Why a new era of multimedia storytelling, fueled by smartphones and powerful digital tools, means change for libraries and publishers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Big Hat Books, Indianapolis' only independent full-service general bookstore selling only new books, is temporarily closing while its owner looks for a new, smaller retail space. The 10-year-old bookstore will be closed for an undetermined length of time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new story reading app will launch later this month with nine picture books from publisher... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2014, as in years past, it looks as if some of the best new releases will be coming from America's smaller publishers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CEO Marissa Mayer wants her company to copy the publishing industry for its "elegant" designs, "distinctive voice," and of course, our CPMs.In an overtly flashy keynote address to the packed CES crowd yesterday, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer presented the company's vertical move into online magazines.... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The unnamed protagonist in Jack London's 'To Build a Fire' gets into trouble while hiking in the frozen Yukon with his dog. Widely considered to be London’s best short story, 'To Build a Fire' captures the cold with painful accuracy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five top UK authors, including Kate Atkinson and Lucy Hughes-Hallet, are in competition for the Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeremy Dooley created a new book--and an original font--to tutor tots on typeface.They say necessity is the mother of invention, but new parenthood isn't bad for coming up with new ideas either. "After my son was born, I found that his very simple books started me thinking about a lot of basic... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The unnamed protagonist in Jack London's 'To Build a Fire' gets into trouble while hiking in the frozen Yukon with his dog. Widely considered to be London’s best short story, 'To Build a Fire' captures the cold with painful accuracy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week, Ruth Rendell claimed that reading novels is a dying art. Sadly, she might have a pointNo one can say precisely why John Williams's novel Stoner has become a bestseller almost 50 years after its first publication. After all, plenty of books, "forgotten" or otherwise, are recommended by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Forbes for sale, Fortune's website divorcing from CNNMoney.com and Bloomberg Businessweek getting assessed as part of a companywide strategic review at Bloomberg, the year ahead could see a dramatic shift for top business magazines.The category offers a glimpse into the publishing world at... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For libraries, 2013 was an eventful year. PW takes a look back at the top 10 library stories of the year, and a look ahead to what might be on the horizon in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The two stories were written in 1958 while the late writer was working at a Detroit-based advertising agency. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week I shared the 10 most popular Slate stories from 2013, a list that paints with a broad brush about the stories our readers loved the most. Now it’s time to dig deeper to reveal which pieces were the most popular on our three strongest social networks: Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. As... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2013-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital media is thriving. Online advertising is growing faster than any other medium. The Web is hot. Except for the fact that the Web has had all sorts of growing pains. And major business challenges. And it changes constantly, sometimes quite radically. It's certainly never boring, and... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers have complained that they are losing crucial Christmas sales with some... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A sinking ship of a drama that managed to be neither monstrous nor deep"Thar she blows!" said one of the crew as a whale came to the surface. The cetacean wasn't the only thing blowing heavily in The Whale (BBC1), a 90-minute dramatisation of the sinking of the Essex, a Nantucket whaler, by a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In early December, FOLIO: presented its annual Eddie & Ozzie Awards ceremony, which celebrates the best in magazine editorial and design. Huffington. and Nautilus were both big winners, taking home four and three awards, respectively. In all, more than 150 awards were given to brands... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks' Put Me in the Story personalised-book series has launched a new 'universal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top off your last-minute holiday shopping list with these four fabulous picture books for young readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The save-it-for-later software service Pocket has released a list of the "best" content from 2013. Pocket's 10 million users saved more than 450 million items (from articles and videos to memes and gifs) from across the Web this year, and Pocket looked at which were saved most, as well as which... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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