Book review of The Times They Were a-Changin’: 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn by Robert S. McElvaine Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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BookExpo America 2015 felt like even more of a marketing event with literature firmly pushed aside in favor of pure commerce. The post BookExpo America 2015 Elicits Mixed Emotions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a year that has had failed to produce a new superstar literary author, old standby Jonathan Franzen took the stage at BEA 2015 to fill the role. The post Jonathan Franzen Draws Big Crowd at BookExpo America appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America has issued a report on China’s book market entitled 'Censorship and Conscience: Foreign Authors and the Challenge of Chinese Censorship.' The post PEN America Reports on Censorship in China appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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America's Test Kitchen hopes to give home chefs a better option than the "excess" of online recipes with its big Christmas book, '100 Recipes: The Absolute Best Ways to Make the True Essentials.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jessica Hopper on how she kept her creative dream job—and her family—thriving.In the early '90s, then-ninth-grader Jessica Hopper started putting out a fanzine to write about her favorite bands in Minneapolis. She turned that into assignments for local publications like City Pages, and then... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The cookbook authors who will be speaking, signing, and even cooking at this year's BookExpo America and its partner consumer event, BookCon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google will give €150 million (US$163 million) to European publishers and digital journalism startups in the next three years as part of a wider package that aims to support the news sector.The Internet giant has had a difficult relationship with publishers in many countries in Europe over using... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first PW coverage of the India-based digital solutions industry, which was then widely known as “content services,” coincided with the launch of Twitter and Google’s acquisition of a 22-month-old startup called Android Inc. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You’re a fan of Kick-Ass. You’re a fan of X-Men (First Class, not X3 or the Wolverine dreck). You might not know it, but that means you’re a fan of Jane Goldman. She’s the screenwriter behind every comic book turned Matthew Vaughn-directed movie. The post The Master Screenwriter Who Transforms... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To sell online, indie publishers must use Amazon. But its methods leave them out of pocket – or out of sight, paying hidden charges, says the founder of Linen Press Indie publishers need transparency and support from online companies that sell their books. Amazon fails such publishers on both... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The highlights of the second morning of Digital Book World conference in New York yesterday (15th January) came from HarperCollins c.e.o. Brian Murray discussing his company and the future, and Nielsen’s Jonathan Nowell talking about how print sales have changed in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Spanish-language ebook retailers are racing to capture Latin American readers and bolster ebook sales before Amazon makes a big push into the region. The post Global Ebook Retailers Race to Beat Amazon into Latin America appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an effort to defy difficulties at home, Argentine e-bookseller BajaLibros is aiming to sell ebooks throughout Latin America as well as the United States. The post Argentina’s BajaLibros Aims to Sell Ebooks to All of America appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early in 2014 we snuck an unauthorized hands-on with Asus's Transformer Book T300 Chi, the company's newest Windows-enabled tablet/laptop hybrid, and came away impressed. It's slim! It's lightweight! It runs Windows 8.1! It's a blatant, uh, homage to the Microsoft Surface! Nine months later, at... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Latin America is a dynamic book publishing region. Read our top articles from 2014 about publishing in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and other Latin American countries. The post Top 12 Articles on Publishing in Latin America of 2014 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TIME launched its digital archive, "The Vault," on Wednesday, but it's not the only magazine to look to its past for new content, more inventory and increased value for subscribers. Through bundles, tiered subscription models or one-off purchases, titles are able t Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prominent New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has criticized Amazon for using its power in ways that “hurt America”. The Nobel Prize-winning economist, who has been described as The Times’ “most heralded” columnist, used a piece in the newspaper yesterday (19th October) to argue that Amazon... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new report from the Aspen Institute looks at the importance of U.S. public libraries, and how they can change and improve to meet new roles in the 21st Century. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The literary body, representing 9,000 authors, is calling on the US government to launch a competition investigation into Amazon, following the long-running dispute between the internet retailer and publisher HachetteAmericas Authors Guild has met with the US department of justice to call for an... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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