US book trade publication Publishers Weekly is to run a special section next week as a tribute to freedom of expression following the terrorist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in France, in which 12 people died. The magazine’s owner, George Slowik Jr, said it was jumping “fully into the fray of defending freedom of expression” after the Charlie Hebdo attack and "the disquieting events around ‘The Interview’”. The film, a comedy about North Korea, was pulled from cinemas prior to its release after concerns about safety from cinemas. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Canongate has acquired world rights in Creative Freedom, a book by artist, writer and documentary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oct. 10, 2007 is the day I threw off the chains locking my music. I purged the last DRM-protected file from my personal catalog -- and not by stealing. I purchased every track, and getting them Digital Rights Management-free wasn't easy six years ago. The base collection started from CDs. The... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The store is my crack,” says Richard Howorth, co-owner of 34-year-old Square Books in Oxford, Miss., and former president of the American Booksellers Association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The China Shanghai International Book Fair is launching a new children’s book fair, which... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cookery writer Delia Smith is to receive a BAFTA Special Award at a tribute event on 30th April... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A library in north London which was occupied by squatters will now be run by volunteers from the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK retail sales grew by 1.5% in the run-up to Christmas and online retail saw a boost of 17.8%,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gateshead Council is calling for volunteers to take over the running of five of its libraries.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twelve per cent of all libraries will be "community-supported" ie community-run by next... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Independent publisher Choc Lit has teamed up with National Express to market its titles over the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former colleagues have paid tribute to Dorling Kindersley stalwart Christopher Davis, who has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Ken Follett's latest book is being offered for 20p on Amazon's Kindle store after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Volunteers will take over the running of ten libraries in Surrey after the county council was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The organizer of the Kidwell-eFestival has vowed that the event will take place again, despite... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The trade has paid tribute to multi-award-winning Irish author Maeve Binchy after her death at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s has returned a campus bookshop presence to Queens University Belfast after the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch will be chairman of the divided News Corporation empire but will not be chief executive of the publishing arm, home to The Sun and The Times newspapers, the media company today (28 June) confirmed. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachael Ray's "The Book of Burgers" could just be this year's burger bible. Here, the Food Network star shares tips on planning a burger bash and what she'd serve at a White House cookout. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Visit Sunny Chernobyl, journalist-filmmaker Andrew Blackwell tours the most polluted spots on earth -- and makes a pretty good case that you should, too. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the odds—the growth of ebooks, rising rent, and online discounting—bookstores continue to open and succeed. Speaking at the American Booksellers Association Forum in Medford, Mass., last month, ABA CEO Oren Teicher affirmed that membership in the organization has “stabilized,” and the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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