Staff Pick: Small Wars, Faraway Places: Global Insurrection and the Making of the Modern World, 1945-1965

Reviews editor Everett Jones recommends Michael Burleigh’s lengthy, speedy account of two decades of imperialist 'little wars' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Making of 'The Portable Veblen': Elizabeth McKenzie Talks with Her Editor

Elizabeth McKenzie, author of 'The Portable Veblen,' talks to her editor, Ed Park, about the editing process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Yearling to become Virago Modern Classic

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings will become a Virago Modern Classic in September 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Infographic: How Publishers Are Navigating the Brave New World of Ad Blockers

Sourcepoint, a New York-based content compensation platform for publishers, recently released new data on the effects of ad blockers on its clients' sites. "As the threat of ad blocking is becoming more prevalent, publishers are working hard to identify sustainable ways of being compensated for... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Missing bookseller makes tearful 'confession' on China state TV

The Chinese government has broken its silence on the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers widely suspected of being detained by the authorities over the publication of controversial books critical of China's elite. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exclusive revamps Johannesburg flagship store to ‘make books sexy’

Exclusive Books has redesigned its flagship Johannesburg store, with the result breaking “the shackles and restraints of the chain-store mentality” in order to make books “sexy” again. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital media needs to make user experience a priority — or else

User experience is about empathy for the end user, Barbarian Group's Colin Nagy said on the Digiday Podcast. Many publishers miss that as they strive to churn pageviews and banner ad impressions. The result: navigating digital media is like walking on a sticky movie theater floor. The post... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pitchfork Staff, Kendall Jenner and Ronda Rousey Appear in New Conde Nast Ad Campaign

Conde Nast didn't have to go too far find talent for a new advertising campaign about creativity, called "Create. Connect. Cond Nast."On Thursday, Conde Nast kicked off the initiative with a series of short videos on social media channels in which employees from across the company's suite of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#FutureChat today: Make a wish

How do you like 2016 so far? Not that long ago, in a #FutureChat not that far away, we asked you what you considered to have been the high points of 2015 for publishing.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 11, 2016

This week: new books from Elizabeth Strout and China Mieville, and the fascinating world of brilliant con artists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big 5 Publishers Sat Out Deal-Making in 2015

The biggest deals in the publishing industry happened in the professional and education markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Bryson's 'tribute' to Jolly Fisherman makes waves in seaside town

Skegness’s Jolly Fisherman image used before seeking permission on the cover of Bryson’s bestselling travelogue The Road to Little DribblingSkegness’s Jolly Fisherman, he of the beaming smile and rotund belly, might be a little less cheerful after it emerged that his image was used without... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters: ‘Small Data,’ Big Impact, With Martin Lindstrom

“The way people buy books today is completely different from how they bought them five or 10 years ago,” Martin Lindstrom says. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are small independent publishers doing the work for big publishers?

While the giant firms sink huge sums into fleeting fads, the commitment and passion of the smaller imprints leave a larger impression in the long termIndependent publishers pick the books they loved and wished they published in 2015Here’s an observation: it sometimes feels as though smaller... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Rankin's modern meat cookery guide to Ebury

 Ebury Press, part of Penguin Random House, has acquired Low and Slow: How to Cook Meat by Neil Rankin: a guide to "modern meat cookery". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winners and losers: publishers pick the 2015 books they loved, missed and envied

Which books did well, which were left on the shelves, and which made editors green with envy?Visit bookshop.theguardian.com to browse all these books or call 0330 333 6846. 20p from every book you buy until Christmas will be donated to our Charity Appeal.The book that made my year: In a year... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill O’Reilly Makes a Killing

Say what you will about Bill O’Reilly, but he knows what the public wants. This is a guy who hosts a highly rated cable news program and wrote a first novel in which a fiendish stalker murders a man with an iced-tea spoon on Page 6. Nowhere is O’Reilly’s canniness more evident than in the... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Spencer Freedman makes seven threes in Mater Dei win

Sophomore Spencer Freedman made seven three-pointers and finished with 24 points in Mater Dei's 78-46 win over Long Beach Wilson in the North Orange County tournament. Mater Dei improved to 8-0. Ayala stayed unbeaten with an 81-43 win over Paramount. Servite defeated El Modena, 73-35. Pearson... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instant Articles Launches to Everyone on Android, with More Than 350 Publications Globally

We’re excited to announce that everyone who uses the Facebook for Android app can now read thousands of Instant Articles every day in News Feed from publishers worldwide. Combined with our recent launch of Instant Articles to everyone on Fa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Updating Instant Articles to Help Publishers Make More Money

Facebook is updating its policies for Instant Articles, per a rep with the company, which could mean up to 40 percent more ads for publishers on the platform. Starting today, publishers utilizing Instant Articles will be able to place an ad every 350 words instead of every 500 words, according... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Stephen Prothero Examines the Culture Wars, Past and Present

In 'Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars,' Stephen Prothero narrates the history of the American culture wars from the country's founding through today, with some interesting revelations along the way. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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