Kobo to release new device in summer

Kobo is set to launch a new e-reader in the UK on 1st June. The Kobo Glo HD will offer “the highest resolution screen available on the market and at the lowest price,” according to the Canada-based e-reading company. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eighth Harry Potter book to be released

An eighth Harry Potter book is to be released this summer - containing the script for a new stage play telling the wizard's story. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beatrix Potter: Newly-found story by 'Peter Rabbit' author will be released this fall

A story by Potter titled 'The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots' was recently found and will be released by Penguin Random House in September. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Millie Marotta releases colouring in app

Pavilion Books and app developers Touchpress are to release a new animal-inspired colouring app from author Millie Marotta. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime now offers 20 percent off all new video game releases, with a catch

Amazon’s been steadily expanding the list of benefits you receive with a $99 Prime membership—two-day shipping, a library of music and movies to stream, the ability to “borrow” Kindle books—and today it added video games to the list. Sort of. Prime members now get 20 percent off video game... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo promotes Swinkels and Anderson to executive vice presidents

Kobo has created two new executive roles to focus on publisher relations and content sales worldwide. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion releases 'groundbreaking' Julian Fellowes app

Orion is releasing a serialised novella by "Downton Abbey" creator and writer Julian Fellowes as part of a “groundbreaking” new app and storytelling experience. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon releases 'Reader's Edition' tablet

Amazon US has launched a new tablet "for readers" in time for Christmas called the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starz releases first glimpse of 'Outlander' season two

Starz is giving fans their first look at "Outlander" season two as part of the network's "25 Days of 'Outlander' Offerings," which will share exclusive content from the show on Twitter and Facebook. Though the first season of Ron Moore's adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's time-travel series was set... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tamblyn Named Kobo CEO

Michael Tamblyn will take over as CEO of the ebook company on January 1, succeeding Taka Aiki. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading Agency reveals Summer Reading fall

The number of children in the UK who took part in The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge this year was down 2.8% on last year’s figure. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tamblyn made c.e.o of Kobo

Michael Tamblyn has been made c.e.o of Kobo, taking over from Takahito Aiki, who was in charge of the company for just under two years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jessica Kingsley to release graphic novel on sexual harassment

Jessica Kingsley Publishers will release a graphic novel about sexual harrassment, Take it as a Compliment by Maria Stoian, under its Singing Dragon imprint tomorrow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber to release Moby memoir next June

Faber & Faber is to publish Moby’s “piercingly tender” memoir, Porcelain, in June 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corbyn colouring book to be released

Old Street Publishing is to release The Corbyn Colouring Book, an "adult colouring book with a sense of humour" inspired by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, in time for Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible releases Halloween story starring David Tennant

Audible has commissioned a dramatization of Carmilla, a 19th century gothic vampire novella by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, starring David Tennant and Rose Leslie. The story, first published in 1872, pre-dates Bram Stoker’s Dracula by over two decades. The story is about 18-year old Laura (played by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin releases second Twits app

Penguin Random House (PRH) UK has released a second app based on Roald Dahl’s The Twits, featuring the first ever rendering of Mr and Mrs Twit in 3D, entitled "Roald Dahl’s House of Twits". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes and Noble releases waterproof NOOK GlowLight Plus

Reading a book on a traditional tablet, such as the iPad, is a passable experience. However, a dedicated reader with an e-ink display is much superior for reading. Not only is it more comfortable for your eyes, but it works better in the sun too. Not to mention the super-long battery life. While... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: HarperCollins to Release YA Novel in 16 Languages Next May

As part of the marketing campaign for the new young adult novel by Alyson Noël, 'Unrivaled,' HarperCollins will publish the book simultaneously May 10, 2016 in 16 languages. The novel will feature covers that will be coordinated across the different markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Fader Releases Full Archive on BitTorrent

All 100 issues from magazine’s 16-year history available for free download. The post The Fader Releases Full Archive on BitTorrent appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At NEIBA, Gearing Up For the Holidays After ‘Brisk’ Summer

This year’s New England Independent Booksellers Association regional trade show, held in Providence, R.I., from October 6–8, brought together an upbeat crowd of booksellers new and veteran, gearing up for what they predict will be a strong holiday season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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