Pratchett's Wee Free Men to become film

The Jim Henson Company is producing a film adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s The Wee Free Men novel, with the screenplay written by Rhianna Pratchett, the late author’s daughter. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caffeine Nights in new deal with Richwater Films

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Download Free Samples of National Book Award Finalists’ Books

The finalists for the 2013 National Book Award have been announced anI, for the first time, a free ebook series with samples of all the finalists' work is available for download. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster's subscription ebook service launches on iPad, goes invitation-free

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[ Engadget | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award finalists announced, with free ebooks

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hirschkorn buys film rights to Paver's 'Chronicles'

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Reveals Ad Plans For Instagram, While Twitter Says Vine Will Stay Ad-Free

Four months after introducing video, Instagram took the natural next step today, telling its over 150 million users their streams would soon include ads too.The company, acquired by Facebook for $736 million in 2012, announced the development in a short blog post it published Thursday afternoon.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nissan treats new Leaf owners in Texas to one year of free charging

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[ Engadget | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling to revisit Harry Potter's world in new film series

J.K. Rowling will write a screenplay for Warner Bros. inspired by her book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."Warner Bros. is hoping "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has another magic trick up her sleeve. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling to write film

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Xbox One indie program will support free-to-play games, microtransactions

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[ Engadget | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madden NFL 25 for iOS available now as a free download

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[ Engadget | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free Jamie cookbook for every UK library

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Browsers block ads, threaten free sites, researchers say

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[ PC World | 2013-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pratchett Kindle cases from Waterstones

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NASA's Massive Free E-Book Collection

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[ The Atlantic | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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