Nook Heads to Australia

The move brings the total number of countries where the Nook and Nook store are available to 32. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Makes Cuts, But is Committed to Nook Products

Barnes & Noble acknowledged Monday that it has cut jobs throughout the company, but insisted that a report that said it had laid off its entire Nook hardware staff was “incorrect.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Korea authors heading for LBF

Ten prominent South Korea writers will attend the Korea Market Focus cultural programme at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local newspaper heads into the future by relinquishing its office

A weekly newspaper is about to be published without having an office, reports HoldTheFrontPage. The Hemel Hempstead Gazette, having left its headquarters, will operate in future largely through computer screens.Editor John Francis tells me there will be weekly face-to-face meetings of the half... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA’s Winter Institute Heads to Seattle

In less than a decade the American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute (Wi) has arguably become the second-most important bookseller gathering in the U.S., after BookExpo America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-Bunting Head to Self-Pub Second Novel

Florence Ladd returned an advance and decided to go it alone for her second novel, "The Spirit of Josephine: A Family Reunion in Paris." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holiday Retail Sales Dip at B&N, Nook Sales Plunge

Holiday sales for the nine-week period ended December 28 fell 6.6% at Barnes & Noble’s retail segment and tumbled 60.5% in its Nook division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catton and Tartt on Nook's 99p list

Nook is selling 100 of 2013's most popular books for only 99p for a new promotion.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter heads for the stage

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling says she is working on a play about Harry's early life, expected to hit British theaters within the next two years. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phaidon Taps Judith Regan to Head New Multimedia Unit

In an unexpected move, Phaidon, a publisher best known for its lavishly produced art books, has hired Judith Regan to oversee a new division at the company called Regan Arts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McIlvaney's Laidlaw trilogy heads for TV

Company Pictures have optioned the TV rights to William McIlvanney's Laidlaw trilogy. Lisa... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buczacki heads Garden Media Guild prizewinners

Professor Stefan Buczacki has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Garden... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail Online to launch in Australia

The Daily Mail is to launch an online operation in Australia in January 2014. The newspaper has gone into partnership with Mi9, the digital media company owned by Nine Entertainment. Mail Online will provide original Australian content alongside ninemsn, a joint venture between Nine and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N: earnings rise but Nook sales fall again

Barnes & Noble has turned a profit in its second quarter of trading, but sales in its Nook... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle launches in Australia

Amazon has launched a dedicated Australian Kindle store, selling more than 2m ebooks. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Book Than Nook: Can Barnes & Noble Makes Its E–Reader Feel Like The Real (Paper) Thing?

To compete against the Kindle, Barnes & Noble is going back to its roots, leveraging decades of bookseller expertise to make its Nook e–reader feel more like a paper book. Released Wednesday, the new Nook Simple Touch GlowLight features a brighter, sharper display; lighter body; improved... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eleanor Catton reprint heads to shops

Granta is to reprint 25,000 hardbacks of Eleanor Catton's Man Booker Prize-winning The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fox's Distribution Head Mike Hopkins May Succeed Andy Forssell as Hulu CEO

Per a report from Bloomberg last night, Fox Networks president of distribution Mike Hopkins is close to being named CEO of Disney/21st Century Fox/Comcast joint venture Hulu. After founder Jason Kilar resigned in March (along with chief technology officer Tom Rich), svp of content and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New UK e-businesses head to Frankfurt

Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s and Blackwell’s new ebook divisions will make their first... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight gets UK price cut, drops below £50

Bookworms in the UK tired of smuggling flashlights to bed might want to take another look at the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight. After all, you can get one for £49 now that Barnes & Noble has slashed £20 off its retail price -- that's far, far lower than the amount people had to pay at... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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