Library event for Zadie Smith

Novelist Zadie Smith will help promote reading groups and libraries with a reading at Swiss... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cupcake Digital Acquires zuuka and Its iStorytime Library App

Cupcake Digital, a developer of enhanced ebook apps sold through the major app distributors, has purchased zuuka, developer of the iStorytime library app featuring narrated children’s storybooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Events Are ALIVE in St. Louis

It's no secret that events can be a great source of ancillary revenue for magazine publishers. Perhaps more implicit, however, is that events can develop and grow a community of engaged stakeholders-beyond the readership. In St. Louis, a regional magazine has been skillfully developing its event... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Talks with Angie Smith: A Legacy of Love

Angie Smith wrote her bestselling children's book in memory of her daughter Audrey Caroline, who died the day she was born in 2008. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners plan protest for Women's Library reopening

Campaigners are planning to picket the re-opening of the Women's Library tonight (12th March... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film buy for Tom Rob Smith's The Farm

The film rights to Tom Rob Smith’s newly published The Farm (Simon & Schuster) have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Upcoming Comics Events: March 10, 2014

Planet Comicon in Kansas City, MO; Indiana Comic Con in Indianapolis, IN; Ales Kot & Tradd Moore in Winter Park, FL; J.H. Williams III in San Francisco, CA; London Super Comic Con in London, U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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3M Adds Audiobooks to Cloud Library System

The collection will debut with 40,000 titles, powered by Findaway World, including offerings from every major publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries, Authors and Publishers Head to SXSW 2014

SXSW Interactive (March 7-11), the annual tech festival, opens today in Austin, Tex. and expect to see a wide range of publishers and publishing-related events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check It Out With Michael Kelley: The Digital Public Library of America

When it was first proposed, the Digital Public Library of America—a visionary project that aims to make discoverable and accessible online the gems of local library collections nationwide—drew many questions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gibbs Smith Keeps Doing It His Way

When Gibbs Smith relocated his eponymous publishing company from California to the family farm in Layton, Utah, in 1973 he converted an old barn into offices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman: 'every school should have a good library'

Philip Pullman has spoken out in defence of school libraries, saying it is "very important... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowman & Littlefield Signs Library E-Book Deal

Under the new partnership the publisher will provide ebooks directly to the Douglas County Libraries at a flat discount, which will then own, and host the content on its own proprietary system for ebook lending. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Upcoming Comics Events: March 3, 2014

Will Eisner Reading by Paul Levitz in New York, NY; Moon Knight Release Party in Dublin, Ireland; Selfmade Hero Spring Party in London, U.K.; Smudge Expo in Arlington, VA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice's Shane Smith: 'Young people are angry and leaving TV in droves'

The multimedia empire's chief executive on video journalism, North Korea – and why he won't be taken over by a big rivalShane Smith stayed up late getting drunk with one of his presenters, and now he is exhausted, hungover and behind schedule. Bottles of spirits stand, taunting him, from a table... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kieron Smith to launch online shop

Former The Book Depository managing director Kieron Smith pictured is to launch an online global... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stark warnings of library 'emergency'; hopes for new review

Industry figures have voiced hopes for the latest government-commissioned review into the library... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Upcoming Comics Events: February 24, 2014

"B+F" Tour in Seattle, WA; James Robinson Signing in San Francisco, CA; Gail Simone Signing and Q&A in Portland, OR; Kevin Huizenga Reading and Discussion in Bryn Mawr, PA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheffield approves major library cuts

Sheffield City Council has approved plans to slash its library funding and leave only 12 of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DCMS consults on closing library advisory body

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation into the closure... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith: Expect Splashier Storytelling on Bloomberg TV

Justin Smith, CEO of Bloomberg Media Group, is slated to wrap up a 100-day review of the company in the coming weeks, when he is expected to offer recommendations on the future of the global media conglomerate's TV division and digital and print operations, including Bloomberg Businessweek.His... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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