A vote of no confidence in libraries minister Ed Vaizey will send powerful message about the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The whistle-blower behind the Cambridge Analytica revelations said the now-defunct data-fresearch firm used the fashion preferences of Facebook users to help develop the algorithms needed to target them with political messaging.Sharing examples of the anonymized data for the first time,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association (BA) has revealed it will not run a centralised variation of Civilised Saturday in 2018 following feedback with its members. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association, the Booksellers Association and the Society of Authors have all welcomed the European Parliament for voting in favour of the new copyright directive but expressed concerns that the UK will leave the EU before the directive becomes law. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House and HeadCount, a nonpartisan voter registration organization, will launch Book the Vote, a companywide effort to encourage voter registration by using PRH authors and a variety of support materials. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shareholders have voted to change Quarto’s by-laws to allow the publisher to borrow more money from the bank. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 2 million votes have been cast in the search to find America's Most Loved Novel, a fan competition organized as part of PBS' documentary series, 'The Great American Read.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The social media ads that helped Vote Leave win the EU referendum are published in full for the first time. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A public vote is set to launch this week to find the nation's favourite banned book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Evaluating the 'reimagined' BookExpo 2018, the IBPA board–for 34 years a BookExpo exhibitor–votes to forgo a cooperative booth in 2019, as in 2018: 'There is little reason for a publisher not part of the traditional eco-system to exhibit on the trade show floor.' The post IBPA Board Votes... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Ondaatje's novel "The English Patient" won the Golden Man Booker Prize, a special award established to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the prestigious British literary prize, on Sunday night. "The English Patient" beat out four other books to claim the award, which was voted on by the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Controversial new law that critics claimed threatened internet freedom is rejectedGoogle, YouTube and Facebook could escape having to make billions in payouts to press publishers, record labels and artists after EU lawmakers voted to reject proposed changes to copyright rules that aimed to make... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We’ve narrowed it down to four books. Now help us pick the one book we’ll all read this summer! Summer is the perfect time to unplug and lose yourself in a good book. The best books change the way we view the world, how we interact with others, and maybe even the direction of our lives. And... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Polari First Book Prize longlist shows that LGBT+ writing in the UK is "growing in scope and confidence,” the prize founder has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Dodgers outfielder who was acquired primarily as a cost-cutting move last winter appears destined to start the July 17 All-Star game at Washington. Matt Kemp moved past Bryce Harper of the Nationals and into second place in voting among National League outfielders on Monday. With 10 days left... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty years of Man Booker Prize for Fiction winners have been sorted down to a shortlist, and you can help crown the 'Golden' book. And some of this year's Audie Award winners are now playing on 'Beyond the Book.' The post Industry Notes: UK’s Golden Booker Voting Is Closing; AudioFile’s Whitten... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SERIES Taken Mills (Clive Standen) tries to save his cousin from members of an underworld syndicate in a new episode of the series based on the Liam Neeson action franchise. Jennifer Beals and Adam Goldberg also star. 8 p.m. NBC The Crossing The now-canceled science fiction drama, about a group... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries, May 18, 2018: Among this week's headlines, the Senate votes to save net neutrality; How climate change is threatening libraries; Education Week looks at the ranks of our school librarians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gennady Golovkin’s second-round knockout of Vanes Martirosyan also was a power punch for HBO. The middleweight title bout at StubHub Center generated an average of 1.249 million viewers, peaking with 1.361 million, to become the top-performing fight on premium cable this year, according to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennifer Egan's novel 'Manhattan Beach,' the story of a female diver at Brooklyn’s Navy Yard during WWII, has been chosen as the book for "One Book, One New York," an annual contest to decide on a book that will be read by the entire city. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The unpredictable climate throughout the U.S. in December, both environmental and political, didn’t stop consumers from shopping at independent bookstores—and they have the sales to show for it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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