If you’re too busy to watch the full moon rise just after dusk, and can’t get away from work to see a solar eclipse, head over to Olafur Eliasson’s mesmerizing exhibition at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in Los Angeles. Titled “The speed of your attention,” the four-gallery delight will put you in mind... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
ReedPOP has announced its plans for BookCon 2017, the fourth edition of its annual consumer book event, to be held on June 3 and 4 at the Javits Center in New York. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'New York Times Book Review' has revealed the 10 titles on its 64th annual list of Best Illustrated Children's Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prince performing in 2013. Prince’s songwriting rights are being sold to the Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The United Arab Emirates has brought in a National Law of Reading, putting legislative frameworks in place to support the development of reading across the UAE. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After underestimating the ferocity of Japan's manga fans, Amazon has made major adjustments to the contents of its Kindle Unlimited offer in the country, while dropping some publishers from the service altogether. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers are backing Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project (Contraband) to win the Man Booker Prize, following strong sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Hachette UK companies, Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) and Octopus, have struck a 10-year partnership with the National Gallery Company to produce activity books for children and adults. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN has made a point of being everywhere its users are, pushing hard to be the first publisher on emerging platforms like Snapchat, Facebook Messenger. This month, it's bringing its TV broadcast to Amazon Echo, an emerging platform projected to grow substantially in the coming years. Instead of... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group, along with Hachette US and Hachette Australia, has won an eight-publisher Frankfurt auction to acquire debut children’s author Jessica Townsend. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Girl on the Train (Transworld) has bought its ticket for a ninth week as the Weekly E-Ranking number one, while Ann Cleeves’ Cold Earth (Macmillan), the seventh title in her Shetland series, went straight into second place. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair is off to a seriously toned start this week, Wednesday's morning events looking light on audience as trade industry players focused on work and meetings on their stands. The post At Frankfurt Book Fair: Back to Work appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading US commentator asks: what if the entire industry made a business blunder by putting news up online for free while ignoring their print product? “What if”, asks Jack Shafer, “almost the entire newspaper industry got it wrong? What if, in the mad dash to put up editorial content on to the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beren and Lúthien, a story of the perilous romance between a man and an elf, is one of a number of texts by the author brought ‘together for the first time’JRR Tolkien’s legend of the mortal man Beren and the immortal elf Lúthien – a story that meant so much to the Lord of the Rings author that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media brands never really die, even when they stop publishing.It's been about 10 years since FHM, a formerly high-flying "lad mag" originally known as For Him Magazine, stopped publishing a print edition in the U.S. But Bauer Xcel Media, which took over FHM's website when the U.K. edition of the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attendance was up at the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association fall conference, held from October 15-17 in Baltimore, Md. The show, which grew by 40 booksellers and 20 exhibit tables, also saw an increased presence from younger booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lenovo's super-bendable, highly adaptable new device has a really interesting design. But it isn't always usable. The post Review: Lenovo Yoga Book appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lenovo’s Yoga Book is for people who have never been content with just a keyboard and mouse to express their ideas. People who prefer to scribble on notepads or napkins. Who draw pictures to illustrate ideas or create art. The $550 Yoga Book facilitates those practices by helping users produce... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette will be bringing in more regular, clearer and more detailed royalty statements for authors by the end of 2018, the company has said in a letter to its authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The digital media industry is facing an extremely competitive revenue landscape. In times like this, it's sometimes better to link arms with other, similar, companies, backed by an even bigger, more profitable company.Discovery Communications on Thursday announced a $100 million minority... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What this year's Heartland Fall Forum lacked in terms of bookseller attendance, it made up for in enthusiasm, especially when it came to children's books and authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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