WBN 2014: Walking the Lighthouse Road Along Lake Superior

While World Book Night this year didn't go exactly as PW's Midwest correspondent anticipated it would go, missions were accomplished yesterday. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Patrick Modiano Wins 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature

Gallimard and publishers around the world celebrate Patrick Modiano’s 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature during the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Round Up, Week Ending October 10, 2014

Albertine, the newly opened New York City bookstore of the French Embassy, launches a six-day festival and two stores mark reopenings: Third Street Books and Know Knew Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, October 5, 2014

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended October 5, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: Canadian Poet Goes to FSG in Major Deal

In a deal closed shortly before the fair got underway, Trident Media’s Ellen Levine sold a debut novel to Farrar, Straus & Giroux’s Jonathan Galassi for a figure rumored to be in the substantial six figure range. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audio Hits the Road

On Labor Day weekend, the Audio Publishers Association kicked off what the organization called its “biggest-ever consumer awareness campaign." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of October 13, 2014

Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize in literature and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air October 10, 2014: Rick Strassman

Rick Strassman, author of 'DMT and the Soul of Prophecy' (Inner Traditions, 9781594773426), will appear on 'Coast to Coast AM' on Sunday, October 12. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of October 13, 2014

Thomas Dunne picks up Harms’s second and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Download: Friday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 Show Daily

Get the latest news from the Frankfurt Book Fair, including publisher interviews, discussions with book industry thought leaders, event listings and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 13, 2014

This week, madness at the dawn of Hollywood, life in South Korea, and Kerry Howley's amazing "Thrown." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: UCLA Historian Peter Baldwin on the 'Copyright Wars'

PW catches up with UCLA history professor Peter Baldwin, whose new book, The Copyright Wars: Three Centuries of TransAtlantic Battle, looks at copyright's complex past, and uncertain future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: CCC Hosts Open Access Town Hall

At a packed, two-hour town hall in Hall 4.2, the Copyright Clearance Center examined the shift to Open Access publishing, and the next steps in its development. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Comic Con 2014: Trajectory, Diamond Target Schools, Libraries

Trajectory and Diamond Comics Distributors announced an initiative at New York Comic Con to provide an expanded catalogue of digital comics and graphic novels to schools and libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: Paulo Coelho Tells Publishers "Don't Be Greedy"

At a standing room only session at the Frankfurt Book Fair, bestselling Brazilian author Paula Coelho had a message for publishers: Embrace change. And, lower your ebook prices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: 'You Have to Try Things,' Says HarperCollins' Murray

It's been a time of expansion, and experimentation, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray told a Frankfurt Book Fair audience, from the acquisition of Harlequin, to new strategies such as direct to consumer models, and subscription access. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The PW Frankfurt Show Daily, October 10, 2014

All the news from the of the Frankfurt Book Fair, including big buzz around a Spanish author, the word from HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Download: Thursday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 Show Daily

Download our Frankfurt Show Daily for Thursday, 9 October. This issue includes a report on HarperCollins' international plans, interviews with publishers from around the world and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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The PW Frankfurt Show Daily, October 8, 2014

Read the complete PW Frankfurt Show Daily for October 8, 2014. In this issue, a report from CONTEC, the scoop on a seven-figure deal for a debut novel, inside HarperCollins's plans for HarperCollins Germany, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Download: Wednesday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 Show Daily

Download our Frankfurt Book Fair Show Daily for Wednesday, 8 October 2014 to find out what was discussed in the Tuesday conferences and what's going on at the Fair today. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Authors on the Air October 8, 2014: Yochi Dreazen

Yochi Dreazen, author of 'The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War' (Crown, ISBN 9780385347839), will appear on NPR’s 'Diane Rehm Show' on Thursday, October 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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