Susan Orlean cracked open her book and bent toward the microphone. “Covers burst like popcorn,” she said, reading from her book about the mysterious 1986 fire at downtown L.A.’s Central Library. “Pages flared and blackened and then sprang away from their bindings, a ream of sooty scraps soaring... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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Hodder Children's Books has acquired a new series by The Winter Trilogy author Ruth Warburton... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books published by Amazon like the Penny Marshall memoir 'My Mother Was Nuts' have not seen strong sales. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arcadia Books has been bought out of liquidation by photographer Basil Hyman, with its publisher... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We asked our readers two years ago if they had read an enhanced ebook. Over half of survey respondents had not. Now, we're asking again. Take our survey and tell us if you've read an enhanced ebook. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK has seen a slight slowdown in ebook sales growth over the last year. Does this mean ebooks have reached a plateau among readers? Michael Bhaskar examines the situation. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist and author Julie Burchill is set to release her new book Unchosen: The Memoirs of a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnny Depp launches his own book imprint with publishing company HarperCollins. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian book sales have plunged 10% in 2012, but ebook sales are finally taking off, writes Andrew Wilkins. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin is releasing the first six Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney as ebooks for the first time on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury Press has acquired a title aiming to be "the breakthrough book on accessible Spanish... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Licensing is a growing focus for many publishers as they look to generate awareness and spur book sales for in-house developed and acquired properties, and bring in incremental revenue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Buy a lot of ebooks? Thank your state attorney general for the credit you'll get next year. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hairy hobbit feet and elfin cloaks took over the Frankfurt Book Fair this weekend as JRR Tolkien fans dressed to impress Weta Workshop’s Sir Richard Taylor. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookNet Canada’s first survey of where Canadians buy books and what types of books they buy found that about 16% of purchases in the first half of 2012 were of ebooks, while paperback remained the most popular format, with a 57% share. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley is joining forces with Simon Cowell for a book tying in to his production... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spending on printed books in 2012 has passed the £1bn mark, but a fortnight later than last... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Madeline L'Engle's classic 'A Wrinkle in Time' has been adapted into a graphic novel by writer and illustrator Hope Larson, the creative force behind the graphic novel 'Mercury.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carrie Arcos, an L.A. mom whose first novel, 'Out of Reach,' is a young adult literature finalist, is in the company of Robert A. Caro, Junot Diaz and more.Carrie Arcos was mystified when she received an email from the National Book Foundation instructing her to call its office. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library has grown considerably since launching in the US, and it looks like the company's finally decided it was time to let some other countries in on the service as well. It announced today that Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and France would all have... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key Books has bought three books from Observatory Mansions-author Edward Carey, his first... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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