P.E.I. announces 4 new COVID-19 cases; restrictions on schools, restaurants, shopping

Prince Edward Island has decided that restaurants will be shut to indoor dining, organized sports will be suspended and libraries and gyms will close for at least the next two weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading at 'CBC'

[ CBC | 2020-12-06 22:51:28 UTC ]
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Online Publishers Association Announces Rebrand to Digital Content Next

The organization formerly known as the Online Publishers Association (OPA) has announced a new name, Digital Content Next, a rebrand that signals a renewed focus on defining and confronting critical, big picture issues that its members face when crea ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air September 19, 2014: Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch, author of 'I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50' (Blue Rider, 9780399166181), will appear on the 'Queen Latifah Show' on Friday, September 19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup: September 19, 2014

This week highlighted the resurgence of indies with the opening and reopening of four new bookstores and the addition of a new Miami-based Books and Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award 2014 nominees for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature are announced

Works that were nominated include 'The Innovators' by Walter Isaacson and 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?' by Roz Chast for the nonfiction prize as well as 'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr and 'Station Eleven' by Emily St. John Mandel for the fiction award. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regan Arts Announces First Project

The 'Virtual Reality Beginners Guide' is a 40 page book in a box that includes a cardboard viewer that when assembled in combination with a smartphone turns into a VR headset viewer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4 ways magazines are making video work

For traditional publishers, creating video efficiently without stepping on brand toes is a tricky process. The post 4 ways magazines are making video work appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2014 National Book Award Fiction Longlist Announced

The list of 10 finalists includes a previous National Book Award winner, two finalists for the award, two Pulitzer Prize winners, and two first time authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Great Back To School Graphic Novels

It's September which means school is back in session. Here are 10 books that take place at schools or primarily involve the lives of teachers and students. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2014 NBA Young People's Literature Longlist Announced

The National Book Foundation has announced the 2014 National Book Award longlist for Young People’s Literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books donated to fire-hit art school

Glasgow School of Art replaces 22% of its most popular books that were lost in a fire at its Mackintosh building in June. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung Announced as Innovation Partner at Frankfurt Book Fair

Samsung will be Innovation Partner at the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair and help showcase technology solutions and unique content experiences for the book publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School librarians in running for top award

Three school librarians have been shortlisted for the School Library Association's school... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2014 Rona Jaffe Winners Announced

Each winner will receive $30,000, which will be presented on September 18 at a reception in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iowa City Book Festival Announces Lineup

The lineup this year includes debuts of October releases by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelists Marilynne Robinson and Jane Smiley. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook review: good for reading, but hardly the best budget tablet

There was a time when Barnes & Noble was so big, so dominating, that even Tom Hanks managed to look like a jerk when he played a book-chain executive. But times have changed, and as people began to order their books online -- or even download them --... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's donates rare book to Glasgow School of Art

Blackwell’s has donated a rare book to help rebuild the Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N, Samsung Unveil Galaxy Tab 4 Nook

Barnes & Noble unveiled the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, a 7-inch tablet cobranded with hardware manufacturer Samsung Electronics, at a press conference at the B&N Union Square store in Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble launches the $179 Galaxy Tab 4 Nook

Barnes & Noble has officially kicked off a new era -- one in which it doesn't manufacture its own tablets. The struggling book outlet announced last summer that it would work with other manufacturers going forward and Samsung is first in line. The... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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