East London bookshop Libreria has launched a subscription scheme which will provide customers with a monthly choice of "low-profile, high-quality" fiction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The pay-what-you-wish digital bundle includes sci-fi autbors Greg Bear, Barbara Hambly and, to mark the 45th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing, a novel by astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carlton Garborg, former president of Summerside Press and Ellie Claire, has launched a new venture, Broadstreet Publishing. The house is also developing a new Bible translation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg sees the Internet as a vital service that should be made available to everyone across the world—a service that can be as vital as, say, the ability to call for emergency help on a telephone. In an editorial published Monday in The Wall Street Journal, the Facebook chief outlined... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has relaunched its US website, with direct to consumer print and ebook sales. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copies of the Sudanese daily newspaper Al-Tayyar were confiscated by the country's security service on Saturday (5 July).The privately owned newspaper had only been allowed to resume publication last month after it was suspended in June 2012 for publishing a series of investigative articles on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries in Derbyshire could see staffing reduced and opening hours slashed as the county... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops around the country are gearing up to cash in on the Tour de France. Anticipation of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookshops need to make readers feel special in order to compete against online retailers, say book trade experts. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A second petition about the Amazon Hachette dispute has been launched - this time a pro-Amazon... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google has launched a new site, CookieChoices.org, to help visitors of European sites learn more about the digital breadcrumbs they leave behind through cookies.The site includes code that publishers can use to incorporate notifications into their own sites and apps. The notifications could take... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Freshman Fifteens, a group of 15 authors with debut Young Adult novels in 2015, are teaming with the online writing community Wattpad to organize The Common Room Teen Mentoring Contest, a writing and mentoring contest that opens for entries on June 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madefire, the "motion book” digital comics platform, has expanded to the Windows 8 operating system, launching with a free 5-installment Transformers comic exclusive to their app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More library services could be delivered in local pubs and shops according to the chair of a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The magazine industry loves a niche marketplace, especially when it’s new, and the predominantly English-speaking second-generation Hispanic American is certainly that. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is launching a matching grant pilot program that will add to the Foundation’s existing financial assistance programs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bibliomotion has teamed with Exploros, an educational technology developer, to launch 30gurus.com, a learning platform that allows authors to turn their books into educational courses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SAGE is the 100th publisher to sign on to the service, which offers library patrons and staff instant access to journal content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Waters will be going on a two-week tour, largely of high street bookshops, to promote her... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To mark Hello Kitty’s 40th anniversary, licensor Sanrio and its publishing licensees are planning the first Hello Kitty Reading Day this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When we asked you to share anecdotes and photos of your favourite independent bookshops, the stories poured in. From romance surrounded by Shakespeare to an encounter with a falconry-loving policeman, here is a selection of your bookshop memoriesSee all the contributions and add your own on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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