Tesco taps Kobo to offer Binkbox Books libraries when it closes

Unlike Blinkbox Movies and Blinkbox Music, Tesco hasn't found a buyer for its underperforming Blinkbox Books service. We expected the ebook platform to quietly fade into the night, along with customers' purchases, but it seems Tesco has a parting gi... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot Closes Two Imprints

U.K.-based Angry Robot Books is closing its young adult and crime/mystery imprints, effectively immediately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the Road with Book Trucks

First there were food trucks. Now literacy advocates are filling buses and trucks with a different kind of nourishment—books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot closes Exhibit A and Strange Chemistry imprints

Sci-fi and fantasy publisher Angry Robot is closing its Exhibit A and Strange Chemistry imprints... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Game of Thrones': Twitter users put a Westeros twist on children's books

Twitter users are subbing in 'Thrones' themes for famous children's book titles. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NFL Players Inc. and Penguin Team Up for Children’s Books

Penguin Young Readers Group has partnered with NFL Players Inc., the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association, to create a range of books inspired by National Football League athletes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia’s “The Big Book” Shortlist Led by Prilepin’s “Cloister”

Zakhar Prilepin’s 'Cloister' leads the shortlist for Russia's 'Big Book' prize, which is worth 3 million rubles ($87,000) to the winner. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple discounts the books Amazon refuses to stock

If you head over to iTunes and look for book pre-orders at $9.99 or less, you may notice something strange: they're all Hachette titles. That's no coincidence -- Amazon is delaying shipment on Hachette books right now, a negotiating tactic it calls... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Connecticut Bookstores to Close

The owners of Tell Me a Story in Enfield, Conn., and Monte Cristo Bookshop in New London, Conn., are ready to move on after less than two years in business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How YA Books Engender a True Love of Reading in My Students

Tina Yang tutors children of non-English speaking immigrants and explains how YA novels, rather than classics, have engendered a deeper appreciation for reading. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Glass Sentence': The next children's book you'll be hearing about

The debut novel by S.E. Grove has earned almost unanimous critical praise for its originality and the fascinating world in which it takes place. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, States Settle E-book Damages

Plaintiff attorneys informed Judge Denise Cote on Monday that they had reached an agreement with Apple to settle monetary claims in the long-running ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoe Sugg's YouTube success wins her two-book deal for novels

Known as Zoella to millions of viewers, her first book Girl Online will be a 'modern-day Notting Hill for teens' according to publisherZoe Sugg, a 24-year-old from Brighton whose YouTube videos are watched by more than 12 million people every month, has been signed up by Penguin to begin a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A L Kennedy: 'access to books diminishing in UK'

Author A L Kennedy has warned that Britain has suffered from "a generation of dedicated book... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mindfulness book for Orion

Orion is to publish a “practical, straightforward guide” to mindfulness. Assistant... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skyhorse Taps Ragasa

Christine Ragasa, previously the director of publicity for Hyperion Books, has been named executive director of publicity and content strategy at Skyhorse Publishing, effective immediately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New UK Competition to Find the “Next Big Thing” in Kids Books

A new competition to find the “next big thing” in children’s literature is being launched by the UK’s National Literary Trust and Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book publisher Hachette brings down the ax

Hachette Book Group, publisher of James Patterson and Malcolm Gladwell, has shut down its Business Plus imprint as part of a round of layoffs and restructuring that has also claimed several longtime... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2014-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 16, 2014

This week, the classic book the CIA didn't want you to read, Victorian vampires, and an Antarctic odyssey. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Photo Tour of Foyles 107, London’s New “Temple of Books”

Foyles has opened its new future-facing bookstore at 107 Charing Cross Road and we take a look inside to see what's new, old and out of this world. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Book Trade Marvels at the New Foyles

Waterstones MD James Daunt summed it up when he said in reaction to visiting the new Foyles: 'This is a serious, serious investment in physical bookselling.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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