The Wellcome Book Prize shortlist highlights work from independent publishers Canongate, CB Editions, Oneworld, and Text Publishing. And the Selfies announce their first year's honors. The post Wellcome’s 10th Anniversary Shortlist Names Authors from Five Nations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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In early January, Apple released iBooks Author, a groundbreaking drag-and-drop ebook authoring environment that promises to democratize the production of complex, structured books, notably including textbooks. But iBooks Author could also presage something else: the eclipse of open ebook standards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeremy Lin has inspired a lot of rabid fans, magazine features, and six-figure book deal offers. But he's also fueled a new breed of lightning-fast ebook authors. Alan Goldsher, author of "Linsanity: The Improbable Rise of Jeremy Lin," is one of the fastest (and slickest). In the days before... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A guide to Estonian socks, an examination of the role of the fungus in Christian art, and a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French authors have been signing a petition contesting a law for scanning and selling orphan and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Ian Rankin stressed that authors "really need publishers", especially "as... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Alma Books has acquired a debut novel set in the swamps of Louisiana, after discovering the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As much as a quarter of fiction ebooks sold in the UK could be from self-published writers, as... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whatever else can be said about Tools of Change, O’Reilly Media’s traveling road show on publishing and technological change, it seems to come along just when a concentrated dose of discussion—or perhaps muted confrontation—is needed. Over the course of the three-day conference in New York City,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Bestselling author Rosamund Lupton has hailed self-published authors at an event to mark half a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Book charity Booktrust is marking the 20th anniversary of its free books for babies scheme,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Romantic fiction bestsellers including Katie Fforde, Freya North and Jill Mansell have all made... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published crime writer Kerry Wilkinson claimed the top spot in the UK Kindle bestseller... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Icon Books has signed a new title by Mark Forsyth, whose book on the origins of words, The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This year's shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize includes new talent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALM is resurrecting its Better Buildings brand, a tri-state area building management magazine which debuted in 1981 and shuttered in the mid 1990s, with the launch of a national, quarterly supplement of the same name, to be distributed along with its Real Estate Forum magazine. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A non-profit body representing the interests of self-published authors will launch this spring... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two hundred events will be held at libraries around the country to mark National Libraries Day... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tomorrow, Saturday 4th February, is National Libraries Day. It's a day on which everyone can... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Society of Chief Librarians has been forced to defend itself following claims that members of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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