Crime authors competing for UK morgue honor
The Associated Press
The other authors involved are Jeffrey Deaver, Jeff Lindsay, Stuart MacBride and Peter James. All the writers said they were grateful to forensic scientists for help creating grisly scenes in their books. Reichs, who like her fictional heroine ...
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Fox News host Bill O'Reilly writing 2 more books
Sacramento Bee
AP NEW YORK -- Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has signed on to write two more books, including a presidential biography. Publisher Henry Holt and Co. announced O'Reilly's plans Monday. It says the focus of the presidential biography will be revealed later ...
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A way into books for children with dyslexia
Telegraph.co.uk
Can that sort of thing really go on in publishing? Books help children reach their full potential and Barrington Stoke, a previous winner of Children's Publisher Of The Year, are finding innovative and entertaining ways, without dumbing down or being ...
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HarperCollins Publishers to Acquire Thomas Nelson
MarketWatch (press release)
It has published some of the bestselling books in the industry, including the current #1 bestseller Heaven Is For Real, and the books of many popular authors, such as Billy Graham, Max Lucado, and Dave Ramsey. "Founded in 1798 in Edinburgh, Scotland, ...
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At home with books
Charlotte Observer
These self-described book junkies want to hold and own “real” books – as God and Gutenberg intended. How do they co-exist peacefully with their book collections in this Age of Kindle, blending them into their home décor? Stephen Westman of the UNC ...
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New Books: Author takes lighter turn with "The Marriage Plot"
TCPalm
As college ends, Madeleine finds herself in a love triangle that might have been pulled straight from one of her beloved books. Two men vie for her affection, both flawed but with plenty to offer. "The Marriage Plot" is both a love story and a novel ...
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Cyclists deliver books, funds to people in need around Taiwan
eTaiwan News
Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) Cyclists in two separate charity activities have taken to the road to deliver books and financial aid to underprivileged children around Taiwan. A group of 17 cyclists arrived Monday at Zhong Yong Elementary School in Taitung ...
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Quark: Down, But Not Out
ZDNet (blog)
By Doc | October 31, 2011, 6:27am PDT Summary: Quark recently announced the availability of Quark Publishing System 9.1, the new version of Quark's dynamic publishing platform for automated publishing to print, Web, e-reader, mobile, and tablet devices ...
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How to self-publish your book
Hindustan Times
According to him, the biggest challenge of self-publishing is marketing and distribution, a view seconded by Anuj Bahri of Bahrisons bookstore in Delhi. “We don't stock these books because we can't deal with individual authors. ...
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Three Canadian Authors File C$6 Million Copyright Lawsuit
Publishers Weekly
Harman was hired by Penguin to read all of the books and report back on the similarities. Included in the statement of claim was a chart outlining some example of plot similarities: "In Sky Lee's book Disappearing Moon Café: In grave danger, ...
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New Publishing Models Emerge with e-Book Popularity
Portfolio.com
Two companies officially launched last week, both backed by important venture capital players and each one looking in different ways to capitalize on the power and growing popularity of e-books. Hyperink hopes to upend the publishing world by bringing ...
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Crime authors competing for morgue honor
Sacramento Bee
Kathy Reichs, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Harlan Cobden, Mark Billingham and Val McDermid are among the 10 authors taking part in the "Million for a Morgue" campaign. Each person who votes donates 1 pound ($1.60) to a money-raising campaign. ...
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A Love of Books: An Independent Bookseller is Born
The Millions
I admit that I felt dismissed by some publishing folks I met, and that's okay. It took a lot of convincing to show people — myself included — that I was serious about this as a career move and that, despite my lack of bookselling experience, ...
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Battle of the Books kickoff Nov. 12
Midland Daily News
Kickoff of the 2011-12 Battle of the Books program will take place at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library on Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Library Auditorium. The kickoff will include the unveiling of the book list for the coming Battle season and guest ...
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Books for advanced readers
The Guardian
You are obviously a very eager reader but you haven't given me any clues about whether there are some kinds of books you particularly like to read or some authorswhose books you enjoy and admire. I get the feeling you are keen to move away frombooks ...
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New books releasing this week
phillyBurbs.com (blog)
But as the month turns over, lots of major books will hit the shelves, and we're here to break down which ones you don't want to miss. "Out of Oz" by Gregory Maguire - Gregory Maguire has intrigued readers for over a decade with his bestselling ...
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Public libraries more and more tech all the time
Killeen Daily Herald
By Kim Steele Yes, the public libraries in Killeen, Copperas Cove and Harker Heights still offer the standard fare -- books, movies, audiobooks, music and the ever-popular children's storytimes. And patrons continue to make use of each building's quiet ...
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Rice Calls Cheney Naive, Recalls Movies With Bush, Blair: Books
San Francisco Chronicle
Both were academic superstars who became national-security advisers with strong ties to the president. Promoted to secretary of state, both were determined to win Middle East peace. And they were both at the center of administration tensions and ...
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The library's golden girls
Grand Island Independent
"Joan knows the authors of paperbacks better than I do, whether they are mystery or novels," Martin said. Davis keeps her eyes peeled for mystery writers Mary Higgins Clark, James Patterson and Stuart Woods. Popular romance authors include Nora Roberts ...
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Odyl Aims to Make Facebook Marketing for Authors Easy ...
By Guest Contributor
If Baptista has his way, the publishing industry's portion of that universe will revolve around Odyl, a Facebook application designed to connect authors and publishers with their readers. And Odyl is already well on its way — officially launched ...
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Is Amazon short-changing authors? Who knows? | TeleRead: News ...
By Chris Meadows
PBS's MediaShift blog looks at whether Amazon's self- publishing operations might be short-changing authors, but doesn't really seem to do a whole lot by. ... Follow us on. Connect. TeleRead - News and views on ebooks, libraries, publishing and related topics · HOME| · AROUND THE ... Some of its examples leave a bit to be desired, such as the author whose books didn't sell well at $9.99, so she went straight to 99 cents and sold 3000 copies a month. There are a whole lot of price ...
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Tapeworm begins book publishing imprint Bookworm without ...
By Jared Micah
Tapeworm begins book publishing imprint Bookworm without consulting the worm community. Cassette-only UK label The Tapeworm has begun a new venture, and no, it's not a non-cassette music media format addition. It's books! Books are ...
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Occupy Omnibus: 10 Essential Cross-Disciplinary Books about ...
By Maria Popova
This omnibus of ten nonfiction books that illuminate protest through the customary Brain Pickings lens of cross-disciplinary curiosity, spanning everything from psychology and philosophy to politics and government to art and music, extends an invitation to better understand the art, science, and ....For another layer of added relevance, Common Sense is also a powerful case study in successful self- publishing and the viral potential of books, something particularly hotly debated today. ...
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Read Free eBooks For Halloween - GalleyCat
By Dianna Dilworth
Scholastic is looking for a Supervising Editor. next job Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. is looking for a Controller. next job Cambridge University Press is looking for a College Sales and Marketing Assistant. next job Disney Publishing is looking for ...
GalleyCat |
Off Center » Centerpoints: Minnesota high in art, publishing jobs ...
By Paul Schmelzer
Minnesota leads the nation in the concentration of jobs in book publishing, with eight times more publishing jobs — largely in the Twin Cities — than the national average. Minneapolis' concentration of theater jobs is twice the national average. ...
Off Center |
Family Picture Books
By Beckie
Jessica designed her cover, spine, and pages in Microsoft Publisher and then glued the printed pages into her board books. She sprayed the pages with a glossy finishing spray to seal them and added contact paper to the covers for extra ...
RoadKill Rescue |
Urban Art Books & Mags Special | Urban Artcore
By brenna
To help you finding the right, good reading for the upcoming cold and dark days, I'm going to present you some of the latest urban art related books and magazine...
Urban Artcore |
Cookbooks and Children's Books $5.00
By Charlene
Share There are some good deals on books starting today. You can get Taste of Home cookbooks for just $5.00 each. They have a ton of titles to choose from but note some of these are older booksso check.
My Frugal Adventures |
Hardcover, paperback books: Sales ... - Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
By Jane Genova
COM, sales of hardcover and paperback books have been down 18% this year. On the other hand, sales of books in digital formats continue to increase. The question on everyone's mind is if ebookscan fill the gap being created in the ...
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