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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This week in children's apps, we feature two new Berenstain Bears apps, a noisy Little Critter app, and another app that takes users on a prehistoric adventure. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rolling Stones in their pomp were the famous five Enid Blyton could never have invented. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While publishers introduce new products and platforms at a breakneck pace, fulfillment companies are faced with either adapting legacy systems to meet the changing demands, or investing resources in creating solutions from scratch. Their universe is constantly expanding as new players with new... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Dickens's day, serialized novels were all the rage. Rooster aims to revive that trend, making it easier than ever to find good books (and the time to read them).In the age of abbrevs., sitting down to read a novel can feel like gearing up for a marathon, no matter how much you love books. The... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mondadori has acquired social reading service Anobii, which has more than a million users worldwide, with its strongest base in Italy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rolling Stone Keith Richards is to publish a picture book with illustrations by his daughter.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new technology that is set to make its debut in April could one day make it possible for users to read Harry Potter books in just a few hours. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'Paddington' book series was written by Michael Bond and initially illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There has been a mixed responses from children's publishers to a campaign encouraging them to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The children's laureate Malorie Blackman, on how to get kids reading on world book day Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the first time, Frankfurt's fellowship program will be geared exclusively toward industry professionals working in children’s and YA books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books published by Scholastic, Bloomsbury and Kelpies have won prizes at the 2013 Scottish... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tight restrictions on foreign transactions did not deter UK kids publishers from striking numerous deals following the China Shanghai Children's Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Will and Ann Eisner Foundation unveiled an international slate of events to mark Will Eisner Week 2014, held March 1-7, to celebrate the life, work and influence of Will Eisner, a pioneering golden age comic book artist and one of the most innovative creators in the history of comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haven't finished a book since college? Between work, family, and social lives, trying to find time to read can be more effort than relaxing hobby. Here's how to make more time for your favorite page-turners.Reading is one of the most pleasurable activities out there. On a scale of human... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Launched in October of 2013, StoriesAlive is an app and subscription service offering access to a library of multimedia-rich, interactive childrens’ stories for $7.99 a month for the iPad and Android tablets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired a trilogy about the irrepressible Harry ‘... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rudi Lehnert asked if there’s a way to open and read .epub books in a browser. Most of the ebooks I read are in the .epub format, primarily because I’m allergic to Digital Rights Management. (An .epub can have DRM, but they usually don’t.) A handful of e-tailers sell unprotected .epub books,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Considered too inflammatory to publish in the wake of 1980s UK riots, these tales of anarchic runaways are to be re-released as ebooksMichael de Larrabeiti's classic stories of anarchic, pointy-eared street children the Borribles, which were judged to be so lawless in the 1980s that their... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Technical books, with charts and graphs, have always been a challenge for e-readers like the Kindle. DCL, working with MIT Press, believes it has come up with a solution. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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