Public libraries journey into unmapped e-book territory Boston Globe Flaherty said the publishing industry also hasn't totally come to grips with how to manage the way it shares content with public libraries. With certain e-books, a library can buy a copy but is only allowed to lend it to one user at a time. ... | |||||||||
Blurb Launches $1.99 iPad eBook Publishing Service ReadWriteWeb Paper books from Blurb start at $10 each to print on demand. Two buck easy-to-make eBookpublishing on demand sounds awesome. At launch the eBooks live in Apple's iBook app, for easy offline reading, but the company says it aims to expand out onto ... | |||||||||
Macmillan Scores Rastamouse Publishing Rights World Screen By Marissa Graziadio LONDON: Macmillan Children's Books has secured rights for DHX Media's Rastamouse to publish a wide range of products, including storybooks, sound books, graphic novels, annuals and ebooks, among others, to launch in the UK in ... | |||||||||
Soldiers burn O'Reilly books Politico (blog) US forces stationed in a remote area of Afghanistan recently received about 20 copies of Bill O'Reilly's book “Pinheads and Patriots.” Their orders upon receiving the tomes: Burn them, according to a tumblr account maintained anonymously by a soldier. ... | |||||||||
Understanding all 'Things Chinese' Kansas City Star By TISH WELLS "Things Chinese" by Ronald G. Knapp, photography by Michael Freeman; TuttlePublishing, Hong Kong (144 pages, $24.95) For many people, their only interaction with China is at a Chinese restaurant, but there is so much more to a culture ... | |||||||||
Larry McMurtry writing Harper's column The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Larry McMurtry's newest job is not writing books but writing about them. The author of "Lonesome Dove," ''Terms of Endearment" and other novels is stepping in for an indefinite period as the "New Books" columnist for Harper's Magazine. ... | |||||||||
Books make the best friends The Arenac County Independent I learned most of my grammar and language skills simply from reading books. And books, as it turns out, can be found at the local library. I read a lot as a kid, and I read a lot as an adult. Heck, it's how I make my living. And as an avid reader, ... | |||||||||
Roger Ebert, Rebecca Skloot to get literary prizes Chicago Tribune AP Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic Roger Ebert will be honored with the Carl Sandburg Literary Award at a dinner in Chicago this week to be attended by more than 60 authors. Previous winners include Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut and Salman Rushdie. ... | |||||||||
JCCs feature books and authors Sun-Sentinel "We have three outstanding authors and while they are there to promote their books, they also tell us how they chose to become writers and about their craft. The books we have selected for the luncheon are concerned with the topics of relationships ... | |||||||||
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Corrections: October 19 New York Times An article on Monday about Amazon.com's foray into publishing misstated the actions of the publisher Penguin after Kiana Davenport, an author under contract to write a novel for its RiverheadBooks imprint, published a collection of short stories as an ... | |||||||||
How Many Books Can A Kindle Hold TopBits.com Naturally, the number of books a Kindle is able to hold will depend on the size of each book and the total hard drive space of the specific Kindle model the user has. Unsurprisingly, each new Kindle is able to hold more than the previous version, ... | |||||||||
Texas Book Festival brings celebrated authors to Austin Hilltop Views From a discussion on banned books to authors sharing their knowledge of memoir writing, many of the panels look at writing from a perspective that should help attendees gain more knowledge of the literary world or help improve their own writing. ... | |||||||||
Stan Lee's Author Education Video Series Debuts on Author Learning Center PR Web (press release) The subscription-based web community offers a comprehensive range of content and services from leading authors and publishing industry experts. Follow us @authorlearning on Twitter. Author Solutions, Inc. (ASI) is owned by Bertram Capital and is the ... | |||||||||
Bucking the Trend of Electronics Overload: Give the Gift of Reading MarketWatch (press release) Reading Specialist Alexandra Morrill of Laughing Giraffe Books creates unique book gift collections for every young child's age and interests. SHERBORN, Mass., Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- With a bewildering array of electronic games, ... | |||||||||
Google thinks your digital books belong on a digital bookcase ... By Brian Heater Sure, it's not the quickest way to locate a title amongst tens of thousands of books, but perhaps it'll offer up some small consolation for those who miss browsing real-life bookstores. You can check out the experiment in the source link below ... Engadget | |||||||||
What Publishers Look For When They Buy a Company | Publishing ... By Guest Contributor In the era of e-readers and digital publishing, large publishers in the US, UK and Europe have changed their criteria for selecting companies to acquire. ... English E-books Are In Demand Worldwide, Though Primarily as a Stopgap ... Publishing Perspectives | |||||||||
Blurberati Blog » How ebooks change everything for photographers By Kent I see a marriage between print books and ebooks where both options work in tandem to provide the publisher with a variety of avenues to reach the widest possible audience. Ebooks can be sold at a lower rate, which potentially allows a wider ... Blurberati Blog | |||||||||
Aisle Seat Books to Revive Forgotten Movies as eBooks ... By Nate Hoffelder The books will be priced at $10 in paper and $5 for eBooks, with lengths ranging from 100 to 160 pages. Aisle Seat Books has any number of authors interested in working with it. No one likes to see their hard work languish forgotten, in a desk ... eBookNewser | |||||||||
Publishing in the Brave New World | Rachelle Gardner By Rachelle Gardner If you're new to publishing, please start here: How To Get Published. You may also want to watch this 14-minute video: Advice for New Authors. ... My passion is partnering with authors to bring worthwhile books to publication. I started this blog ... Rachelle Gardner | |||||||||
REGARDING AMAZON ENTERING THE PUBLISHING BUSINESS, a By Glenn Reynolds Not exactly a blow for the Army of Davids in my opinion — when all the publishers are gone, who will publish the books critical of Amazon? Bottom line: It's not getting rid of middlemen, it's just muscling them out so it's the only middleman. ... Instapundit | |||||||||
Paris Review РNorth American Books I Read as a Child in Castro's ... By Jos̩ Manuel Prieto In my opinion, it's obvious that the people in charge of publishing policies during the first years of the Cuban Revolution had a humanistic focus; it wasn't very ideological. I think they considered major works by American authors books that ... The Paris Review | |||||||||
Quark Offers Free eSeminars on Dynamic Publishing | Planet Quark By Jay Nelson Quark has announced a five-part series of eSeminars on how dynamic publishing is changing the face of publishing. ... Quark has announced a five-part series of eSeminars on how “dynamicpublishing” is changing the face of publishing. ... Planet Quark | |||||||||
The Scariest Comic Books of All Time! – Three Shadows | Comics ... By Brian Cronin This story, translated from the French by First Second Books, tells the tale of a young married couple named Louis and Lise and their son Joachim. They live on a farm in the countryside and everything is just nice and fun and simple until, well, ... Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic... | |||||||||
Nora Roberts eBooks Featured in New Digital Imprint - GalleyCat By Maryann Yin Disney Publishing is looking for a Editor, E-Books. next job SoHo Publishing Company is looking for a Freelance Copy Editor/Proofreader. next job NAEYC is looking for a Editor In Chief. next job BenBella Books is looking for a Production ... GalleyCat | |||||||||
Two Authors, Double the Fun - Likely Stories, from Booklist Online By Donna Seaman Likely Stories. A Booklist Blog. Keir Graff and editors from Booklist's adult and youth departments write candidly about books, book reviewing, and the publishing industry. « Book Trailer Thursday: Bedbugs. Tuesday, October 18, 2011 4:10 pm ... Book Blog - Likely Stories, from... | |||||||||
Springer extends its services for authors - STM Publishing By admin Partnership with international scientific editing team In future, Springer will be working closely with the Edanz Group, an editing service for scientific manuscripts, thus stepping up its hands-on support for authors. The Edanz Group helps ... STM Publishing | |||||||||
Authors Can Now Personalize Messages in Ebooks - somersault To personalize their ebook, users log in with their Twitter credentials and select from a list of popular ebooks. So far approximately 1700 authors are involved, with around 7500 books listed. After selecting an ebook, a request is then sent to the ... Somersault Blog | |||||||||
8 Creepiest (REAL) Children's Books | Smosh Just in time for Halloween, here's a look at some books that are sure to leave you feeling more than a little disturbed. "WTF and Wrong" is now my favorite literary ... www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/.../8-creepiest-real-childrens-books
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