Schoolchildren’s increased interest in books attributed to school campaigns and better targeting by publishersDespite a myriad of new media competing for their attention, Danish children are bucking the trend and reading more books today than they did 14 years ago.A survey of 1,999 schoolchildren found that the proportion of nine- to 12-year-olds who read books in their free time had climbed from 56% to 61% since 2000. Young Danes are still watching TV and using digital devices, but not at the cost of reading books. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Representatives from across the industry met yesterday (19th July) to discuss reading for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We'd say it's about time. Although it's almost two years late to the party, Barnes & Noble is responding to Amazon's Kindle for the Web with Nook for Web. Much like its counterpart across the virtual aisle, the Nook web edition lets readers browse free samples and whole books entirely from a... Continue reading at Engadget
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Barnes & Noble catches up to Amazon and Google with a Web-based ebook service. Continue reading at AllThingsD
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Japan is set to fully enter the ebook age with four high-profile device launches in the next few... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Although quarterly revenue dropped 2.1 percent, the newspaper publisher earned 56 cents a share, beating a forecast of 52 cents. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Author G.P. Taylor says 'children's literature has gone too far' and advocates a ratings system like that for movies or video games. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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A single good-sized book will provide you with many hours of entertainment, it will make you think about some aspect of the world around you and make you reconsider that aspect a little. And even better, that single book can be acquired for practically nothing. Continue reading at ABC News
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More than half of tablet adopters are reading books and other media on their tablet screens instead of relying on paper. Continue reading at PC World
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A report into boys’ reading has found that three out of four UK schools are worried about... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones has today announced the next 12 titles in its quarterly Book Club, featuring four... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Cambridge University Press has seen its digital revenues rise 70% over the past year to account... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The top 10 publishers in the world had their lowest combined market share last year in the Livres... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Friends of the Kensal Rise Library has written to All Souls College to ask it to consider... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The May sunshine led to a 3.4% total sales increase last month, according to the British Retail... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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For book lovers, the summer is always a busy, exciting season, and this year is no exception. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CONDÉ NAST Publishing Director Bill Wackermann made a tempora-ry move to the other side of the desk by writing his first book, Flip the Script. The self-help guide is filled with examples from his years overseeing Glamour, but Mr. Continue reading at Crains New York
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Granta Magazine has opened submissions for the fourth edition of the Best of Young British... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Library campaigners in Kensal Rise have barricaded the doors to prevent council staff from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Nearly a third of British adults (31%) say they are likely to buy an ebook in the next six... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Erika Leonard laughs a lot, a deep wheezy chortle. And why wouldn't she? Leonard, a 49-year-old overnight publishing sensation, is laughing all the way to the bank. In the past few months the former TV executive has had her first novel, Fifty Shades of Grey, dominate the New York Times... Continue reading at Stuff
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