A comic art festival based in Yorkshire is encouraging the public to donate new and used comic books to its organisation, which will then distribute copies to schools and libraries. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The number of children who do not own a book is increasing, the National Literacy Trust has said... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Letterbox Library, a supplier of multicultural books to schools and early years settings, is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even in tense times, there is far more that unites publishers and libraries than divides them. And if one needs proof that librarians and publishers share common goals and can work together to mutual benefit, they need look no further than the career of Marcia Purcell, Random Houses v-p of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Waterstone's m.d. Tim Coates is to launch Bilbary (www.bilbary.com), an international... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good Housekeeping has launched a £25,000 competition for budding novelists in association... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books has produced a new app for classic picturebook Paddington,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has launched the Kindle Store in Spain and Italy, as well as its first Spanish-language... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Founded in Cleveland 16 years ago in Joe Biels bedroom, Microcosm Publishing is a self-empowerment and alternative culture publisher and distributor in Portland, Ore., and Lansing, Kansas. Originally a distributor of zines and records, Microcosm has grown into a company with a knack for... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Penguin announced last week that it was disabling library ebook lending on the Kindle and pulling its latest ebook titles from all library lending platforms, libraries and readers took the hit, but to some observers they were collateral damage in a fight between publishers and Amazon about... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin UK is now withholding the supply of its new ebook releases to its library suppliers in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Culture, Media and Sport select committee is to hold an inquiry into library closures. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 23/11/2011 - 08:30 W H Smith has launched a colour WiFi Kobo e-reader, priced £169.99 and with a multimedia touch screen and social media tie-in. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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They publisher may want to make sure that library ebooks can't be easily stripped of DRM and kept by a borrower without penalty. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2011-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 17/11/2011 - 12:18 Sci-fi and fantasy specialist Angry Robot is setting up a YA imprint, Strange Chemistry, with genre blogger Amanda Rutter appointed editor. The imprint will launch in September 2012, with five titles to be published... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 17/11/2011 - 10:01 Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has said booksellers are facing the same crisis" as libraries as he called on the public to lobby politicians to protect the library service. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 09:40 Dawson Books has begun consulting with employees after announcing major head office departments will move to Bertrams site in Norwich. Dawson recently merged with the Norwich-based book wholesaler after Bertrams parent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adweek has partnered with Toronto-based technology company Shiny Ads to create the new Adweek Self-Serve Ad platform. The service now lets anyone upload a 300 x 250 banner ad and secure a set number of impressions for as little as $500. This will allow marketers with any size budget to speak... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 15:15 The Teeside village of Great Ayton is proposing a tax increase in the parish precept in order to save its library, threatened by North Yorkshire county council (NYCC) funding cuts. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 15:50 Amazon.co.uk has launched a Kindle Daily Deal promotion, selling one chosen title a day at a heavily discounted price. It began its promotion today (14th November) with Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath (Corvus)... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 10/11/2011 - 11:05 Over a fifth of North Yorkshire county council's library staff are set to lose their jobs as part of plans to hand branches over to community groups to run, according to a report in the Yorkshire Post. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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