Books to Send, Recommend Or Just Lend

Books to Send, Recommend Or Just Lend
New York Times
Some of those books might even be about parallel-universe theory. But our own world doesn't work that way. Each of us reads new books nonstop throughout the year, but none of us read everything. So we, the three daily book critics of The New York Times ...
La Porte authors collaborate on book about city's rich past
Houston Chronicle
By VALERIE SWEETEN, CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT COURTESY REBECCA COLLINS HISTORY LESSON: La Porte Bay Area Heritage Society members Ann Malone and Dan Becker (seated) coauthored "Around La Porte," published by Arcadia Publishing. Pictured with the authors...
Federated Media Publishing's Independent Publishers and Authors Share Their ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Federated Media Publishing, which powers the Independent Web, today released the results of a survey conducted to better understand holiday trends according to authors on the Independent Web. ...
Why Parents Still Want to Read Real Books, Not E-Books, to their Kids
TIME
The New York Times reports that parents — even those who are avid digital downloaders — are shunning kids' e-books for the real thing. It seems that the feel and texture of paper pages dappled with colorful illustrations trumps the static dimensions ...
Hockey Night in CanadaDebut in the books, Pens will adjust to Crosby
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content All the eyes of the hockey world were focused on Sidney Crosby and his sensational return to action Monday vs the New York Islanders. How will his performance and his return impact Sidney, the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins, ...
Books of the Year 2011: Music
Telegraph.co.uk
This year's books about music suggest that in the scenes behind the sounds of the 20th century there was more than just noise, finds Bernadette McNulty. By Bernadette McNulty With no big-name autobiography hogging the limelight this year, ...
Books of the Year 2011: Gift Books
Telegraph.co.uk
Whether you need to buy something for a history lover, literature buff or even a vegan, this year's selection of gift books are sure to bring you some cheer. Toby Clements flicks through some stocking fillers fit for purpose By Toby Clements Three or ...
The Internet Lets Us Challenge Book Publishing Dogma
Student Operated Press
Take book publishing. A well known critic writes that all the books that deserve to be published eventually are published. Really? The best-seller list tells us who`s best. Really? It`s telling us who`s selling, it even says that`s what it`s telling us ...
Current events: Two new books look at the past and future of the Chicago River
Chicago Tribune (blog)
The negatives had been packed in wooden boxes and, the authors write, "stored so well that they were nearly forgotten." Gang's book arose from a plan unveiled last year by the Natural Resources Defense Council that called for damming Chicago's canals ...
First Remarkable Use of Ebook's New Enhanced Books Technology
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The new enhanced technology for ebooks, known as enhanced books now has its "First Rock Opera." Nightingale makes use of the enhanced book technology, combining a riveting story with entrancing music, art and animations. Whether you write about them as ...
Books of the Year 2011: Memoir
Telegraph.co.uk
Somewhere among the blurring of genres, the old-fashioned, setting-the-record-straight memoir still exists – often written by authors who are themselves the children of considerable literary figures. If you are a well-known writer and value your ...
Holidays on ice: 10 books to help heal a broken heart
msnbc.com
Jennifer Worick is the author of more than 25 books and a publishing consultant; she can be found at The Business of Books. Discuss: What book got you through a broken heart? Did you ever find solace in the pages of a book after breaking up with ...
Poll: Are e-books easy to get from your library?
STLtoday.com (blog)
Getting e-books on loan has been in the news recently. Amazon has a new program for Prime subscribers. Kindle users get to borrow one title a month for free. The only hitch: the biggest US publishers aren't participating and the Authors Guild says ...
Phoenix Publishing seeks $704 million from Shanghai IPO
FinanceAsia
The company values its shares at a big premium to the market, but still attracts enough institutional demand to cover the books 12 times. By Lillian Liu | 22 November 2011 China's equity markets continue to produce big initial public offerings, ...
Authors Hate Amazon Kindle
Siliconindia.com
They find the kindle lending library following a unparallel method and most of the contracts do not have any rules and conditions how will author get the compensation for the use of their e-books. The publishers, authors and agents pronounced that ...
Project to translate Indian books into Arabic
Khaleej Times
ABU DHABI - A project is being developed by Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) with the support of the Indian Embassy and related organisations to translate modern and ancient Indian written works, including historical Sanskrit books, ...
Penguin suspends library e-books, citing security
Newsday
Click here Penguin suspends library e-books, citing security Published: November 22, 2011 10:08 AM By The Associated Press HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer) (AP) -- One of the country's largest publishers, Penguin Group (USA), has suspended making ...
Russian-Translated Books by Fidel Castro in St.Petersburg
Prensa Latina
22 de noviembre de 2011, 11:37Moscow, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban ambassador to Russia Juan Valdez Figueroa launched in St. Petersburg the Russian language edition of the books by Fidel Castro "La victoria estrategica" (The Strategic Victory) and "La ...
Ebooks and cookbooks | TeleRead: News and views on e-books ...
By Paul Biba
Ebooks are being talked about all over. How about this article from the Hindustani Times: Apublishing throwdown is set to unfold during the holiday months as e-books go up against old-fashioned hard copies during one of the busiest ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...
Penguin Suspends Library E-books, Citing Security
By The Huffington Post News Editors
For non-Kindle users, the policy does not affect e-books already on library catalogs. Penguin'sauthors include Patricia Cornwell, Ken Follett and Ron Chernow, and new books include Sue Grafton's "V for Vengeance" and Rep. Michele ...
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Melville House Books » Penguin pulls ebooks from libraries in ...
By Dennis Johnson
In the wake of the furor that erupted earlier this month when Amazon announced that Amazon Prime members could “borrow” ebooks from its Kindle Lending Library — causing numerous authors and publishers to declare that they hadn't ...
Melville House Books
US Bookseller Experiments With Online ... - Publishing Perspectives
By Rachel Aydt
A new online service R.J. Julia Booksellers promises to match readers with their ideal books and keep them coming back for more. ... Is E-book Lending Bad News for [...] Are Authors Too Naked in their [...] SURVEY: Have You Ever Bought A [. ...
Publishing Perspectives
eBooks by Kobo for the BlackBerry PlayBook updated to v1.3.1 ...
By Bla1ze
eBooks by Kobo for the BlackBerry PlayBook updated to v1.3.1 If you're still struggling to get your Kobo eBook reader working right on your BlackBerry PlayBook, then you might as well go ahead and check for updates if you haven't already. ... kobo on the playbook works fine for me. i also have a kobo ereader and everything syncs up between the kobo account and these devices. i have read epub books on the ereader but that was a while ago so i have not tried that on the playbook ...
CrackBerry.com - News & Rumors
Goings On: Books Pick: Anarchic Spirit : The New Yorker
By The New Yorker
Books Pick: Anarchic Spirit. Posted by The New Yorker. Emma-Goldman-Revolution-As-A-Way-Of-Life-. Emma Goldman, whom J. Edgar Hoover called “the most dangerous woman in America,” is the subject of Vivian Gornick's arresting new ...
Goings On
Morning Meanderings… Whats Happening In Books « Book Journey
By Sheila (Book Journey)
“I wasn't sure if I'd like this at first since I don't care for the original fairy tale but this retelling was very nicely done and I loved all the references to Narnia, Harry Potter, and other books.” Seriously… I am a big sucker for book references in other ...
Book Journey
Ten Great Science Books For Kids | Surprising Science
By Sarah Zielinski
From dinosaurs at the Smithsonian to a walk around a pond, here are some of our favorites from 2011.
Surprising Science
Penguin pulls new eBooks from libraries | eSchool News
By staff and wire services reports
Penguin, whose self-publishing service Book Country has already drawn quite a bit of criticism this week, is likely to receive more flak for this move. Yet it is unusual among the “big six” publishers in that it allows eBooks to be borrowed through ...
eSchool News
German Catholic Church Pulls Out Of Porn Publishing
By Nick Jardine
Last month it was reported that German publishing company Weltbild, which is 100 percent owned by the Catholic church, was profiting through the sale of erotic novels. Now, amid the scandal, the German Catholic church has withdrawn its ...
Business Insider
Book Publishers, eBooks & Libraries « Dvorak News Blog
By Uncle Dave
Penguin has been a long-time supporter of libraries with both physical and digital editions of ourbooks. We have always placed a high value on the role that libraries can play in connecting ourauthors with our readers. However, due to new ...
Dvorak News Blog
Penguin Group yanks e-books from library lending services ...
By Tom Cheredar
Penguin Group yanks e-books from library lending services. November 22, 2011 | Tom Cheredar · View Comments. Major book publishing company Penguin Group has pulled all of its ebooks from Amazon's Kindle Library Lending program ...
VentureBeat
Largehearted Boy: Online "Best Books of 2011" Lists Update ...
By david
Association for Library Service to Children (notable children's books) Boston Book Festival (favoritebooks) ... New York Times - Dwight Garner (top nonfiction books) New York Times - Janet ... Book Notes (authors create playlists for their book) ...
Largehearted Boy
Top 10 Books of Thanks & Giving - Better World Books Blog - Book ...
By Erin
Top 10 Books of Thanks & Giving. Posted by Erin on 11.22.2011 at 10:07 am. As Thanksgiving approaches, I am reminded of a great quote from one of my favorite authors: “Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and ...
Better World Books Blog - Book...
The top 25 books for web designers and developers | Feature | .net ...
And, as technology marches on, publishers are embracing ebooks and the web, while small ....Steve Jobs was a private man, and so while many authors have delved inside his .....Self-publishing is scary, but so rewarding at the same time. ...
www.netmagazine.com/.../top-25-books-web-designers-and-d...

Penguin pulls eBooks from Kindle lending library
VatorNews
Damned if I know. Penguin has been a long-time supporter of libraries with both physical and digital editions of our books. We have always placed a high value on the role that libraries can play in connecting our authors with our readers. ...
Local books: model totem poles and more
The Seattle Times
New in local books: a history of model totem poles; a UW professor's study of young men and violence in West Africa; a sci-fi tale of a 15-year-old from post-apocalyptic Seattle; and Laurie Frankel's "Atlas of Love," new in paperback. ...
Unity Books Now Added to the e-learning Library in PacktLib
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The entire selection of Packt's Unity books on game development is now available in the e-Learning subscription package in PacktLib. This new addition to the library is ideal for enthusiastic game developers PacktLib, Packt Publishing's online digital ...
eBooks eliminate library fines, losses
Houston Chronicle
By offering downloadable books for eReaders through its digital collection OverDrive, the library system may ease financial losses from unreturned materials. Forget about the last-minute trudge to the library; eBooks simply expire after a one- or ...
Face the Nation on Sunday: Books & Authors show
CBS News
This Sunday is Face the Nation's annual Books and Authors show, with Michael Lewis, author of Boomerang, Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, Walter Isaacson, who wrote Steve Jobs' authorized biography, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, ...
Krupp Kommunications Places Two Books on NY Times Bestseller List
Sacramento Bee
The authors' first book, Awkward Family Photos, was based on their immensely popular website AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com and spent 16 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. An Invisible Thread -- The Inspiring True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, ...
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