What Do Libraries Do?: 7 Services Your Public Library (Probably) Offers

"What do libraries do?" You may be surprised by these seven basic services your public library offers for free, including job search help. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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In Japan, a Gorgeous Library Leads to Garbage Books

When Tsutaya Bookstores partnered with the Takeo Library, the result was a stunning building that left only enough money to stock it with cast off books. The post In Japan, a Gorgeous Library Leads to Garbage Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP urges libraries to welcome refugees

Libraries have a "major" role to play in welcoming refugees following the government’s announcement that 20,000  will be arrive in the country over the next five years. In a blog post, CILIP outlined that libraries are an "important" source of information and "key" to signposting refugees to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Just Expanded Its Music Streaming Service Into China

Apple began offering its three-month-old music streaming service as well as movies and electronic books in China on Wednesday, promising a library of content geared toward its most important market outside of the U.S.Apple Music, the iPhone maker's answer to streaming services Spotify and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IAB Starts Publicity and Engineering Battle Against Ad Blocking

The Interactive Advertising Bureau elevated its fight against ad blockers on Tuesday, with President-CEO Randall Rothenberg renewing what he called his "cri de coeur" against the practice and showcasing small publishers being hurt by the practice. The organization also said it was taking new... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nexstar Makes Unsolicited $4.1 Billion Offer for Media General

Not so fast, Meredith Corp. Three weeks after the magazine publisher and TV station owner Media General Inc. announced  a $2.4 billion merger, Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. has swooped in with an unsolicited offer for Media General. Nexstar's proposal sweetens the deal for Media General... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales and publicity changes at PRH Ireland

Penguin Random House Ireland is to bring all publicity for Penguin, Random House and DK publishing in-house, with sales moving to one integrated team, and Michael McLoughlin appointed as m.d. of the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two libraries, 80 jobs go at Kirklees

Kirklees Council has approved plans to close two libraries and cut 88 jobs, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner has reported. The council’s cabinet members have “reluctantly” agreed to a “huge cost-cutting shake-up” which will see only eight of its current 26 libraries fully controlled and opening... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook Sub Service Oyster Closing Shop, Google Takes Its Talent

Oyster, one of the first and most prominent ebook subscription services, is shutting down, with much of its team moving on to Google Play Books. The post Ebook Sub Service Oyster Closing Shop, Google Takes Its Talent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google snaps up staff from Oyster's soon-to-close ebook service

Oyster's experiment with a Netflix-like subscription service for ebooks appears to be coming to a close... at least, in its current form. The startup is warning customers that it will shut down its all-you-can-read service over the course of seve... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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7 charts that show who’s dominating mobile

The mobile Web is exploding, growing doubly as fast as traffic to apps, according to comScore's latest mobile report. Monthly visitors to the top 1,000 mobile Web properties nearly tripled to 9 million people on average, the report shows. The rise in mobile traffic on smartphones opens a... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France’s BookWeather App Offer’s Unique Take on Book Discovery

French app BookWeather is a social network that rates books as you might describe the weather, that also offers a bespoke physical book subscription service. The post France’s BookWeather App Offer’s Unique Take on Book Discovery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 70 library staff take redundancy in Hampshire

Many public sector workers, including 74 library staff, have agreed to take voluntary redundancy as Hampshire County Council looks to save £98m. Around £2.7m worth of savings across a range of departments at the council will be made after employees have chosen to take redundancy, reported... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop holds sale for Calais library

The Big Green Bookshop is to hold a “pay what you like” sale to raise money for the Jungle Library in Calais. The independent bookshop in London’s Wood Green has so far raised £2,500 for the so-called Jungle Library– a makeshift library set up by teacher Mary Jones at the refugee camp in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pew Survey: Traditional Library Visits Dip; Mobile Access Surges

According to a Pew survey released today, of those who have used a public library website in the past year, 50% accessed it using a mobile device, up from 39% in 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elbow frontman helps launch library fundraising scheme

Guy Garvey, singer and guitarist with rock band Elbow, has helped launch a new fundraising scheme for Manchester Central Library by becoming the first member of the new "Central Library Lovers" initiative. The membership-fee based scheme is a new initiative from the Manchester Central Library... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keep the Library, Lose the Books

A new survey finds a growing number of people think libraries should swap out print for pixels. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IntellaSphere offers SMBs free online marketing tools

When it comes to marketing, smaller businesses often lose out to their larger competition because they can't afford sophisticated software tools. Now digital marketing specialist IntellaSphere is looking to give small companies the edge with the launch of its new Freemium service, providing SMBs... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oahu Publications Launches the New Hawaii.com

Oahu Publications, Inc., publisher of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The Garden Island, Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today newspapers, today announced the launch of the new Hawaii.com website, an Internet portal that could become a global meg ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week in Children's Apps: September 7, 2015

This week in children's apps features an interactive storybook in which Little Critter helps a puppy find a home. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram partners with BitLit to offer ebook bundles

BitLit and Lightning Source have struck a new agreement allowing publishers using Ingram's CoreSource Plus programme to offer ebook bundles to readers. Mary Alice Elcock (pictured), BitLit vice-president for content, told The Bookseller that this means more than 200 new publishers have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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