Somerset authors Miller and Young win Costa awards
BBC News
"I love writing books set in the 18th Century, history to me has always sparked my imagination, I know it's like that for a lot of people - if you have a feel for it, a sense for it, it's not a remote thing, like something over there. ...
BBC News
BBC News
"I love writing books set in the 18th Century, history to me has always sparked my imagination, I know it's like that for a lot of people - if you have a feel for it, a sense for it, it's not a remote thing, like something over there. ...
BBC News
Entertainment Weekly (blog)
by Benjamin Wood In a move that should surprise no one, James Franco is set to release his first novel, courtesy of the ever-expanding Amazon Publishing. The book, tentatively titled Actors Anonymous will reportedly be based — loosely — on the life ...
Will Apple Push Publishing at Its Next Event?
BusinessWeek
That would allow Apple to compete with similar offerings from both Amazon and Barnes & Noble, giving it the ability to negotiate directly with independent authors for exclusive publishing rights. If Apple can convince some big names to go iOS-only, ...
Apps take e-books beyond reading
Kansas City Star
"It's clearly a market waiting to be fed," said Corinne Helman, vice president of digital publishing and business development for Harper Collins children's books. "This is still very, very early days." "I think this is going to be a huge deal," said ...
These are a few of my favorite … books
Baltimore Sun
BY KAYLA BAWROSKI, kabawroski@theaegis.com I'm surprised that I've been at The Aegis for this long and have not mentioned my love of books in any column. I suppose it's expected, though, because reading and writing typically go hand-in-hand. ...
Your New Kindle: What You Need to Know
PC Magazine
If you do, and you've purchased Kindle books before, you can begin loading them via Archived Items on the home page. Give it a moment first; it will say Archived Items (0) for a little while, and then start populating it about a minute later. ...
Mass. library sends cops to collect overdue books from 5-Year-Old
CBS News
A Massachusetts woman says her 5-year-old daughter was left in tears after the Charlton Public Library sent police to collect the girls overdue library books. Charlton Police Sergeant Dan Dowd stopped by the home of Shannon Benoit to let her know that ...
Advantage Business Media Purchases Vicon Publishing, Inc.
MarketWatch (press release)
ROCKAWAY, NJ, Jan 04, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Advantage Business Media has acquired Vicon Publishing, Inc. of Amherst, New Hampshire effective January 1, 2012. Going forward ViconPublishing will be renamed Vicon Business Media, Inc. and operate as a ...
Imported books exempted from customs duties, VAT—DoF
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—Books brought in from abroad, whether for personal or commercial use, are exempt from customs duties and the value-added tax, the Department of Finance said. The DoF has issued an order clarifying this matter following the ...
Authors of 'The Mindset List of American History' & local residents respond to ...
Press News
The mindset list book was recently named to a critic's "favorite books of 2011" list in Utah, which is now on a website. "Thanks so much for including us," the authors said. "It was a great story and we will watch for reader responses...they give us ...
Science publishing: How to stop plagiarism
Nature.com
Another two were labelled with errata pointing to a website that warns readers that the papers are 'duplicate' — but more than 95% of the text is identical, and the papers share no co-authors. Without clear retractions, a casual reader may not realize ...
Josef Skvorecky
Telegraph.co.uk
Through the publishing company in Toronto which he ran with his wife, Zdena Salivarova, Skvorecky printed works by authors such as Vaclav Havel and Milan Kundera – works that had been banned by communist authorities. The Skvoreckys' company ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Which E-Books Are Most Borrowed From Libraries, And Why?
paidContent.org
OverDrive released its lists of the most-downloaded e-books from libraries in December 2011. These lists look pretty different from the current New York Times e-book bestseller lists. Here's why, plus a few interesting tidbits. ...
Why A Cappella Books Is Moving to Inman Park
Patch.com
We have determined that there are very obvious reasons that this has been happening: on-line retailers like Amazon, e-readers like Amazon's Kindle, the dropping value of used books (brought on by the ease of buying and selling used books online). ...
Rumor: Apple to launch Self-Publishing in iBooks this Month
Macgasm
How would they maintain quality control if thousands of books are streaming in without going through the filter of a publishing company? It doesn't sound very Apple-like to us. There is the (faint) possibility that there would be little to no ...
Michigan Notable Books encompass a wide range of topics and genres
City Pulse
by Bill Castanier Make room on your bookshelf or e-reader: The Library of Michigan has named the top 20 Michigan Notable Books of the year, and the list represents established and debut authors, books covering topics and people that may have been lost ...
City Pulse
Local Volunteers Gather Books For Filipino Libraries
Patch.com
Twice a month, volunteers meet at the Centre Congregational Church in Lynnfield to pack up thebooks for shipment overseas. Marie Lagman, who was born in the Phillipines, has been a board member of the Bagong Kulturang Pinoy (New Filipino Culture) ...
GET UPDATES FROM Michael J. Hunt
Huffington Post
Books and Biographies on the Campaign Trail Des Moines, IA -- Every Presidential election year since 1824 has produced a biography of a candidate who has set his or her sights on the White House. The 2011 election is no different. ...
New Models for Web Publishing
ReadWriteWeb
By David Strom / January 4, 2012 7:00 AM / View Comments As we begin a new year, I thought I would take a moment to review where Web publishing has come and where it seems to be going. We certainly stand at a crossroads, as we move from the "golden age ...
Two new security books ponder: Just how vulnerable are we?
Network World
By Ellen Messmer, Network World Two recently-published books, "America the Vulnerable" by Joel Brenner, a former official at the National Security Agency (NSA) and "When Gadgets Betray Us," by writer and security analyst Robert Vamosi, have one theme ...
Kindle beats books to be crowned eReader of Christmas
T3
The Amazon Kindle has been firmly crowned as the eReader of Christmas for the UK with YouGov publishing figures suggesting that of the approximate 1.33 million eReaders bought, 92 per cent of them were the Amazon Kindle. Carried out between the 28 ...
T3
DIY authors realize challenges, rewards
East Brunswick Sentinel
MacAllister, who has published four books on her own, said self-publishing has many benefits for writers, providing them with full control over their work and with fewer “fingers in the pie,” thus a higher percentage of the sales. ...
Barnes & Noble Announces January is "No Name-Calling Month"
MarketWatch (press release)
Barnes & Noble.com will feature exclusive video content from bestselling children's, young adult and adult authors discussing their thoughts and experiences on bullying. Barnes & Noble has partnered with Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and the ...
1dollarscan.com to Launch New Platinum Service to Help People Scan Books and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA, Jan 04, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- 1dollarscan.com is launching a new Platinum Service to revolutionize how people scan and digitize their books and magazines. Already the leading book scanning service in the US, 1dollarscan is ...
Arab World: A Year In Pictures – Our Authors' Selection · Global Voices
By Hisham Almiraat
As we bid farewell to 2011 and look ahead to 2012, we asked our authors to share with you pictures that in their eyes have marked the past year in their respective countries. The following selection represents their choices. Email this to a ...
Global Voices
By Hisham Almiraat
As we bid farewell to 2011 and look ahead to 2012, we asked our authors to share with you pictures that in their eyes have marked the past year in their respective countries. The following selection represents their choices. Email this to a ...
Global Voices
Kindle Fire Makes Apple Sweat E-Books
By Richard Adhikari
Whatever news Apple shares at the event, it may relate heavily with advertising or publishing, because Eddy Cue is said to be involved. Cue's in charge of ... Has the hot-selling Kindle Fire motivated Apple to give e-books an even closer look? ...
E-Commerce Times
The Attraction-Repulsion of International Literature | Publishing ...
By Guest Contributor
Launched in 2003 as an online magazine for international literature designed to “connect international writers to the general public,” WWB has emerged as nothing less than a force — bringing international authors into US classrooms, partnering with publishing houses to release numerous print anthologies, winning the fiscal support of the National Endowment ... Though many of Mason'sbooks have done extraordinarily well, the challenges of publishing unexpected literature remain. ...
Publishing Perspectives
James Franco signs publishing deal with Amazon - latimes.com
By Carolyn Kellogg
James Franco, a seemingly unstoppable creative force, will publish his first novel with Amazon's newpublishing arm. ... Jacket Copy. Books, authors and all things bookish. « Previous | Jacket Copy Home ...
Jacket Copy
James Franco publishing novel through Amazon | Seattle's Big Blog ...
By Amy Rolph
James Franco publishing novel through Amazon. ... Franco, best known for portraying loveable stoners and an ill-prepared hiker, is publishing a novel called “Actors Anonymous” through Amazon's new publishing platform. The book, the ...
Seattle's Big Blog
This Week's Featured Authors | Envato Notes
By Adrian Try
Congratulations to this week's featured marketplace authors. ... An Envato Authors Group for Deviants · Blast from the Past: FlashDen Through the Years · This Week's Featured Authors · Meet the Staff: The ActiveDen Team · This Week's ...
Envato Notes
Nintendo wants iOS apps, comics, magazines, e-books for Wii U ...
By Matthew Humphries
Jan. 4, 2012 - When Nintendo announced the Wii U there was a lot of head scratching and confusion as to what they were actually offering. The console consists of two.
Geek.com
Lessons From Publishing Innovation The Domino Project With Ishita ...
By joanna@TheCreativePenn.com (Joanna Penn)
On the Domino Project, a publishing experiment. It was a short project and here's Seth's post on lessons learned from it (must read!) It was powered by Amazon so they partnered with Seth to publish the books which were all short, inspiring ...
The Creative Penn
Free Kindle eBooks: Learn Me Good, Little Shoes, Old Tyme Salad ...
By Savings Lifestyle: Kathy
Here are several FREE Kindle eBooks, make sure to download them soon because the prices can change at any time: The Secret Holocaust ... You can also download free software to read Kindlebooks on your computer. And, grab the ...
Printable Manufacturers Grocery...
Do Books have a Future? An Interview with Robert Darnton | A Piece ...
By Rhys Tranter
We met to discuss the way technological developments are changing academia, the problems surrounding Google Book Search, and what the future of electronic publishing might bring: The expression 'Open Access' is often used by software developers in relation to emergent ... So Google was sued by the authors and the publishers in the United States for alleged infringement of their copyrights. And in trying to negotiate a settlement to that lawsuit, Google transformed what was ...
A Piece of Monologue: Literature,...
My Favorite Books of 2011, Part II « A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
By Liz B
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. 2011. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. One of my top 5. My review. “Elisa's adventure is about to begin, and part of the joy of The Girl of Fire and Thorns is how she triumphs, despite the ...
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
Books on Black Hair | Madame Noire | Black Women's Lifestyle ...
By Dolapo Roberts
On the prowl for a new winter read? We have a list of books on black hair you should consider picking up on your next bookstore binge!
Madame Noire | Black Women's...
6 Business Books All Entrepreneurs Must Read in 2012 | Graphic ...
By Preston D Lee
Along with a few other non-business books, I devoured the following 6 business books and think every designer who aspires to run a successful design business MUST read these books. I've tried to list them in the order of most impact; meaning the book that most ... My second favorite book of 2011 was by Dan and Chip Heath (who are quickly becoming two of my favorite authors) and is titled Switch. The subtitle sums it up more perfectly than I can: How to Change Things When ...
Graphic Design Blender
This Month's Apple Event To Focus On Publishing And iBooks ...
According to the source the event will not involve any hardware at all and instead will focus onpublishing and eBooks (sold through Apple's iBooks platform) ...
techcrunch.com/.../this-months-apple-event-to-focus-on-publis...
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