Schools reading contest: ebooks win

Nearly half the titles read by children in a national reading competition were consumed online, according to the charity Booktrust. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony's Wonderbook platform augments reading experience

Sony is to develop a range of augmented reality titles on its Wonderbook platform as part of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-readers make easy reading on the move

E-readers are devices for reading electronic books, or ebooks. Here's a rundown of their basic features: Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise Erdrich, Katherine Boo win National Book Awards

Erdrich's 'The Round House' wins for fiction and Boo's book chronicling life in a Mumbai slum wins for nonfiction. David Ferry wins for poetry and 'Goblin Secrets' wins Young People's Literature.Novelist Louise Erdrich and journalist Katherine Boo took the top prizes at the National Book Awards... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davis' Everest book wins Samuel Johnson Prize

Wade Davis has won the £20,000 Samuel Johnson prize for Non-Fiction for his book about... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everest saga wins Samuel Johnson prize

A gripping account of a doomed attempt to climb Mount Everest has won Britain's leading nonfiction book prize. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharjah: What Happens When Rulers Take Reading Seriously

Is there an argument to be made in favor of state intervention in the book trade? If the growth of the book trade in Sharjah is any evidence, the answer is yes. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Share of E-book Reading at 55%

At the end of June, Amazon’s Kindle family of reading devices was used to read ebooks by 55% of ebook buyers, according to figures compiled by Bowker Market Research. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Bricks-and-Mortar Bookstores Win a Price War with Amazon?

Australia's Bookworld has guaranteed that it will beat Amazon and other online competitors' prices by 10%. But are they risking losing too much profit? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Use FSS Google Books to download titles for offline reading

Google Books is great at helping you find interesting reads, and makes it easy to view them online from just about any device. The service isn’t quite as versatile when it comes to letting you download local copies in a format of your choice, unfortunately, but that’s where FSS Google Books... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC uses iBooks Author for Hobbit film ebooks

HarperCollins is capitalising on the forthcoming release of the first Hobbit film by putting out... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU 'to accept proposal on ebook price settlement'

EU regulators will next month accept an offer by Apple and four publishers to end the antitrust... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU regulators to accept Apple and book publishers' offer of cheaper ebooks

According to Reuters, EU regulators look likely to accept an offer from Apple and a handful of publishers, including Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Livre and Macmillan. The assembled publishers propose that they will allow retailers (including Amazon) to sell ebooks cheaper than... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orchard and Cape win Funny Prizes

Titles from Orchard Books and Jonathan Cape have won this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prizes,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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60% of Young Americans Use Libraries, 83% Read a Book This Year

According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners lobby for school libraries

A group of close to 150 campaigners is to lobby parliament for school libraries to be made... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre wins six-way auction for debut

Sceptre has won a six-way auction to acquire a debut novel described as "impressive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC wins internal communications gong

HarperCollins has won a PR Week Award for internal communication. The corporate communications... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cottrell Boyce wins Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

Frank Cottrell Boyce’s The Unforgotten Coat, published by Walker, has won the 2012 Guardian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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India vs. China? To Publishers, India Wins

A rising middle class, looser regulations and ebook growth puts India ahead of China on many publishers agendas, says OUP's group strategist. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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