Vernor Vinge, Innovative Science Fiction Novelist, Dies at 79

He conceived an early version of cyberspace and predicted the “technological singularity,” a tipping point at which machines would become smarter than humans. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

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'Steamy' YA fiction from Piccadilly

Piccadilly Press is claiming to be the first publisher to have harnessed the 50 Shades-generated... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NY Times ex-chief Sulzberger dies

Award-winning newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr, who led the New York Times for three decades, dies at 86 after a long illness. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen Lane dominates Science Books prize

Allen Lane has dominated the shortlist for this year’s £10,000 Royal Society Winton... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA half year: Fiction ebook sales increased 188%

Sales of digital fiction books increased by 188% in value terms in the first half of the year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Innovative" campaign planned for Picoult

Hodder is planning its most "innovative" campaign for Jodi Picoult's next novel,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serial e-fiction from Amazon

Amazon is planning to take a Charles Dickens approach to publishing with the launch of fiction in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sci-fi author Harry Harrison dies

American science fiction writer Harry Harrison, best known for The Stainless Steel Rat and the book that inspired Charlton Heston's classic film Soylent Green, has died aged 87. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple 'in talks' over Women's Prize for Fiction sponsorship

Apple has held talks with the organisers of the Women's Prize for Fiction with a view to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Maeve Binchy dies aged 72

Best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy, who sold more than 40 million books worldwide, has died after a short illness. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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College Newspapers Go Digital-First, Innovate To Stay Relevant

NEW YORK -- This fall, the University of Oregon’s Daily Emerald -- a print publication for more than 90 years -- will ditch the daily for digital, publish a twice-weekly magazine, and launch a mini-tech start-up called The Garage. It' ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author expects fiction revolution

The rise of ebooks will "fundamentally change" the types of stories that are written and who they are written by, award-winning author Denise Mina predicts. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books 30% of US adult fiction trade sales

US publishers' sales of ebooks more than doubled in 2011, meaning that the digital book is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Encyclopedia Brown' author Donald Sobol has died

Donald Sobol, author of the beloved children's book series "Encyclopedia Brown," died Wednesday in Miami. He was 87. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Willetts: all science research to be open access by 2014

All publicly funded scientific research will be made freely available by 2014 according to a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Russo boycotts ebooks

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo says his new work is a "tribute to the printed book" and will not be sold online. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James' husband turns YA novelist

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E L James's husband turns YA novelist

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Pop-up radio at Foyles for Fiction Uncovered

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Amazon rolls out software update for $79 Kindle, promises improved legibility

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[ Engadget | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jean Craighead George dies at 92; children's author

Jean Craighead George was a leading writer of novels about nature for young readers. One of her best-known works was the Newbery Medal-winning 'Julie of the Wolves.' After children's author Jean Craighead George revealed that she wanted to write a book about a girl who talks with wolves,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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