A Norwich indie has opened up a completely virtual version of its bookshop, in what its owners are calling a world first. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Kobo's not quite done with the news tonight. In addition to an e-reader, three tablets and Pocket integration, the Canadian-turned-Japanese company has also got some announcements on the content side of things. First up is the addition of magazines to its store, bringing titles from Conde Nast,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary fans know William T. Vollmann as a National Book Award-winning author; the FBI knew him as Unabomber suspect S-2047.Literary fans know William T. Vollmann as a National Book Award-winning author; the FBI knew him as Unabomber suspect S-2047. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft is to give away free Xbox One development kits to encourage independent developers to self-publish games for its forthcoming console. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble says it plans to keep making its Nook electronic readers and will focus on offering content to its customers, even as its first-quarter net loss nearly doubled.The quarterly results came as the struggling bookseller's chairman said he is abandoning his bid for the company's... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s is set to open its third new bookshop this year. The retailer will open the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book publisher and digital marketer Open Road Integrated Media announced that it has received $11 million in Series C equity financing led by an $8 Million investment from NewSpring Capital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two bookshops have announced they are due to close this summer due to rising competition from the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cuba Libro, Cuba's first (tiny) English-language bookstore opens — one more sign of an easing of restrictions on the island. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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REMODELING magazine announced its launch of “Home for Life 2013,” a virtual tour showing how to remodel a home to be cost-efficient, safe and comfortable for life after retirement. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American publishers are faced with numerous challenges when it comes to publishing translations. Editor Ben Rosenthal offers several creative financial models as possible solutions. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Obama appeared as scheduled at a Chattanooga, Tenn., Amazon warehouse and praised the business, causing even more independent booksellers to express their displeasure with his endorsement. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Intel has shipped its first “open-source PC,” a bare-bones computer aimed at software developers building x86 applications and hobbyists looking to construct their own computer. The PC, called the MinnowBoard (shown above), is basically a motherboard with no casing around it. It was... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's Xbox One is getting decidedly more indie-friendly with today's confirmation from Microsoft that its forthcoming game console will double as a developer debug unit. In so many words, each $500 unit purchased at retail this holiday will also run in-progress game code, enabling... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is getting into the textbook business by selling and renting materials from the top five education publishers in the US. The new service will launch August 8. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft is to allow independent games developers to self-publish on its Xbox One games console, in a reversal of its previous policy. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While most people associate Android with text-messages, Google hopes you will think of it in another "text" aspect too -- textbooks. Today, Google announces that it is bringing textbooks to the Play Store. The company has partnered with all five major textbook publishers -- Cengage, Wiley,... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles is to open a seventh branch in London’s Waterloo Rail Station in the first week of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Porter Anderson interviews Book Country's Molly Barton and Brandi Larsen as the Penguin Random House site relaunches with new features for author-members. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Williams' Book Store is considered by some to be the oldest continuously operating bookstore in Los Angeles. It stands to be the latest casualty in a business that has been moving increasingly online.As a little girl, Anne Gusha walked into and was charmed by Williams' Book Store in San Pedro.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Worlds platform has opened in the US, with its guidelines advising that it is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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