Men are giving up on reading books because they prefer to watch the big screen version instead, a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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It’s no secret that successful people are readers. Reading helps you stay on top of new trends and learn techniques you can use in your career. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett each share their favorite books at the end of the year, and they’re filled with nonfiction titles. But what about... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The company funded ‘It’s Lit: A guide to what teens think is cool’, which found that it was more cool than Vice, Nike and FacebookToday’s teenagers think Google and Google brands are cool, research funded by Google has found.Google published “It’s Lit: A guide to what teens think is cool”, a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's Baileys Prize hopefuls include one debut novelist and a previous winner. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon US is offering authors $5,000 upfront in lieu of royalties to incorporate their books into its unlimited reading programme for Prime members. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A transcript of the ASME-award winning editor's keynote at this week's Folio: Association Media Summit. The post Read Like Your Enemies Will: Lessons in Magazine Editing From AARP’s Bob Love appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As part of the blitz of new features in the Windows 10 Creators Update (see our full review here), Microsoft has added e-reading capabilities to its Edge browser. It’s a bit quirky, given its infancy, but with a bit of practice you can be lounging by the pool with an electronic novel in no... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles has reported a second year of profit, with c.e.o. Paul Currie citing a “massive step change” in the retailer’s operations in the past two years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The open access market is growing rapidly, how can new opportunities be translated into long-term success? Rob Johnson explores the options. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Located in Beijing’s central business district, the two-story Juvenile & Children Reading Experience Wonderland is a full-fledged subsidiary of China Children’s Press & Publication Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A survey on what is selling in the market based on sales from bricks-and-mortar operations and online portals plus a look at a dozen major publishers’ revenues have revealed some of the bestselling titles in 2016 in China. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a month of voting, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s acclaimed novel was picked as the winner in the One Book, One New York program. The program promotes the reading of a single work by residents in all five boroughs of the city. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebekah Gregory was three feet from the bomb blast during the Boston Marathon. She lost her left leg and had 18 surgeries, but the mother of two is moving on with hope as told in her memoir ‘Taking My Life Back.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Radio has appointed a literary agent for the first time to represent books deriving from its programmes - Luigi Bonomi of LBA. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Blake Friedmann Agency has announced a new structure almost five months after the death of co-founder Carole Blake. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the latest executive order on immigration issued by President Donald J. Trump, a growing list of authors have committed to participating in #Read4Refugees, a read-in dedicated to raising awareness of, and funding to combat, refugee issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Loganberry Books in Ohio has reorganised its fiction section so all titles by male writers now have their spines facing the wallA bookshop in Ohio has made a graphic illustration of the position of female writers by leaving only books by women visible to its customers. The change, made to mark... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waylon Jennings’s wife Jessi Colter, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Rory Feek are some of the singers sharing their life stories in titles publishing this season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing 'education and research for everyone and by everyone,' Cambridge University Press' leadership offers pertinent readings for International Women's Day. The post International Women’s Day: Free Readings From Cambridge University Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everything President Trump has tweeted (and what it was about) March 3, 2017, 12:16 p.m. His tweets have the power to shape international relations, send stock prices up - or down - and galvanize the American public. We're watching how Donald Trump is using this platform of unfettered... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The importance of parents reading to children was discussed at the unveiling of Egmont’s new research, as findings revealed sales of pre-school and picture books had dipped. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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