Oxford University Press Launches Its ‘Little Oxford’ App—With Data

The 'Little Oxford' app has been introduced with survey results of youngsters' parents on digital learning. The post Oxford University Press Launches Its ‘Little Oxford’ App—With Data appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Caravéo launches writing competition at Skylark

Amber Caravéo, former editorial director at Orion Children’s Books, is launching a competition for unpublished writers at her new agency, with judges from Puffin, Orion and Macmillan Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House launches #GiveaBook campaign

Through the campaign, the publisher will donate a book to the organization Save the Children every time someone uses the hashtag online. Penguin Random House will make donations up to 25,000 times. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Zwirner Gallery Launches Imprint

After years of producing books through partnerships, David Zwirner Gallery, one of the top contemporary art galleries in New York City, has launched David Zwirner Books, a standalone publishing unit based in Chelsea. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press, Newsquest, Local World take on Facebook and Google

Regional newspaper publishers pool ad space to compete with tech companies such as Facebook, Microsoft and Google Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To 'read' this fashion magazine, you'll need a smartphone app

Persona is one of the latest fashion magazines in Tokyo. It’s printed on heavy stock paper and is full of photos of models and clothing. The only thing missing is text.You “read” Persona with a smartphone camera.An app recognizes the images, queries a cloud database and then downloads related... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blinkbox books launches 'biggest ever' marketing campaign

Blinkbox books is this week launching its biggest marketing campaign to date, which includes a partnership with the Mirror Group of newspapers. The Tesco-owned company’s marketing drive will celebrate “the joys of digital reading – without needing to buy a dedicated device”. A three-month... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaign group launches Amazon Christmas boycott

Amazon Anonymous has raised £7,000 for a campaign urging people not to shop with Amazon this Christmas. The campaign group is asking people to sign up to its Amazon Free Challenge, where customers boycott shopping with Amazon from the 1st to the 25th of December to show the retailer that: “if... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribner Launches Online Magazine

The new consumer website will feature contributions from Scribner authors and editors, as well as from other Simon & Schuster imprints. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Running Press, HBO Partner on 'Game of Thrones' Line

Running Press and HBO are teaming up on multiple books and mini kits inspired by the premium channel's series, 'Game of Thrones.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vice Launching Sci-Fi Site

Terraform, Brooklyn-based Vice Media Group's first standalone literary platform, will be dedicated to original pieces of science fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unseen Patrick O’Brian sea stories to launch in December

Master and Commander author’s early nautical stories – Noughts and Crosses, Two’s Company and No Pirates Nowadays – return to print after 80 yearsThree virtually unknown short stories by Patrick O’Brian of derring-do on the high seas, featuring everything from shark fishing on the Great Barrier... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Comic Book Makes Important, Boring Data Fun To Read

Terms of Service ingeniously harnesses the power of comics to keep readers engaged.Terms of Service is a newly published digital graphic novel from Al Jazeera that explores the turbulent relationship technology users today have with services provided by big data companies.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Monarchs' series for Penguin Press

Penguin Press is launching a new series of books about Britain’s kings and queens. The 45 books in the Penguin Monarchs series will be released in groups of five over the next four years, with the first batch published on 4th December (£10.99 hardbacks). Penguin has brought together some of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Launch and the Aftermath

Veteran author Warren Adler discusses how digital publishing defies traditional norms that dictate the average life span of a book. The post The Book Launch and the Aftermath appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches Kindle in Holland

Amazon has launched three Kindle e-readers and the Kindle ebook store in Holland. The e-commerce giant launched its Dutch ebook arm today (12th November), offering customers 20,000 Dutch ebooks alongside 3million books in other languages, reports Dutch news outlet NU. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Iolani grads find success with photo book app SimplePrints

Two graduates of Hawaii's Iolani School, Matt Sullivan and Landen Buckley, have taken on the photo book market with their StoryTree Inc. app SimplePrints. Unlike online photo services such as Shutterfly and Snapfish, SimplePrints was designed for mobile devices to make photo books, clearing... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jaguar's Google Glass App Brings Print Ads to Life

Jaguar has a clever way to take you inside the plot of its latest villain-themed campaign. Today, the brand is linking print ads in Condé Nast's Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ and Wired magazines to digital content through the Blippar app for Google Glass and mobile devices. The app is... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Adds Print Option to Nook Press

Barnes & Noble has added a print component to the services it provides to self-published authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook app poses a dilemma for publishers

The social network seems to have decided to host content itself rather than send users to other websites Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legend Press in community cafe link-up

Legend Press is teaming up with coffee shops and cafes in the area surrounding its office in Tabernacle Street EC2 to connect with the local creative community as part of its new "Books & Bean"s initiative.   Taking inspiration from the healthy snack company Graze, coffee shops in Old... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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