Not many independent publishers make it to 50 - but Kogan Page has done so on its own, and is still going strong. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tons of comic books have come to life as movies, but researchers at the Warsaw University of Technology have developed a system for turning live-action video into a comic. Comixify picks out the best frames from any video you feed it and turns it int... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stan Lee, who died in November at the age of 95, turned comic books into art through his ability to empower others. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jarrett Krosoczka’s recent memoir is about growing up with a parent struggling with addiction. But its messages for young people focus on resiliency and giving thanks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audience reactions to blockbusters are difficult to predict, but it’s unlikely anyone will come out of “Aquaman” asking “Is this all there is?” Not only does the new comic book superhero movie from the DC Extended Universe clock in at an over-extended 2 hours and 23 minutes, it throws everything... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's Hay Festival Winter Weekend, featuring writers such as Rose Tremain, Horatio Clare, and Jeanette Winterson, drew record ticket sales of over 9,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A show that maps Los Angeles and another that makes art of FBI files. Here are six exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: “Here,” at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. A group exhibition examines the physical and geographical boundaries that define Los Angeles and its... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke to award-winning children’s illustrator David Small, who returns this October with a "fictional follow-up" to his 2009 memoir Stitches. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook said Thursday that it has purged more than 800 U.S publishers and accounts for flooding users with politically oriented content that violated the company's spam policies, a move that could reignite accusations of political censorship. The accounts and pages, with names like Reasonable... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A burgeoning trend for self-help titles for young male listeners has propelled Mark Manson and Ant Middleton to the top of Audible’s chart for July. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers like Axel Springer are giving Facebook a harder time after user trust in Facebook dipped following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The post ‘We’re giving them a harder time’: Axel Springer tries to turn up heat on Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling once surprised readers by telling them that all along, without mention in her books, one of her "Harry Potter" characters was gay. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A decade on, Chad Post’s translation-focused nonprofit publishing house, based at the University of Rochester, has released 103 titles from 44 countries and 26 languages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook announced that it has begun the process of indexing news pages in order to determine which publishers should be included in the Ad Archive that it introduced in June. The Ad Archive, which is available globally, gives people the ability to search for ads related to politics or issues of... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From mystery, history and political hot buttons to romance, memoir, and a children's book, this rights roundup–on the run-up to Frankfurt–finds us looking at work from seven nations and selling into more than three times that many territories and/or languages. The post Rights Roundup: Ten Titles... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Where Jeff Bezos goes, other tech billionaires follow. The latest titan to invest in print media is Salesforce founder Marc Benioff who, along with wife Lynne, is buying Time magazine. The pair are using $190 million from their personal fortune to bu... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For digital publishers, the home page is back in vogue as Facebook sends less traffic. The post The Rundown: The home page is back. Again. appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 500 people turned out in support of Bookmarks' solidarity event this weekend following the attack on the socialist bookshop by a far-right group a week earlier. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press Children’s has bought two middle-grade titles by author Cerrie Burnell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a change Facebook made June 28, you can now see how much publishers advertise on the platform. The post Here’s how many Facebook ads some publishers are running on their main pages appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bristol Mayor has reportedly reversed a decision on cuts which would have seen 17 of the city’s 27 libraries closed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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