London Digital 2016: Take Note: Virtual Reality Is Growing Up Fast

In October, the New York Times launched its first immersive virtual reality (VR) application, creating an engaging new kind of journalism that suddenly, jarringly, placed viewers alongside the children displaced by Syria’s civil war. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 2, 2016

Actor Josh Radnor signs up with HarperElixir for a book on answering big spiritual questions, Putnam signs a two-book world-rights deal with T. Jefferson Parker, R.L. Stine collaborates with Mystery Writers of America for a middle grade anthology to be published by HarperCollins Children’s, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, April 24, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended April 24, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: May 2, 2016

This week, Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Sympathizer’ and other 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners get a sales boost. Plus graphic novelist Maximilian Uriarte goes from Kickstarter success to Hardcover Fiction list debut, Canadian poet and social media star Rupi Kaur sits tight amid the coloring books on... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Desmond's firm in £25m loss after price cuts and digital investment

Northern & Shell puts 2015 losses down to cutting prices of Star and Express titles and significant investment in digital publishingRichard Desmond’s Northern & Shell fell to a £25m loss last year after embarking on costly tabloid price cuts and boosting investment in digital... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversity Celebrated at 2016 Edgar Awards

The Mystery Writers of America named Walter Mosley its first African-American grand master and gave out awards to Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen and Sisters in Crime, among others, at last night’s event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Classic George Plimpton Titles Reissued, Go Digital For First Time

Little, Brown's reissue of seven classic George Plimpton sports titles sees them appear in digital format for the first time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookstore News: April 28, 2016

New children's bookstore to open in California. Amazon expands pickup locations, on campus and off. And a Massachusetts bookstore faces protestors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News From Around the Web: April 27, 2016

In religion and spirituality publishing news today: a lawsuit issued by Scientology leader David Miscavige against a U.K. publisher, an appeal against censoring children’s books, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Shakespeare 'digital library wallpaper' from British Library and Vodafone

Vodafone and the British Library have partnered to make some of the earliest and rarest editions of Shakespeare’s plays available to download from specially-designed wallpaper featuring virtual library bookshelves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of Our Favorite Nxtbook Digital Publications from March

[Sponsored Content] A look at Champions, a quarterly magazine produced by nonprofit career and technical association SkillsUSA. The post One of Our Favorite Nxtbook Digital Publications from March appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: May 2016

Big books publishing in May include the latest by Billy Graham’s daughter, Ann Graham Lotz, a memoir by Grammy Award-winning rapper Lecrae, and the story behind one American’s seven-month imprisonment in North Korea. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookstore News: April 26, 2016

A poetry bookshop begins changing hands, while a new store gets ready to open in Massachusetts. B&N to open in downtown Hartford in 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookstore News: April 25, 2016

A Queens bookstore gets one step closer to opening; a Virginia Books-A-Million preps its new location; and a Canadian indie is planning a big birthday celebration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 25, 2016

This week: a murder mystery set in a remote town in Ghana, plus: are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Online and On Air: Week of April 25, 2016

On April 15, the Supreme Court declined to take up the Authors Guild v. Google case, bringing to an end the ongoing digital-age copyright battle. One reader heartily agreed with SCOTUS: Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of April 25, 2016

Constantine leaving Authors Guild and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: April 25, 2016

From Broadway to bookstores: the #2 book in the country is ‘Hamilton' by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. Plus Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest lifestyle title launches a new brand for Grand Central, Oprah Winfrey helps Cheryl Strayed onto the bestseller list six months after publication, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of April 25, 2016

In this week's column, Rodale buys a book by a Bronx teacher, musician J.D. Wilkes sells his debut to Two Dollar Radio, indie bestseller J.D. Barker gets six figures at HMH, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, April 17, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended April 17, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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