For your playlist: “White Ivy,” “The Last American Aristocrat” and “The River Within.” Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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It's a tough time to be an old-school business publisher, with upstarts like Quartz and even Yahoo Finance muscling in. To combat this, WSJ has launched a new consumer-focused ad campaign featuring will.i.am and Tory Burch that shows how these busy people make time to read the Journal. This,... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If Google's vice president is to be believed we are in danger of losing an entire generation of information to the digital realm. Look to the history book, and you do just that -- look in a real, physical book. Pictorial histories can be found in photo albums. The works of Oscar Wilde, Samuel... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic imprint Corvus has signed a novel about a young librarian by Erika Swyler. Editorial director Sara O'Keeffe signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in The Book of Speculation in a deal with John Wordsworth at Zeno Agency on behalf of the Folio Literary Agency. The book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bardowl, the audiobook streaming service that launched to the public in 2012, is to close this week. In an email to subscribers the service noted: “It is with great disappointment that I have to tell you that we are closing Bardowl. From next Wednesday your subscription will not renew, and at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the latest salvo from an increasingly confident conservative regime in Tokyo bent on revisionism, officials have requested that a US author and his publisher remove historic references to Japan's war time sex slaves from a history textbook. The publisher of Traditions & Encounters: A... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A television adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ Fungus the Bogeyman will be screened on Sky 1 next Christmas. Sky commissioned Imaginarium Studios, which will work in partnership with Double Negative's TV department, to make the series. The four 60-minute episodes will be written by Tom MacRae and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As we kick off a new year, PW asked audio publishers to share their reflections on successes and trends of 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jessica’s Schiefauer’s Swedish YA novel Pojkarna (The Boys) is attracting strong foreign rights interest for its daring story about gender transformation. The post Daring Swedish YA Tale Attracts Strong Foreign Rights Deals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berlin-based Blinkist condenses nonfiction books down to key points called blinks and is offering an app that delivers books as 15-minute audio summaries. The post Blinkist Condenses Nonfiction Books to 15-Minute Audiobooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The audio recording of Malala’s autobiography for young people, Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education, has been nominated for a US Grammy Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Kindle’s X-Ray feature is an excellent differentiator from other eReader apps. It’s like a specialized Wikipedia for each Kindle book, curating details about characters, locations, history, and many other facets of both fiction and non-fiction texts. The X-Ray feature is finally available in... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Silvertail Books has signed a real life account of policing in the US, compiled by British policeman Michael Matthews. We Are The Cops: The Real Lives of America's Police brings together eye-witness accounts from almost 100 anonymous police officers, covering everything from the the first day... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a “captivating, full-blooded" debut set in Celtic Britain. Editor Emily Kitchin bought British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada and Australia New Zealand, to Skin and its sequel by Ilka Tampke from Sarah Lutyens at Lutyens and Rubinstein on behalf of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By all indications, digital audiobook lending is growing in popularity among library patrons across a number of demographics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press dramatically slashed its losses in 2013, helped by a trade boost in the US and the sale of its German business. The local and military history publisher reported an operating loss of £26,000 in the year to 31st December 2013, up from an operating loss of £892,000 in 2012. At... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book about the history of Scottish towns has won £10,000 after being named Saltire Book of the Year. The Scottish Town in the Age of Enlightenment 1740-1820 (Edinburgh University Press), written by historians Bob Harris and Charles McKean of Dundee University, was awarded the top prize at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Roads has acquired The Words in My Hand, a book about a Dutch servant girl’s relationship with René Descartes. Publisher Lisa Highton bought UK rights to the book, by Guinevere Glasfurd, from Veronique Baxter at David Higham. Set in the 17th century Dutch Republic, it tells the story of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin has signed rights to a novel from Australian author Dominic Smith. The publisher acquired UK, Commonwealth and Australia/New Zealand rights to At the Edge of A Wood, in a deal with Devon Mazzone as Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Gaby Naher at the Naher Agency. The book is set... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd's ebook subscription service seems to be making some inroads on Amazon's turf, and now the company is looking to take a swipe at Audible's lunch. From today, subscribers will be able to access a library of 30,000 audiobook titles that include... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online subscription service Scribd is adding 30,000 audiobooks to its library, with the “vast majority” available to UK customers. Publishers including HarperCollins, Scholastic, Blackstone and Naxos have made titles available. Audiobooks will be available as part of Scribd’s existing $8.99 a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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