July 2015: Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review

Our July 2015 selection from BlueInk Review, a service which reviews self-published books, focuses on a variety of nonfiction titles. The post July 2015: Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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July Bookstore Sales Fell 5.1%

Bookstore sales fell 5.1% to $707 million in July, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were at $745 million in July 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, September 10, 2014

Joel Osteen offers more encouragement in his newest book; James Carroll explores the meaning of Jesus for today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Few Helpful Rules for Reviewing Books About Slavery

I don’t have any do’s for writing book reviews on slavery—I don’t have any do’s for writing book reviews, period—but I have a few don’ts, courtesy of the Economist’s now-withdrawn review of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism, a new book from Cornell... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How not to respond to a bad review

Stephan J Harper's litany of angry comments about a critic is a textbook demonstration of the reasons why wounded writers should keep shtumIf it's not the craziest response ever by a novelist to a negative review, it's almost certainly the longest, most obsessive and most ridiculous. When... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haruki Murakami's 'The Strange Library' will be published in English this December

Murakami's novel 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage' is still topping US bestseller lists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Never-before-published section of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is available for reading

The children's book by Roald Dahl is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lost chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory published

Chapter with more characters and Quentin Blake illustration deemed 'too wild' for British children appears for first timeA lost chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, deemed too wild, subversive and insufficiently moral for the tender minds of British children almost 50 years ago, has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook review: good for reading, but hardly the best budget tablet

There was a time when Barnes & Noble was so big, so dominating, that even Tom Hanks managed to look like a jerk when he played a book-chain executive. But times have changed, and as people began to order their books online -- or even download them --... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Widdecombe's self-published 'crime and dancing' tale

Ann Widdecombe has self-published her first detective novel via Amazon's KDP and CreateSpace... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liberio review: Turn your Google Docs into a published ebook

Now that eBooks have enabled anyone to be a published author, more would-be scribes are submitting their work directly through digital storefronts like Kindle Direct Publishing. Yet even with this radical change in the book industry, the e-publishing process is hardly simple. In fact the... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, August 27, 2014

Jan Karon's new novel brings Father Tim Kavanagh back to Mitford; Jan Aldredge-Clanton offers more inclusive pictures of God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Review Of Books Critic Apologizes For Error In Zaha Hadid Takedown

Whoops.Last week architect Zaha Hadid demanded that the New York Review of Books retract a June essay by critic Martin Filler, claiming that the "personal attack disguised as a book review" had "exposed Ms. Hadid to public ridicule and contempt."Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Nook Review

The Galaxy S4 Nook is a full-functioning Android tablet with a handful of extra Nook software to enhance the book reading (and, even more so, book buying) experience. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Seamus Heaney collection to be published

An anthology of later work by the Nobel laureate will feature a last poem, In Time, written for his granddaughter SíofraSeamus Heaney obituary by Neil CorcoranA poem written for his granddaughter and never published before in the UK will form part of a new collection of selected poems by the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Download the Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 Preview Magazine

Find out who to meet, what to see, and trends to discuss at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Download our Frankfurt 2014 Preview magazine here. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the Cookbook Bestsellers: July 2014

Backlist cookbooks proved to be strong sellers in July, whether the topic was juicing, canning, or country cooking with singer Trisha Yearwood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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July 2014 is the most profitable month ever in comic book history, and comics are only getting bigger

With the success of movies like 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' and more ways to buy comics than ever before, the industry is growing rapidly. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Guantanamo Diary,' the first Gitmo account by a detainee still imprisoned, will be published

“Guantanamo Diary” will be published simultaneously around the world on Jan. 20, 2015, as part of an international campaign to free Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Gitmo prisoner and author of the memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, August 13, 2014

Molly Phinney Baskette tells the story of her congregation's revival; the message of Jesus has been diluted, argues Benjamin L. Corey. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: Out of Print, a Film by Vivienne Roumani

Out of Print, the film documentary by Vivienne Roumani about the state-of-affairs in the book business and the culture of reading in America circa 2013, is worth seeking out. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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