Roundup of the year's Crafts Books

A roundup of the year's crafts books: the good, the great, the offbeat (cat ...
Washington Post
Books, websites, blogs: They all provide inspiration for no-holds-barred creativity. Here's a baker's dozen of recent sewing, knitting and crafting books that might help unleash the power of your creativity in the new year. SEWING Today's authors lift ...

Downloadable Books for eReaders Available at the Library
TribLocal
According to book publishing trade sources 15 to 20% of all book sales will be electronic this holiday season. By the end of 2012, this figure is projected to reach 25%. In addition to eBooks, the Library also offers free downloadable audio books, ...

Books on science and medicine for the holiday season
CTV.ca (blog)
Once again, the festive season is upon us, and with it comes my annual suggestions for books on science and medicine. Although recent statistics suggest that book readers are becoming an endangered species, I am heartened by the number of emails ...

A Year In Books: Telling Me Something I Didn't Know
The Atlantic
So as the year ends I thought I would take a few moments to give some unsolicited but well-deserved shout-outs to the authors whose published work helped improve my understanding of the way the world works (or doesn't work). Some of these books were ...

Local books: prizewinning essays, paranormal romance
The Seattle Times
New in local books: Pushcart Prize-winning essays by a Bellingham writer; stories by University of Puget Sound faculty; a new Steve Martini mystery in paperback; and a new paranormal romance by Lauren Dane. No comments have been posted to this article. ...

What's Coming In 2012: Book Publishing
paidContent.org
And with the company publishing books by more high-profile authors like Tim Ferriss and Penny Marshall, readers will be looking for those books in stores. While a few indies have said they'll be reluctant to carry Amazon books, Barnes & Noble has said ...

Stow Resident's Books 'Best of the Year'
Patch.com
His next book, "Whiskey Island," is slated to be in stores by the summer — just in time for him to be a guests of honor (along with authors Robin Cook and Mary Higgins Clark) at the major mystery convention of the year held in Cleveland in 2012. ...

Books offered via mail -12/27/2011, 10:00 AM
Hays Daily News
Books by Mail is ideal for some who like to curl up with a good book. The service is offered to Central Kansas Library System patrons who have a rural address, live in a town without a public library or are homebound, said Abigail Cuffey, ...

Hays Daily News

Naughty and nice: The year in books
Vancouver Sun
Before closing, the store changed its name to Ardea Books. There are so few independent book-stores left, it's a sad day when yet another one closes. Three award-winning Chinese-Canadian authors, all former BC residents, filed a lawsuit in Federal ...

Nonprofit distributing free books to San Francisco children
San Francisco Examiner
Raising a Reader distributes free books to young children with the intent of helping kids from low-income families succeed. Many parents know that sharing books with children is important. But it's about more than just reading the story. ...

San Francisco Examiner

Career is one for the books
Surrey Now
One of her favourite authors is Guy Vanderhaeghe, a Canadian. She has all of his books. Barlow says she's leaving her job with mixed feelings. She's energized at the prospect of new beginnings, but a little sad to leave her colleagues, who have become ...

Four authors offer their picks for the best titles of 2011
The National
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing is a partnership of Qatar Foundation and Bloomsbury Publishing. Four of the publishing house's authors look back at thebooks they have read in 2011 and provide their top picks of the year. ...

The National

DC Books Return To Barnes & Noble's Shelves
Bleeding Cool News
Books-A-Million followed suit, as they also sold the Nook. It was a widely criticised move at the time, even if limited to the four months of digital exclusivity. They included Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, Sandman, Fables, Blackest Night, ...

Not Just Books Anymore
Bob Englehart | Englehart's View (blog)
The Hartford Public Library, for instance, is home to the Hartford History Center, a large collection not only of books (including Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe first editions), but of postcards, photographs, letters and more, all having to do ...

New Books: Treasure Coast doctor edits book about never giving up
TCPalm
By Gene Hull As a contributing editor to "Fight For Your Dreams," Dr. Ramish Kumar shares his remarkable story of a struggling youth in Bangalore, India, who graduates medical school and eventually moves to America to continue advanced studies. ...

Endings and Modern Authors
Mother Jones
He changed the way I think about books and reading. I've learned to slow down and think about the story. I've learned to appreciate the journey, and focus not so much on the ending. Oh, Aaron. You've been snookered. Stephen King has somehow contrived ...

New Books: "Micro" delivers as scientific thriller
TCPalm
AP In this book cover image released by Harper, "Micro," by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston, is shown. (AP Photo/Harper) By Michael Crichton and Richard Preston This posthumous story from the late Crichton, who died in 2008, and finished by ...

The Five Business Books That Shaped 2011
Huffington Post Canada
This short and easy-to-read manifesto was Godin's first release on his own publishing imprint that he launched (and recently disbanded) along with Amazon. Godin has a way of inspiring new business thinking with real stories and books that are both fun ...

New Books: In "Storm Damage," treachery and deception abound
TCPalm
AP In this book cover image released by Minotaur, "Storm Damage," by Ed Kovacs, is shown. (AP Photo/Minotaur) By Ed Kovacs The bleak and dangerous situation in New Orleans that followed Hurricane Katrina has an element of treachery added to it in ...

Of 'doorstops' and e-books | TeleRead: News and views on e-books ...
By Chris Meadows
Connect. TeleRead - News and views on ebooks, libraries, publishing and related topics · HOME| · AROUND THE WORLD| · EREADERS| · LIBRARY| ... in: Baen Books, books, Chris Meadows, ebook, publishing. Tags: book length, books, Charlie Stross, David Weber, doorstop, e-book,publishing, vernor vinge .... I've often read frustrated comments by authors who were told to expand or cut their novel to fit a certain size. It's like slashing sections off a picture, or putting in extra bits to fit...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...

Books most popular gift this Christmas - The Local
Men were more likely to proffer their nearest and dearest technology products such as smartphones and DVDs, while women preferred to purchase books, games and toys, the HDE said. Though exchanging unwanted presents is more ...
The Local - Germany's news in English

Swap Unwanted, Unused Books Online « CBS Pittsburgh
By caseyshea9
It's the day after Christmas and you may find yourself with books you do not want or maybe evenbooks you already have.
CBS Pittsburgh

Best books I read in 2011
By Jason
As for last year, this year's top book list comprises the best books I have read this year. I haven't read enough books published in 2011 to be able to apply a decent filter, plus there are many booksout.
Evolving Economics

January 2011: Top Publishing Stories - GalleyCat
By Jason Boog
January 2011: Top Publishing Stories. ... The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry ·Publishing · Deals ... Welcome to GalleyCat's annual year-end roundup of publishing headlines. ... 5. What Books Topped Bestseller Lists the Week You Were Born? ... Join PR experts Jessica Kleiman and Meryl Cooper, co-authors of Be Your Own Best Publicist: How To Use PR Techniques to Get Hired, Noticed and Rewarded at Work, in our online Job Search Boot Camp starting January 31. ...
GalleyCat

E-Books Grab Big Share Of Publishing Market In 2011
E-Books Grab Big Share Of Publishing Market In 2011 "E-books have grown to around 20 percent of the market and the percentage should keep rising in 2012 as millions of ever-cheaper devices are purchased. But the e-revolution remains in ...
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Moving From Traditional Publishing To Indie With Orna Ross | The ...
By joanna@TheCreativePenn.com (Joanna Penn)
Moving From Traditional Publishing To Indie With Orna Ross. by Joanna Penn on December 27, 2011. We all need mentors, people who inspire us and help us along the journey. Mine have often been within the pages of books and I have ...
The Creative Penn

Free Self-Publishing PDF and Holiday Blog Notes — The Book ...
By Joel Friedlander
... self-publishing and the indie publishing life at TheBookDesigner.com. He's also the proprietor of Marin Bookworks, where he helps publishers and authors who decide to publish get to market on time and on budget with books that are both ...
The Book Designer




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