Liberty Says Nook Inspired B&N Bid

Liberty Media Corp. executives laid out their rationale for their surprise bid for Barnes & Noble Inc., touting the potential of the bookseller's Nook e-reader and the vast network of retail stores it can use to promote it. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2011-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nottingham bids to become European Capital of Culture 2023

Nottingham is looking to bid for its place as European Capital of Culture 2023, it has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bletchley Park Brain Teasers bids for Christmas hit

Headline is among publishers hoping to emulate the success of Christmas bestseller the GCHQ Puzzle Book (Michael Joseph) after commissioning writer, historian and Bletchley Park expert Sinclair McKay to write Bletchley Park Brain Teasers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankenstein-inspired YA thriller to Scholastic

Scholastic UK has signed a "tense" YA psychological thriller inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and titled Shell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dawkins tops poll of inspiring science books

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins has topped a public poll of the most inspiring science books of all time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religious Biographies Spotlight Inspiring Lives

Biographers immortalize the religious and spiritual teachers and others who shaped their faith in these new and forthcoming books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First time book producers and now finalists - how our young kiwis drew inspiration

Was it a spark of genius that struck as they had pen in hand, or was it plain old luck? Either way, it earned a first-time children's illustrator and first-time children's writer spots on the list of NZ Book Award finalists alongside their idols. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ofcom has concerns about Murdoch power in UK if Sky bid allowed

Regulator’s reports conclude Murdochs are ‘fit and proper’ but allegations of harassment at Fox are ‘extremely serious and disturbing’Ofcom has published two in-depth reports on 21st Century Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky which demonstrate why it has concerns about the Murdochs’ influence on UK... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bids flow in for Pullman character to be named after Grenfell Tower victim

A campaign to name a character in the second part of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust series after one of the Grenfell Tower fire’s young victims has helped raise more than £17,000 in just over 16 hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches 'inclusion tracker' in bid to measure diversity

Penguin Random House UK is launching an "Inclusion Tracker" to measure the diversity of its authors and staff in the pursuit of a new company-wide goal to "reflect UK society by 2025". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH presents Barbican-inspired Penguin Classics

Penguin Random House has developed a range of Barbican-inspired Penguin Classics to coincide with a new Barbican exhibition, Into the Unknown: A Journey through Science Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst, Scripps Team Up for Another TV-Inspired Magazine Launch

The Pioneer Woman Magazine is Ree Drummond’s latest project. The post Hearst, Scripps Team Up for Another TV-Inspired Magazine Launch appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Producer's childhood helped 'inspire' Harry Potter play

Sonia Friedman tells Desert Island Discs about bringing the best-selling book character to the stage. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charity book inspired by Tony Walsh's Manchester poem

Manchester’s creative community is fundraising to produce a book inspired by Tony Walsh's poem, This is the Place, to help those affected by the terror attack in which 22 people were killed in the city last Monday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Valley signs Chinese authors in bid to raise profile of translation

Scarborough-based indie Valley Press is to publish a seven-book series by "acclaimed" Chinese authors in an attempt to help "raise the profile of translated books in the UK". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEH Chair Resigns as Trump Renews Bid to Eliminate Arts, Library Funding

The president's latest budget proposal once again seeks to terminate the NEH, NEA, and virtually all federal library funding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shergar-inspired novel from Clare Balding to PRH Children's

Penguin Random House Children’s will publish a sequel to Clare Balding’s debut novel, The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop, inspired by the kidnap of Derby winner Shergar. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Huntington, see the inspirational note black sci-fi writer Octavia Butler wrote to herself

Before her first novel sold in 1975, before she won her MacArthur grant, sci-fi writer Octavia Butler fought years of rejection by writing inspirational notes to herself. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bradt signs Princess Michael's 'inspiring' wildlife book

Bradt Travel Guides to publish an "inspiring" new wildlife title by HRH Princess Michael of Kent in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell-inspired anthology raises funds as UK prepares to leave the EU

Unsung Stories is to publish 2084, a new collection of dystopian fiction featuring exclusive new stories from Christopher Priest, Lavie Tidhar, David Hutchinson and Jeff Noon, in July. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The winners and losers of Facebook’s dive into header bidding

The social network's latest announcement is good news for publishers, Amazon and Facebook itself, but not so much for Google and traditional supply-side platforms. The post The winners and losers of Facebook’s dive into header bidding appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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