In 'The Freckle Report 2021,' veteran London-based bookseller, library advocate, and former Waterstones managing director Tim Coates warns that U.S. public library usage is in decline—and he suggests library leaders must do more to reverse the slide. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Between 2003 and 2012, media giant Gannett Co. shed more than 20,000 employees, some of them journalists at its television stations, local newspapers and flagship daily USA Today. Nonetheless, on a recent Saturday, the publisher sent recruiters to the Columbia University Graduate School of... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries across the country are taking part in a high-tech treasure based on Simon Mayo’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of libraries in Wales is set to receive a boost of £1m to help modernise their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Proposed cuts to Sheffield’s libraries will be debated in the city after 10,000 people... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sure, the age of browsing for books and checking them out may be coming slowly to a close, but the idea of a library can adapt rather than fade away. These five locations are doing just that. When I took a high school class in "library science," the primary innovation I learned about was the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This new library-in-a-shipping-container plans on using growing Internet access in Africa to create a new model for making available both electronic information and physical books. It’s a conundrum that library advocates have struggled with for years: in many areas in the developing world,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Government-commissioned report into library e-lending has set out the principle that e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A library in south London has been hit by a fire, with more than 100 firefighters tackling the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Were we really expecting a different outcome? Several months after Google bought Frommer's to bolster its location efforts, Skift hears that the iconic travel guide maker has completely stopped publication of print editions as its focus swings to the online realm. Authors say that many of their... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Research is showing that book sales around the world are in general decline and in some countries people are said to have simply stopped reading. What's to blame? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A secret operation saved hundreds of thousands of Muslim manuscripts in Tumbuktu's ancient libraries from destruction by militants. Now they are being translated and published. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers have condemned the decision by a Scottish council to close seven of its 15 libraries and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finally, a way to browse the Kindle Lending Library in your browser. As an avid reader, and an especially big fan of ebooks, I thought subscribing to Amazon Prime seemed like a good idea. After all, the $79/year membership lets you check out one ebook per month from the Kindle Lending Library,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British writer Terry Deary, author of the 'Horrible Histories' children's series, says that libraries have 'had their day' and that there is no 'entitlement to read books for free.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PHOENIX – Despite objections from newspaper publishers, a House committee endorsed two bills Thursday that would allow local governments to publish public notices online rather than in newspapers. Rep. David W. Stevens, R-Sierra Vista, ch ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Moray Council in Scotland has announced the closure of seven libraries as it looks to make... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to Fortune, the media giant is meeting with a reps from Meredith--but nothing's been confirmed. Could Time Warner be following in the steps of News Corp. and considering spinning off its publishing division? According to a report by Fortune (a Time Inc. publication), the media... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and library campaigner Alan Gibbons has called for Terry Deary (pictured) to debate the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library supporters have responded with anger to author Terry Deary"s comments that "... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Broadcaster Joan Bakewell has described library closures in areas including Liverpool and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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