Magazine and newspaper executives may beg to differ, but our love affair with print media has been surprisingly resilient in the digital era. E-book sales have flattened, and physical book sales continue to outstrip the “disruptors” by a wide margin. In fact, as our annual review of “Books for Print People” lists demonstrate, the book medium is the place where we celebrate, recall and even reprint the uniquely immersive, tactile, visually engaging qualities of text and images on the page. Mag Men: Fifty Years of Making Magazines, by Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser Columbia University Press, $34.95 Here is your best paean to the golden age of magazines’ social, visual impact. Bernard and Glaser most famously drove the look and feel of New York magazine, but had a hand in redesigning many others, like Time, Fortune and The Nation. It is loaded with visual reminders that nothing speaks to the cultural moment like a poignant magazine cover or splash page—something to which there is no digital equivalent. But we also get the pair’s interactions with famous collaborators, from Clay Felker and Gail Sheehy to Katherine Graham and David Levine. We dare you to put it down. Avedon Advertising, by The Richard Avedon Foundation, Laura Avedon, James Martin and Rebecca Arnold Abrams Books, $125.00 Here is a doorstopper worth reading. This review of half a century of Richard Avedon’s advertising photography makes clear the connection with his art. The commercial work not only helped... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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The 25th annual Havana Book Fair, held February 11-21, opened with a new feature this year: a display of books published by nearly 40 American houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"We know magazines work and we're willing to put our money where our mouth is," Meredith's Britta Cleveland tells Folio:. The post Major Publishers Bet on Power of Print Ads with Money-Back Guarantee appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Harry Potter frenzy has already reached fever pitch â and we still have five months to wait until we can get our hands on the latest book about the boy wizard, now all grown up. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Industry Study Group is looking to find a way to better drive book discoverability using metadata. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Owner Evgeny Lebedev says last print editions of newspapers will appear in late March as i title sold to Johnston PressEvgeny Lebedev has confirmed that the Independent and Independent on Sunday will cease printing, with the last editions to be published in late March.Lebedev, who also confirmed... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Peter James and James Heneage, critic and author Amanda Craig and former Hachette deputy c.e.o. David Young will help judge this year’s British Book Industry Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: Ethan Canin's wonderful, epic novel, plus the collected stories of Peter Straub. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mary Ann Naples has been named v-p and publisher of Disney Book Group. Naples was most senior v-p and publisher at Rodale, and will be succeeded there by Gail Gonzales, who was v-p and associate publisher at the house. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sandy Mahal has been appointed as associate curator of the London Book & Screen Week with immediate effect. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II will be published the day after the play begins in London, picking up the wizard’s story 19 years after the final novel in the seriesHarry Potter author JK Rowling’s script of the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is going to be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiction books reflecting the “concerns and issues” of modern day children and teenagers have been highlighted in the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016 shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press author Naomi S. Baron of American University talks about findings from her survey of students' fondness for print books. The post Researching Students’ Preference for Print: Cost and Smell. appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An eighth Harry Potter book is to be released this summer - containing the script for a new stage play telling the wizard's story. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Lucas, publisher of the nonprofit online magazine Guernica, has been appointed executive director of the National Book Foundation. She will start March 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check out PW’s new monthly Religion Fiction and Nonfiction Bestseller charts and find out more about the books that made the lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fans who don't get to see the limited London stage run of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter play can get a copy of the script when it's published on July 31. The post We’re Getting a New Harry Potter Book, Based on the Play appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frugal Innovation by Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu (Profile/Economist Books) has been named the Chartered Management Institute’s Management Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russian's Book Chamber reports a decline of 5.37 percent in circulation of books and pamphlets in 2015 over 2014, as ebooks' popularity rises. The post Russia’s Book Chamber Report: Market Fell 5.37% in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first fiction smuggled out of North Korea sells in the U.S., and an Italian debut by a translator draws international buzz. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adam Grant is not your typical business school professor. Just 34, he reached tenure while still in his 20s and finished his doctorate in less than three years. He writes op-eds with Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and got a book blurb from the likes of J.J. Abrams, the director... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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