Novelist says it is 'delicious' to be first contributor to the Future Library, which will compile 100 texts for publication in 2114Depending on perspective, it is an author's dream or nightmare: Margaret Atwood will never know what readers think of the piece of fiction she is currently working on, because the unpublished, unread manuscript from the Man Booker prize-winning novelist will be locked away for the next 100 years. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Google may have started out as a search engine, but the scope of its services has grown considerably in the 20-plus years since its origin. Of the many products in its grand stable, Google Translate has become a workhorse platform, lending its multi-lingual chops to Chrome, Google +, Android,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Controversial political and social issues are examined with an intellectual passion.Thinking the Twentieth Century Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century and Arrow have acquired a debut novel set in the antebellum American South, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century has acquired a second title from E4 comedy series "The Inbetweeners", with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed, the meme-centric social news site known for its reserves of offbeat content and silly cat photos, is stockpiling journalists—serious ones. Last week, it announced the hire of award-winning Rolling Stone writer Michael Hastings, adding to an impressive roster of reporters that include... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern authors, each of whom wrote a classic American novel, will have their lives and influence explored in two episodes of PBS's 'American Masters.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Australian group-buying site owned by Microsoft and Nine sold ebook readers bundled with a treasure trove of thousands of pirated books including the full Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Margaret Fuller, problem child of American transcendentalism, gets fresh treatment from Pulitzer Prize-winner John Matteson. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century has acquired a first book by radio and TV presenter Richard Bacon, to be a collection of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Getty Images is getting with the 21st century today.With its new Connect system, Getty is making it easier for web publishers and certain platforms like blogging tools to embed Getty's image products in their online publications than it may have been before. This is clever, definitely designed... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French authors have been signing a petition contesting a law for scanning and selling orphan and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Works is heralding a revived "commitment to books" after appointing a new c.e.o.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate editorial director Francis Bickmore has acquired a new novel by James Meek, author of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France is claiming a world first with its imminent adoption of a new law that lays down the rules... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century has acquired two novels in a new procedural crime series by author Ed Chatterton,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Printed book sales soared by £8.6m week on week last week, but spending remains down on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Faber is to publish Winter Journal, a second work of memoir by American writer Paul Auster, in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The term content licensing is an ambiguous one, especially among publishers. Some consider reprints and e-prints to be a full-fledged content licensing operation; while others leasing out logos and awards for third-party use count it as their content licensing service. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 08:22 Penguin is launching a digital series of exclusive short works called Penguin Shorts, releasing nine titles by authors including Helen Dunmore, Toby Young and Colm Toibin. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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