So the Kindle Version of Where The Wild Things Are is out of the question, then?

I hate them. It’s like making believe there’s another kind of sex. There isn’t another kind of sex. There isn’t another kind of book! A book is a book is a book. Maurice Sendak, to Guardian reporter Emma Brockes, about how much he hates ebooks Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American edition of Hillary Clinton’s What Happened looks stylish and elegant; the UK one is dreadful. But the reasons that books differ so much across different markets isn’t solely down to simple salesCovers sell books. But in the case of Hillary Clinton’s memoir What Happened, you can’t... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liz Pichon | 'A lot of the things I put in the books actually happened to me as a kid'

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedy, and sex, in the cancer ward? 'A Funny Thing Happened' goes there with glee

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Authors question the novel's future in face of declining attention spans

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How to Get Free Kindle Books With Your Library Card

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[ Wired | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze goes wild with new retro outdoors guide

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017 Spotlight: Four Questions with Skip Prichard

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Voices from within an industry overwhelmingly staffed by women speak out about senior management that appears increasingly dominated by menHave you experienced a gender gap in publishing? Tell us your storiesWhen Edie and Eddie started work as junior editors in the same corporate book publisher,... Continue reading at The Guardian

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