What Makes a Good Summer Reading Program?

We're talking to library staff about how libraries are working to plan for summer reading programs despite the limitations caused by a global pandemic. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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Rebuck and Mackenzie make Woman's Hour's top 100

Random House c.e.o. Gail Rebuck and author J K Rowling are both among the top 20 most powerful... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles to make redundancies

Foyles is to make up to eight employees redundant as it seeks to "counter the downturn in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Word-of-Mouth: Good Books or Just Great Books?

One key to selling more books is to produce great books, and people will recommend and buy them. Don't be satisfied with the merely good. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont UK launches reading research project

Egmont UK has commissioned a new research programme as part of a wider initiative by the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram Consumer Direct Program Has Something for Everyone

Ingram Content Group has been in the direct-to-consumer business since 2003, and as more publishers sell directly to consumers and retailers’ online businesses grow, Ingram’s business has evolved to permit different types of fulfillment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning Tide: As E-reading Catches On, Boys Gain on Girls

More children are going digital, according to Scholastic's latest study, and the percentage of boys reading passionately and for fun is up, while girls are down. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin's 'good' fourth quarter as Pearson prepares for demerger

Penguin has benefited from a "good" fourth-quarter publishing performance and has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read for My School competition launches today

The National Schools Reading competition has launched today, with up to 200,000 children in years... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing cheer for interesting reads

Which writers (apart from EL James and Suzanne Collins) are dominating the best-selling book lists? Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries 'fundamental' says Hurd, as TRA celebrates Reading Challenge rise

More young people than ever are getting involved in reading schemes at their local libraries,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children still prefer reading physical books, finds Scholastic

The number of children who have read an ebook has almost doubled since 2010 but children still... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo claims 20% of global e-reading market

Kobo increased its global e-ink device sales by 150% in December, making it the "biggest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut authors make Waterstones 11

An award-winning ballet dancer and a French opera director are among the debut authors tipped for success in 2013 by book chain Waterstones. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The trade makes predictions for 2013

Another year of "breakneck" digital growth, a resurgence on the high street, further... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booker nominees make Man Asian shortlist

The shortlist for the Man Asian Literary Prize was announced today (9th January) with two books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ether for Authors: Can’t See the Reading for the Devices

Porter Anderson curates the best web clips for authors, including Random House's Facebook success, male vs. female genre writing, self-publishing success in the UK and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Number of Americans reading digitally increases

Nearly a quarter of Americans have read ebooks in the past year, with the number of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier to Make Magazine Content Available Via Smart TV Apps

Partnership with Flingo ports video content to more than 15 million devices. With the rise of internet-connected televisions, the big screen is becoming another place for publishers to get their content in front of viewers. One recent example of this is a partnership between Bonnier and smart TV... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon publishes vague numbers surrounding Appstore performance, but they're sure looking good

At this point, expecting Amazon to actually divulge genuine numbers surrounding its Kindle business would be akin to expecting that so-called "fiscal cliff" to just vanish overnight. That said, the company's playing a little less coy than usual in a new press release that announces A/B testing... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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