The best ultraportable laptops you can buy

A decade ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find a laptop weighing less than three pounds with a profile slimmer than a paperback book. Now every manufacturer has at least one, making even some of the most jaded tech reviewers exclaim “how did they do thi... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

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Red Wheel Buys Career Press, Hires Peter Turner

In moves that add scale and diversify its business, Red Wheel/Weiser has acquired Career Press and hired former Shambhala Publications publisher Peter Turner as associate publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury buys Cornish fishing village book after TLS article

Bloomsbury is to publish the story of life in a Cornish fishing village by new writer Lamorna Ash, after a fortuitous reading of an article in the Times Literary Supplement. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Agrees to Buy Rodale, Publisher of Men’s Health

Rodale is a family-owned company that publishes magazines like Prevention and Runner’s World. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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System76 'Lemur' and 'Galago Pro' Ubuntu Linux laptops get 8th gen Intel Core CPUs

Earlier today, Microsoft unveiled the all-new Surface Book 2. People all over the world are probably very excited about the device. Oh, what? You aren't excited? You mean, you don't want a super-expensive non-upgradeable Windows 10 tablet that plugs into a keyboard? What a shocker! All joking... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Buys Rodale

Hearst's purchase of Rodale comes about four months after the publisher put itself up for sale. While little has been shared how Rodale will be integrated into Hearst, it was stated that deal is set to close by early 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kew buys stake in Awesome Media

Independent content company Kew Media Group is to acquire a stake in author Jeff Norton’s London-based Awesome Media & Entertainment company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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20th Century Fox buys rights to No Exit thriller

Lorella Belli of the eponymous London-based agency has sold film rights in Taylor Adams' thriller, No Exit, to Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Firefly buys ‘darkly thrilling’ YA novella collection

Welsh publisher Firefly Press has bought a “darkly thrilling three-novella” collection from a trio of YA authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barrington Stoke buys 'tender-hearted' novella by Mal Peet

Accessible children's publisher Barrington Stoke will publish a YA novella by the late Mal Peet. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freight asks authors to buy own books

Troubled publisher Freight Books has been accused of "rubbing salt in the wound" by sending an email to writers asking if they wanted to buy their own books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus buys Kyle Cathie

Octopus Publishing Group is buying independent cookery publisher Kyle Cathie Ltd, as its managing director of 28 years, Kyle Cathie, prepares to step down. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Buys Sasquatch Books

The Seattle-based house, which was named one of PW’s fast-growing independent publishers of 2016, was bought by Penguin Random House for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis buys open access publisher Dove Medical

Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group, part of Informa PLC, has acquired independent Open Access (OA) publisher Dove Medical Press for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RBmedia Buys Gildan Media

RBmedia one of the country's largest publishers and distributors of audiobook content, added to its holdings with the purchase of Gildan Media, which has a catalogue of about 2,200 nonfiction audio titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Buy Buttons Among Big Topics at BISG Meeting

The Book Industry Study Group devoted a large portion of its annual meeting held Monday to supply chain issues, with the relatively new phenomenon of third party resellers on Amazon being able to win buy buttons an issue panelists expressed particular concern about. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate buys Severn House Publishers

Canongate Books has acquired independent Severn House Publishers from owner Edwin Buckhalter and his family for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DFB buys 'explosive' first YA novel from Shaw

David Fickling Books has bought Fiona Shaw’s first YA novel, “an explosive thriller”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iPad Pro vs. iPad mini 4 vs. iPad: Which one should you buy?

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[ PC World | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin buys three books from Morgan

HarperCollins division Harlequin has acquired three “stand-alone multi-generation women’s fiction” books by romance author Sarah Morgan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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