Who says old books can't be made new again? Certainly not Penguin Classics, which is focused on revitalizing literature that has been available in print for decades and sometimes even centuries. For the imprint's first experimentation with apps, it has created an amplified edition of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, which features the text of the 1957 edition of the novel, along with photos, interactive maps, and a detailed history of the author's contemporaries, who he famously dubbed "the beats." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who says old books can't be made new again? Certainly not Penguin Classics, which is focused on revitalizing literature that has been available in print for decades and sometimes even centuries. For the imprint's first experimentation with apps, it has created an amplified edition of Jack... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So you’re in the market for a new iPad. Excellent choice—I couldn’t live without mine. It’s my companion when I’m catching up on news and email in the morning over tea, reading a comic book in the evening to unwind, or watching a movie while traveling on a plane. But these days, picking an iPad... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Update 9-13-2017: This article has been updated to reflect a price increase for the 256GB and 512GB models of the iPad Pro.So you’re in the market for a new iPad. Excellent choice—I couldn’t live without mine. It’s my companion when I’m catching up on news and email in the morning over tea,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus has appointed Kate Appleton from Midas PR as its new head of publicity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 09:08:10 UTC ]
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Biographies of Sir Matt Busby and Bob Paisley are among the books longlisted for the Football Writers’ Association Book of the Year award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Formula One champion Damon Hill, Arsenal football legend Ian Wright, London 2012 Olympic Gold medallist Greg Rutherford and Olympic Games runner Jo Pavey have each been shortlisted for 2017's Cross Sports Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and library campaigner Alan Gibbons has issued an open letter to culture minister Ed Vaizey, renewing his call for the politician to engage in a full public debate on the future of the public library service as the “situation is critical”. Gibbons first issued a challenge to Vaizey... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The retail colossus is aiming to recruit fan fiction writers with their own ambitions to sell, but Wattpad is winning users who want to shareIt’s a cheerful orange giant stuffed with fan fiction and smileys which can garner a billion reads for an erotic One Direction story – scoring 25-year-old... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tablets are well on their way to outselling notebooks. But while the Windows 8 user interface makes it possible to navigate the operating system with just a fingertip, that doesn’t mean all of your old programs become magically finger-friendly. For some things, you just need a keyboard. A new... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple unveiled today the 7" iPad Mini and a new, 4th generation iPad. The Mini will start at $329 and is aimed at book readers. iBooks has also been updated. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In my ayahuasca eco-memoir Mothership, I enjoy playing hopscotch along an often-overlooked spectrum, with autobiographical memoir at one end and “objective” narrative nonfiction at the other. How personal and self-revealing do I want to be in my environmental reporting? How much do I want to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-03-27 08:54:39 UTC ]
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Several digital publishers are doubling down on the business they still carry some authority over: events. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2023-11-14 05:01:00 UTC ]
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The pop star explains in her new memoir how control and sexism left her “feeling like a shadow of myself." Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2023-10-17 17:25:20 UTC ]
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The Vivaldi browser, which has been in beta testing for iOS devices over the past few months, is ready for a public release. Vivaldi for iPhones and iPads is now available for download from the App Store, bringing with it the features Android and desktop users have been... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-09-28 07:00:35 UTC ]
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Stops in the states of Texas, Colorado, and New York are planned for the Jaipur Literature Festival's international tour in September. The post India’s Jaipur Literature Festival Heads for Three US Cities appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-08-28 18:36:15 UTC ]
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Q+A’s executive producer, Erin Vincent, quits the ABC. Plus: News Corp staff told to pay for print copies of SMH and AFRQ+A is on life support. The ABC talk show is highly unlikely to be commissioned after this year, ending a headline grabbing 15-year run on ABC TV.Two days after Stan Grant... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-07-28 05:07:54 UTC ]
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