Six Post-Election Reads for the Soul

From meditation to rest, books publishing between now and early 2021 explore ways to heal divisions, find peace, and love thy neighbor. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Penguin and WHS partner on charity summer reading campaign

Penguin and W H Smith have partnered for a new summer reading campaign, which will raise money... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children reading more on screen than print, NLT finds

The growth in children’s digital reading is an “opportunity for publishers rather... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An App That Turns Digital Reading Into A Social Activity

Dotdotdot imagines its users as one big book discussion group, with everyone wielding the same highlighter. Instapaper and Readability have both found success offering a simple, core interaction: save an article online to read somewhere else later. With both you can also follow what friends... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT evaluates Reading Stars scheme

More than half of the pupils taking part in the National Literacy Trust's Premier League... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-Reading Rainbow: Hachette to bring entire ebook catalog to public libraries

If you're still balking at the cost of download-to-own ebooks, and would rather stick to the tried-and-true library lending system, then this Hachette news is for you. Come next Wednesday, the entirety of Hachette's ebook catalog -- over 5,000 titles -- will be made available to nonprofit... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Times' Google Glass App Reads Stories to You

The New York Times is one of the initial major publishers to unveil a Google Glass app, which will allow the currently scant number of users of the wearable device to access stories on the go. The app's audio component reads headlines and story summaries aloud and provides breaking news alerts. ... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are you as well read as a college sophomore?

Based on the pre-college reading lists, freshmen syllabi, and core programs of more than 100 US colleges and universities, here are 60 books the experts believe that you should have read by sophomore year of college. How does your own literary experience stack up? Take our quiz and find... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egypt’s Ibrahim Issa on Reading and Writing After the Arab Spring

Egyptian journalist and bestselling author Ibrahim Issa believes the Arab Spring has added religious oppression to the existing political hardships of the region. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stop Saying That Men Don’t Read Women

It has become a truism that “men don’t read women.” The assertion is taken as self-evident by feminist publications like Salon (“while women read books written by men, men do not tend to reciprocate”) and shown anecdotally by blogs. It is also perpetuated by male bastions like Esquire, which... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey: Squeeze on children's reading for pleasure

Parents struggle to create time to read at home and view reading largely as a skill rather than... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade figures launch Read Petite digital venture

A new venture to offer digital short stories and long-form journalism to readers through a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops suffer post-Easter sales drop

Printed book sales in the UK fell by more than 15% last week, as the established post-Easter... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading agency launch library exploration game

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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TES poll reveals teachers’ favourite reads

A list of teachers’ favourite books compiled by the Times Educational Supplement (TES) has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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StorEbook reads children's books, even does the funny voices

We've come a long way since an IBM 704 first croaked its way through Daisy Bell. Now we've got Siri copping an attitude when we ask a stupid question and Google Now feeding information in an incredibly realistic sounding voice. AT&T has its own initiative, dubbed Natural Voices. At this... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Greatest Novelist You Haven’t Read

It is one of the eccentricities of American publishing that James Salter has not been widely embraced as a great writer. His books are as good as those of post-war novelists like John Updike, Philip Roth, Richard Ford, and critics have often said so, and yet he is nowhere near as beloved or... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pay as you read site hoping to raise $50,000

A start-up is hoping to create a new digital publishing platform for independent authors that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Send to Kindle', and read it later

Last night something strange caught my attention, nearly enough to post a late-day story. Then this morning I got a little email nudge from Amazon PR, and thought: "Yeah. Why not?" The timing and broader ecosystem implications are interesting for service "Send to Kindle". Just as Google whacks... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Minimalist Comic Book That Stares Straight Into Piet Mondrian’s Soul

Frédérique Rusch transforms Mondrian’s two-dimensional primary-colored grid into a three-dimensional space, with a subtle Charles Burns reference thrown in for good measure. It’s all wonderfully meta: The first page of this comic by Frédérique Rusch is a simple grid that you may or may not... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Gets Exclusive Role In New PTA Family Reading Program

Amazon's got a new Kindle promotion vehicle, thanks to the National PTA, which wants to boost kids' reading with their families. Amazon's Kindle is the exclusive sponsor of the new Family Reading Experience program that the National PTA wants to roll out across the U.S. to boost kids' reading... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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