N.Y. Public Library Selects 10 Best Books for Children en Español

The list includes a mix of books written originally in Spanish and in translation. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15014 officially adds ebook support

It's official: With Windows 10’s Insider Preview Build 15014 for PCs and phones, Microsoft’s officially opened its ebook store, adding some nifty disk- and power-management features, too. Strategically, the ebook wing of Microsoft's Store app is probably the most important for the company. But... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s author platform Authorfy to launch

A new online platform connecting children’s authors and schools will launch this April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grandes Libros, a Spanish-Language Social Network for Book Fans

A social network for book lovers has launched in Argentina, and it's said to be gaining users across the Spanish-speaking world. The post Grandes Libros, a Spanish-Language Social Network for Book Fans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O’Reilly defects to former Dulwich rival Village Books

Sheila O’Reilly is to join Village Books in Dulwich, south London, as its events manager, just months after departing its local rival, fellow indie Dulwich Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europeans Cheer Move Toward Flexible VAT for E-books

A proposal to allow European Union countries to offer reduced tax on ebooks will be voted on in 2017 and has broad support of publishers and booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft pilots ebook sales in Windows 10

Publishers offer cautious welcome after leak shows software giant has included a bookselling section in a new build of its operating systemTwo years after Microsoft walked away from digital bookselling, a leak of its latest software has hinted that it may ready to try again.In what may be a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berger, Said and Greer on ABW's 'books that shaped Britain' list

The late art critic John Berger's Ways of Seeing (Penguin Modern Classics), first published in 1972, Edward Said’s 1978 study Orientalism (also Penguin Modern Classics) and Germaine Greer’s 1970 feminist study The Female Eunuch (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) are among the list of the 20... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exclusive Books strikes ebook deal with Kobo

Exclusive Books has struck a deal to direct its customers to the Kobo website to buy ebooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama names books which helped his presidency

Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad (Little, Brown), Liu Cixin's apocalyptic sci-fi epic The Three-Body Problem (Head of Zeus) and V S Naipaul's A Bend in the River (Picador) are some of the novels which helped Barack Obama during his time in the White House, he has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Post-Election Crop of Instant Trump Books

The surprising victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election has resulted in a boom in books about his rise—a number of which have been crashed and rushed out the door. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joe Wicks's Lean in 15 books earn fattest sales of any British diet plan

In 18 months, the Instagram star’s three titles have sold more books than any other UK weight-loss title since records beganInstagrammer turned publishing sensation Joe Wicks is now the author of the UK’s biggest-selling diet books since records began.The Body Coach’s three Lean in 15 books have... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies shine through on Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year shortlist

Indies are leading the shortlist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year, with five of the six books vying for the £5,000 prize hailing from independent presses. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lean in 15 becomes bestselling diet book since records began

Joe Wicks has leapfrogged himself to claim the number one spot in the book chart for a third week running—this time with his debut Lean in 15 (Bluebird). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books world alarmed by Pearson's sale of stake in Penguin Random House

Management have moved to reassure staff and writers that selling the 47% holding will not affect business, but authors and agents express uneaseAuthors and staff have reacted cautiously to news that Pearson is to sell its stake in Penguin Random House (PRH), the world’s biggest publisher and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaked Windows 10 build shows Microsoft filling a major content hole: Ebooks

For years, Microsoft has sold movies, TV shows, and music, in addition to apps—but not ebooks. A leaked Windows 10 build, however, shows Microsoft plans to shore up that gap in an upcoming release. The leaked build obtained by MSPowerUser reveals a dedicated section of the Windows Store where... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaked Windows 10 build shows Creators Update is getting an ebook store

Google has one, Apple has one, Amazon has one, so Microsoft seems to feel that it should have one too. We're talking ebook stores, and a leaked version of Windows Mobile reveals that this is something that is due to be added to the Windows Store. While Microsoft has been slowly but surely... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will the Pearson chief be brought to book over profits warnings? | Nils Pratley

John Fallon has presided over a string of mishaps at the educational giant and a plunge in the share priceForecasting is difficult, especially about the future, as the old line goes – but is it quite as hard as John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson, makes it seem?Two errors in 2016 were... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio presenter Robin Ince signs two book deal with Atlantic

Comedian and BBC Radio 4 presenter Robin Ince has signed a two-book deal with Atlantic Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Da Vinci Code code: what's the formula for a bestselling book?

Sales figures for the most popular modern authors round up familiar suspects from Dan Brown to JK Rowling. Taken together, they hint at surprising sales secretsSteve Berry could be forgiven for asking himself every day what it takes to make a book a global bestseller. Back in 2003, the former... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Book Releases New UK and US Metadata Reports

Charting the importance of proper and timely metadata, Nielsen Book's twin studies from the US and UK markets may be motivational updates for publishers. The post Nielsen Book Releases New UK and US Metadata Reports appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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