The Big Uneasy: ALA Preview 2011

Managing budget pressure is a way of life for library administrators. But as librarians gather in New Orleans for the 2011 ALA Annual Conference, a snapshot of public library budgets across the nation shows the lingering "Great Recession" is still devastating library services—even as demand for those services rises. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How a Small Press Landed a Big Fish in Naomi Klein

After being tapped by the activist and author to handle the U.S. edition of her anti-Trump book 'No Is Not Enough,' Chicago's Haymarket Books collaborated with Knopf Canada and the U.K.'s Allen Lane to crash the title, which hit shelves this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017 Spotlight: Four Questions with Skip Prichard

The longtime publishing innovator talks about libraries, publishing in the digital age, and his forthcoming book with Center Street, 'The Book of Mistakes'. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017 Spotlight: The Carnegie Medals Turn Six

Now in their sixth year, the Carnegie Medals have become a coveted literary honor, and the award ceremonies at ALA have created some memorable moments, including powerful speeches by winners. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017 Spotlight: Hillary Clinton, Ron Chernow Among Author Highlights

Authors and books are the lifeblood of ALA annual conferences, and this year's event features a typically robust program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017 Spotlight: Librarians Gear Up for 'the Fight of a Lifetime'

Librarians will gather in Chicago for the 2017 ALA Annual Conference amid an organizational leadership transition, and challenges from the Trump Administration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2017 Spotlight: The Next Chapter for Library E-books

The ALA Digital Content Working Group is ending, but the conversation about ebooks in libraries is not. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read

A two-week international reading-and-discussion exercise, the Big Library Read is underway with more than 20,000 libraries in various parts of the world. The post A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: The Big Books of the Show

Debuts and the latest releases from a number of heavy hitters—including John Grisham, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Jennifer Egan—were among the books being touted as the "big ones" of this year's BookExpo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2017: Big New Kids' Books

Children’s book publishers were highlighting titles for all ages and interests as BookExpo got underway on Thursday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Just Lost a Big Battle to Google for Publishers

Facebook hasn't lost the war against Google for publishers' content, but it looks like it's losing one fight.The company said Thursday that it's created a software extension that lets publishers easily transfer content formatted for its Instant Articles to the No. 1 competition for mobile... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Promposal' gets a big 'Nope' from Santa Monica Mountains park rangers

Park rangers for the Santa Monica Mountains are on the hunt for a “promposal” vandal, who scrawled a prom invitation on a rock near Sandstone Peak — the second year in a row the same message has appeared there. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area officials took to Twitter and Facebook... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: June 2017

A memoir by a former fashion model on discovering spiritual empowerment and the latest novel in Karen Kingsbury’s Baxter Family series are among the notable titles publishing in June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Green Bookshop's Simon Key lands parenting book deal

Independent bookseller Simon Key has been snapped up to write a book with Head of Zeus, based on his parenting tweets. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Big Week for Adult Fiction

At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, total unit sales were 8% higher in the week ended May 14, 2017, than in the comparable week last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ockham NZ Book Awards: Catherine Chidgey, Victoria University Press the big winners

Waikato author Catherine Chidgey was the big winner at this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller launches film and TV product preview

The Bookseller will run a film and TV product preview as part of a wider analysis of the impact of the broadcast media on the publishing business in the issue of the 26th May. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Green Bookshop trebles orders as industry rallies to help 'skint' store

The publishing industry has rallied round to help the independent Big Green Bookshop after one of its owners sent out a desperate tweet appealing for customers because they were “seriously skint”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus launches Little Ways to Live a Big Life series

Quercus is publishing a new small-format "how to" series of books to help readers learn new skills for a more fun-filled and enriching life, called Little Ways to Live a Big Life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are seeing another big decline in reach on Facebook

A publisher's Medium post lamenting declining Facebook reach sparked agreement and concern from a wide range of publishers. The post Publishers are seeing another big decline in reach on Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New platform uses machine learning to find the next big thing in entertainment

Anyone involved in writing books or TV and film scripts knows that whilst the entertainment and publishing sectors are constantly on the look out for the next blockbuster, nobody is quite sure what one actually looks like. A new AI platform called AUTHORS is looking to use machine learning... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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