Libro.fm to Hire 10 Unemployed Booksellers

Libro.fm is hiring 10 booksellers from the ranks of those who were laid off due to the new coronavirus crisis as part of a special month-long project. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Paizo’s RPG Design Contest Opens December 10

Tabletop game publisher Paizo Publishing is opening its 8th RPG Superstar Design contest, an annual competition to find the best new game designers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Booksellers Give Thanks for Thanksgivukkah

The holiday started the evening before Thanksgiving, fueling "Thanksgivukkah" hype and perhaps goosing sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies First: Authors share their experiences working as booksellers

The Indies First movement garnered more than 1,000 authors working at bookstores across the US and in Canada for Small Business Saturday, including James Patterson and Garth Stein. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Cider Monday' catches on with indie booksellers

After the staff at New Hampshire bookstores proposed 'Cider Monday' as a holiday to celebrate on America's Cyber Monday, the idea caught on with other indie sellers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama's tech wizard hones his media weapons to help Miliband get to No 10

He was the scourge of Mitt Romney in the 2012 US election, now Obama's 'backroom Brit' is heading Labour's digital response team for its 2015 campaignIn his new book about the 2012 US presidential election campaign, the Time journalist Mark Halperin singles out the role played by a young Briton... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Holidays Are Here—and Booksellers Are Ready!

With Indies First, Shop Small, and Thanks for Shopping Indie, independent bookstores could get off to a strong start. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies First movement turns hundreds of authors into booksellers

To support Indies First, scores of authors will be working in indie bookstores on Small Business Saturday. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assembly Show Relaunches After 10-year Hiatus

After a 10-year hiatus BNP Media relaunched The Assembly Show Oct. 27-29 at the Daniel E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lenovo Miix 10 review: A good tablet with an (optional) killer keyboard

Lenovo is known for building notebooks with exquisite keyboards, but the company is also no stranger to the tablet game. It has also introduced pioneering convertibles, such as the Yoga 11s and the newer Flex 14. The Miix 10 should be the culmination of that experience, but this hybrid falls... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check Out the Top 10 Brands on Tumblr

Tumblr has work to do before becoming the next big marketing channel, but that hasn't stopped brands from getting on board with the hip publishing platform. Union Metrics shared a Top 10 list with Adweek after studying a month's worth of Tumblr activity in regards to Interbrand's top 100 ranking... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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1105 Media Hires President for Public Sector Division

1105 Media, a b-to-b media company serving the government, education, IT and health and safety markets, has hired James Causey to run its Public Sector Media Group. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rodale Hires President

Rodale has hired former Dow Jones executive, Scott Schulman, as its president—a role left vacant since Steven Pleshette Murphy stepped down as president and CEO in 2009. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 10 Biggest Things That Happened at New York Comic Con

In case you slept through this weekend and missed it, here are the 10 biggest comic book stories from 2013's New York Comic Con. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gadgets trump reading, Bookseller Conference hears

The number of children who rarely read—or do not read at all—has risen in the past... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Counterintuitive Tips for Self-Publishers

Bestseller Hugh Howey offers a list of tips that tend to surprise new writers, particularly those who are self-publishing or considering it. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Oyster, Keep 100,000 Books In Your Pocket For $10 A Month

Whether for movies, music, or magazines, the all–access model has proven it's here to stay. Now, what Spotify has done for music and Netflix has done for movies, a startup called Oyster is trying to do for that most analog of relics: the book. The basic premise of Oyster's invite–only iPhone... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Do Authors Owe to Indie Booksellers?

Sherman Alexie is encouraging authors to spend a day working in a bookstore handselling their own books, but some authors already feel overstretched. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Datapoint Discussion: “10,000″ Titles Offered Through Kindle Matchbook

Amazon is merely predicting that 10,000 books will be available through its Kindle Matchbook program by the time it launches in October. Will they get there? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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