'N.Y. Times' Announces 2015 Best Illustrated Children's Books

The 'New York Times' has announced its Best Illustrated List for books published in 2015. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indiana's Viewpoint Books Is For Sale

Viewpoint Books in Columbus, Ind., which was founded in 1973, has been placed on the market by its current owners, Terry and Susan Whittaker. The Whittakers have owned the store since 1979 and want to retire. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night U.S. is coming to an end, says organization

According to staff, World Book Night U.S. will be suspended due to lack of money. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Tarted-Up Book Covers Belittle Women's Fiction

The publishing industry's packaging of women's literary fiction in stereotypically girly covers makes great books seem trashy.If you take a look at the cover of Alice Munro's latest Nobel Prize-winning short fiction collection, The View From Castle Rock, you probably wouldn't guess it includes... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night Suspends Operations

After a three year effort, World Book Night officials said this morning they are suspending its operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Pope Revisits 'Escapo,' this Time in Full Color

Cartoonist Paul Pope is dipping back into his archives to reissue his 1999 work 'Escapo' in a new hardcover edition from Z2 Comics that will be in full color for the first time and offer a wealth of supplementary material. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Jersey to publish 'revealing' Van Gaal book

Yellow Jersey Press has signed a book about the new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cable announces £16m creative skills programme

A publishing training programme led by Oxford Brookes University in partnership with publishers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schultz, Chandrasekaran Team Up on Vet Book

Knopf will release "For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice" by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Rajiv Chandrasekaran, senior correspondent and associate editor of the "Washington Post," on November 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2014 Self-Publishing Book Expo Set

The 2014 Self-Publishing Book Expo, first held in 2009, will take place at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monster Underpants for S&S Children’s

Simon & Schuster Children’s will this October publish a new book in the Underpants... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US book publishers now make more money from online sales than physical stores

Brick-and-mortar book stores have clearly been on the decline for a while -- just look at Barnes & Noble's rocky finances. However, there's now some tangible evidence that the pendulum has swung in favor of internet-based sales. BookStats estimates... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of June 30, 2014

Bloomsbury gets ‘Inked’ and throws down for Dinerstein and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Incs M Scott Havens: We want to build the next LinkedIn or Facebook

Digital chief on rethinking the rules of journalism, shaking off the magazine group tag, and developing innovationM Scott Havens, senior vice president of digital at newly independent Time Inc is not a man to pussyfoot around journalistic conventions. We have to rethink the old church and state... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are authors running out of book titles?

Novels by Kate Atkinson, Stephen King and Muriel Spark have all had namesakes. Should writers adopt the imitator-proof JK Rowling approach instead?People first started to notice last year when Kate Atkinson's Life After Life coincided in the US with Jill McCorkle's Life After Life, which had... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perseus Books Group, 1996-2014

Venture capitalist and book lover Frank Pearl started the Perseus Books Group in 1996. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Sales Dipped in 2013

Industry sales had a small decline in 2013, falling to $27.01 billion from $27.12 billion in 2012, according to figures released last week by BookStats, the statistics program run by the AAP and BISG. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 30, 2014

This week, a spy thriller retelling of "King Lear," Francisco Goldman explores Mexico City, and a feminist spin on "Tom Sawyer." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CBLDF Debuts 'Banned Books Handbook' at ALA Las Vegas

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has released its first 'Banned Books Week Handbook,' a free resource for librarians, retailers and fans to use during this year's Banned Books Week, which will focus on comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daniel Handler (also known as Lemony Snicket) will host the National Book Awards

According to the National Book Foundation, the writer will be the first master of ceremonies to have published books in both the children's and adult fiction categories. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sportswriter Simon Barnes leaves The Times after 32 years

Simon Barnes, The Times's award-winning chief sportswriter, is leaving the newspaper after 32 years. He claims the publisher can no longer afford his wages, according to a Sports Journalists' Association report. The report cites Barnes's email message to Mark Avery in which he wrote:"I have no... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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