposal to defend the freedom to read; and ALA launches a new initiative to combat... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After garnering national headlines, a group of Llano county commissioners on Thursday voted to table the idea of closing its public libraries. But as a federal lawsuit over the library's illegal removal of books it deemed offensive continues, library supporters say the library's future remains... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Officials in Llano County considered closing the entire library system in lieu of returning challenged titles to its shelves. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-04-13 23:55:21 UTC ]
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Olympian and WNBA star Brittney Griner will co-write a memoir about her experience being detained by Russia in 2022 while headed over to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg, Deadline reports. Griner was behind bars for 10 months as the diplomatic debacle played out, and will recount: the harrowing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-11 18:23:05 UTC ]
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