Obama shares his June reading list, but don't expect any beach reads

Former President Obama is out of office but he’s keeping up on politics and social issues with the books he’s reading. Obama shared a list of books he's been reading on Facebook on Saturday. The list is long on intellectual nonfiction and short on anything that could be described as a beach read.... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South African education lists fear state publishing move

Educational publishers in South Africa are meeting with the National Department of Basic Education this week in a bid to allay fears over a potential move towards state publishing that trade figures believe would “totally decimate” the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime and thriller titles dominate UK's most-borrowed list

The crime and thriller genre has dominated loans from UK public libraries last year according to data released by Public Lending Right. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WSJ drops publisher frenemy LinkedIn’s share button

Publishers have had a complicated relationship with LinkedIn, and now, The Wall Street Journal has dropped its sharing button from its article pages. The change came as part of a recent article redesign. LinkedIn was never a huge traffic driver for most publishers in the first place, but Journal... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In search of Facebook love, publishers form link-sharing pacts with each other

Publishers that are scouring for more readers are digging into the audiences of rival sites. Through what some people call "social syndication," The Daily Dot, Bustle, Mental Floss and others are partnering up to cross-post articles in each other's Facebook pages. Often, this means teaming up... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winter Institute 2016: Children's Authors, Presses, Books Share the Stage

While the focus was primarily on the offerings for adult readers among the 625 booksellers attending this year's Winter Institute, children's publishers and authors also took their turns in the limelight at the annual gathering of publishers' reps, authors, and booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Sick of Reading about White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks

#1000BlackGirlBooks is a project headed by an 11-year-old in Philadelphia who wants to promote diversity in children's books. The post ‘Sick of Reading about White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH to publish beauty tips by consultant to the A-list

Penguin Random House has acquired a skin, food and lifestyle book by Wendy Rowe, a "world-renowned beauty expert" and Burberry's artistic consultant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Bestsellers: Nobel Laureate Alexievich Tops Swedish List

Bestseller lists from France, Italy, and Sweden, where Svetlana Alexievich was the #1 nonfiction title in December. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French Readers Put Arab Authors on the Bestseller List

After years of writing about radicalization and terrorism in the Middle East, Arab authors are now in the spotlight in France as readers try to understand the recent Paris attacks. The post French Readers Put Arab Authors on the Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Echo can read your Kindle books aloud on request

You don't even need to lift a finger when you're done playing Jeopardy! on Amazon Echo and want to relax with a book. Simply say "Alexa, read [Kindle book title]," and the voice assistant will start narrating almost anything you purchased from the Ki... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everything You Should Read This Week

Welcome to the Slate Plus Digest, a weekly newsletter that provides you with great stuff to read from both inside and outside Slate. We’re combining What Happened at Slate This Week, our roundup of Slate stories, with Reading List, which pointed you to stories on other sites. There’s new stuff... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Worldwide reading held for poet sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia

A worldwide reading is being held in support of Ashraf Fayadh, a Palestinian poet, artist and curator living in Saudi Arabia, who has been sentenced to death for the abandonment of his Muslim faith. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Critical edition of Mein Kampf hits Spiegel bestseller list

The heavily annotated reissue of Adolf Hitler’s propaganda work Mein Kampf has become an instant bestseller in Germany. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New edition of Mein Kampf set to land on German bestseller lists

Annotated version of Adolf Hitler’s opus, which ‘unmasks his false allegations, whitewashing and outright lies’, will debut at 20 on non-fiction chart after publishers received 15,000 orders A new critical edition of Mein Kampf is set to make its debut on German bestseller lists this weekend,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Education buys Pearson Singapore list

The Hodder Education Group has bought Pearson's list of textbooks for primary and secondary schools in Singapore. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cartoonists Boycott French Award Over All-Male Nominee List

An all-male list of nominees for the France's Grand Prix d’Angoulême has sparked outrage and a boycott. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnett, Fuller and Ware on Richard and Judy spring list

Debut novelists Laura Barnett, Claire Fuller and Ruth Ware have been chosen for the latest Richard & Judy Book Club promotion, exclusive to W H Smith.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Keeps Firm Grip on E-book Market, Even as the Format Loses Market Share

With sales of ebooks slipping and print books enjoying a mild rebound, ebooks’ share of consumer spending on books has declined over the past two years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adweek's 10 Most Read Technology Stories of 2015

Here are the 10 most-read technology stories published by Adweek in 2015:     10. These Are the Digital Trends Everyone in Tech and Advertising Needs to Know Mary Meeker runs digital investments for top Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, and every year she... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: ‘Girl on the Train’ Tops List

It’s been nearly a year since 'The Girl on the Train' came out, but it's still dominating the charts. Holiday season sales boosted Paul Hawkins' novel back to the top of the iBooks bestsellers list for the week ended December 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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