Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK — Laura Ingalls Wilder, who already holds a special place in the hearts of millions of parents and children, soon will be added to the country's official literary canon. The Library of America announced Tuesday that it will issue two ...
Literary awards scrapped
Brisbane Times
Campbell Newman says the government's move to axe the Premier's LiteraryAwards was part of a promised cost-cutting drive. Campbell Newman has scrapped the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, arguing the $244000 saving was part of the Liberal ...
Brisbane Times
Lawsuit Says Circumstantial Evidence Enough To Prove e-Book Conspiracy
paidContent.org
By Jeff John Roberts Apr. 2, 2012, 9:30pm 1 Comment The plaintiffs who are accusing Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and publishers of fixing e-book prices say they don't have to show an actual meeting took place. Instead, they say, indirect evidence like price ...
E-book competition
Chicago Tribune
I'm an author who has been published traditionally. Now, I self-publish under my own imprint, Stray Dog Press Inc. I have 16 titles up on Amazon, B&N, iTunes and Smashwords. Over the past 15 months, my titles have sold more than 40000 copies.
Rick Perry Was On 'Sufficient Dosages' Of Painkillers During Debates, E-Book ...
Huffington Post
Rick Perry was operating under the influence of painkillers during Republican presidential debates earlier this election cycle, a new e-book by Mike Allen and Evan Thomas claims. It "became an open secret that he was using painkillers in sufficient ...
'The Red Book': Drama, lies, and college reunions
msnbc.com
>>> what happens when it's time for your college reunion and where you thought you'd be in life doesn't actually measure up to where you are. in the new novel "the redbook," the author explores the lives of four former roommates from harvard as they ...
Glass Slipper as Fetish
New York Times
And downloading was a huge part of the books' success: readers who heard of the book from friends or Facebook could check it out instantly, cheaply and most of all, privately. “Fifty Shades of Grey” doesn't defy taboos in the way that other recent and ...
Baker & Taylor Signs Agreement to Provide eBooks on Azpen Tablets
MarketWatch (press release)
Leading digital book distributor to provide ebooks via the Blio ereading application, including a fully-merchandised storefront, on Azpen Innovation, Inc. Android tablets CHARLOTTE, NC, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Baker & Taylor, Inc., ...
The e-book: Romneyland's dilemma
Politico (blog)
By MAGGIE HABERMAN | Members of Mitt Romney's inner circle acknowledge they still have yet to solve the key challenge they face in trying to help him win the presidency — finding a way to make an emotionally remote and fabulously wealthy candidate ...
The pain (killers) of Rick Perry: New book says meds caused campaign wackiness
New York Daily News (blog)
A new Politico ebook, "Inside the Circus: Romney, Santorum and the GOP Race," by old Washington hands Mike Allen and Evan Thomas, has what it claims is the answer: pain killers that Perry was taking for his ailing back. In "Inside the Circus," the ...
NH Best Selling Author Maintains Ron Paul Only Presidential Candidate Telling ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Barry James Dyke, author of The Pirates of Manhattan and recently released sequel, The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom maintains Ron Paul is the only candidate consistently telling Americans the truth. Best-selling author Barry James Dyke, ...
Chorus of criticism after literary awards shelved
Sydney Morning Herald
Author Tara June Winch credits the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards with kick-starting her career. An author who credits the Queensland Premier's LiteraryAwards with kick-starting her writing career has condemned Campbell Newman for axing the ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Guardian Publisher's London Headquarters to Be Bought by Deka
Bloomberg
Kings Place, home to the Guardian newspaper's publisher, was put up for sale in October. The purchase price wasn't disclosed, spokeswoman Erica Bolton said in an e-mail today. Property Week reported earlier today that Deka's WestInvest InterSelect fund ...
Marvel Comics Writer Signs Book Deal With Random House (Exclusive)
Hollywood Reporter
Brian Michael Bendis, one of the leading writers in comic books and for the last decade a guiding force at Marvel, will write a non-fiction guide to comic-bookwriting. Brian Michael Bendis, one of the leading writers in comic books and for the last ...
Hollywood Reporter
50 Shades of Grey: Why 'Mommy Porn' is Hot
ABC News
"But this [book] made me blush." The romance novels of EL James are heating up bedrooms across the country, and fans can't seem to get enough of what is being called "mommy porn." Anastasia Steele, 21, and a virginal college student, can't say no to ...
ABC News
Newman scraps literary awards in first stage of economy drive
The Australian
THE new Liberal National Party government has canned the Queensland Premier's LiteraryAwards, claiming it would save about $240000. The decision announced on the day the LNP ministry was sworn in leaves Queensland as the only state without a ...
Best-selling authors set for next season of Literary Evenings
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Erik Larson, best-selling author of "In the Garden of Beasts" and "The Devil in the White City," will open the 2012-13 Literary Evenings series, which is presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures.
Baltimore's Scary Mommy debuts scary new book
Baltimore Sun (blog)
And it's only going to grow because she's about to release her first book. "Confessions of a Scary Mommy," goes on sale today. Published by Gallery Books, the hardcover will sell for $15. Chapters include "Yes, You'll [bleep] on the Delivery Table," "I ...
The Publishing Industry is Welcomed to the London Book Fair by Millennium ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Now in its 41st year, the annual LondonBook Fair returns to London for a three day event. From 16th - 18th April 2012, London's Earls Court will open its doors to the annual London Book Fair, ...
Book Review: Anti-Aging Cures: Life Changing Secrets to Reverse the Effects of ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
This book contains all the anti-aging secrets we will need to live our healthiest and most youthful life. This book will take all readers on an inspirational journey of self-discovery. Enjoy it. The fountain of youth is achievable and we each have the ...
Deal on ebooks to see titles get cheaper
Irish Examiner
By Diane Bartz, Washington Good news is on the horizon for readers as retailers such as Amazon are on the brink of being allowed sell ebooks cheaper than Apple. The US justice department could reach a settlement in the next few weeks with Apple and ...
'Island of Vice' author Richard Zacks on Teddy Roosevelt's crusade to clean up NYC
Christian Science Monitor
The ultimate fate of Roosevelt's efforts can be found in the title of historian Richard Zacks' new book, Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Doomed Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York. Never mind the giveaway of the ending.
Christian Science Monitor
Publisher of Tampa homeless newspaper found dead
Tampabay.com
By Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer TAMPA — Bill Sharpe didn't want to wait and see how homeless people would fare under a new panhandling ban. When the restrictions went into effect, he started a newspaper they could sell on the streets to make ...
Tampabay.com
1DollarScan Improves Its Book Digitization Service With Fine Tune ...
By Anthony Ha
1DollarScan — the service that offers to digitize books and documents for as little as, yes, $1 — is now promising an improved experience through a service called Fine Tune. The company is a subsidiary of Bookscan Japan, and it launched ...
TechCrunch
Is making books social a good thing or a bad thing? — Tech News ...
By Mathew Ingram
As almost every other form of media from newspapers to television becomes more conversational, books have remained relatively anti-social. Author and tech blogger Clive Thompson says he is excited about a future in which e-books are ...
GigaOM
Observations on film art : Bringing to book
By bordwellblog
Film Art: An Introduction. Textbook written in collaboration with Kristin Thompson. Ninth edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. Go to McGraw-Hill's extensive online information center for thebook, including a sample chapter. [go to Amazon] ...
Observations on film art
Brian Bendis To Write "How To" Comics Book - Comic Book ...
Comic Book Resources - Brian Bendis To Write How To Comics Book - The writer behind The Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man, Powers and more will give fans his personal How To on breaking in and scripting for the comics business as Brian ... Today, The Hollywood Reporter had the news that the best-selling Marvel Comics writer will publish a "How To" guide to writing for the medium at Random House based in part on the classes he's currently teaching at Portland State University.
Comic Book News
Judgement Calls: a book review
By Mark P. McDonald
He is the co-author of The Social Organization with Anthony Bradley. Read Full Bio ... Judgement Calls is the new book by Tom Davenport and Brook Manville takes on the fundamental issues of how organizations are applying judgement, collaboration, and participatory decision making into their organizations. ... H authors have deliberately tried to write in a more journalistic style and they have largely succeeded in creating a book that is more accessible, descriptive and engaging.
Mark McDonald
Book claims painkillers were behind Perry's odd campaign trail ...
By Stephen C. Webster
The claims are made in a forthcoming book by reporters Mike Allen and Evan Thomas, according to excerpts provided to the Republican-leaning Daily Caller website. The book is called “Inside the Circus,” and it aims at providing a ... The authors suggest that when he failed to name the three agencies he wanted to shut down, Perry was heavily under the influence just so he could remain standing for two plus hours. If that's indeed the case, Perry may have some explaining to do, as he ...
The Raw Story
By Stephen C. Webster
The claims are made in a forthcoming book by reporters Mike Allen and Evan Thomas, according to excerpts provided to the Republican-leaning Daily Caller website. The book is called “Inside the Circus,” and it aims at providing a ... The authors suggest that when he failed to name the three agencies he wanted to shut down, Perry was heavily under the influence just so he could remain standing for two plus hours. If that's indeed the case, Perry may have some explaining to do, as he ...
The Raw Story
New Book Alleges Rick Perry Used Painkillers To Get Through ...
By Noah Rothman
A source provided The DC with an advance copy of the eBook, authored by Mike Allen and Evan Thomas. The book comes out Tuesday. The Daily Caller notes that an infamous press conference in which a visibly impaired Perry confused the ... The authors imply that the painkillers may have led to a humorous incident before an October debate in New Hampshire when the “manager of a rival campaign” overheard Perry belting out the song “I've Been Working on the Railroad” while in ...
Mediaite
By Noah Rothman
A source provided The DC with an advance copy of the eBook, authored by Mike Allen and Evan Thomas. The book comes out Tuesday. The Daily Caller notes that an infamous press conference in which a visibly impaired Perry confused the ... The authors imply that the painkillers may have led to a humorous incident before an October debate in New Hampshire when the “manager of a rival campaign” overheard Perry belting out the song “I've Been Working on the Railroad” while in ...
Mediaite
Freading, the Ebook Sibling of Freegal, Shows Signs of Rapid ...
By Paul Biba
From the Library Journal: (Library Journal is presenting a series of articles that takes an indepth look at some of the ebook platforms that are now in the. ... TeleRead - News and views onebooks, libraries, publishing and related topics. HOME ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...
Librarian Preview: Penguin Books for Young Readers – Dial & G.P. ...
By Elizabeth Bird
Dial Books for Young Readers. Actually let me talk about my library again for a second. NYPL recently got this new catalog called Bibliocommons. I'm kind of hooked on it, truth be told. Basically it allows your catalog to act like a kind of social ... Second, this book is very cute. It's a picture book, but with little chapters ala Frog and Toad. As we see our heroes deal with various problems and issues there's a running commentary by the tiny fish that flit about the sides of the images. If you've ...
A Fuse #8 Production
By Elizabeth Bird
Dial Books for Young Readers. Actually let me talk about my library again for a second. NYPL recently got this new catalog called Bibliocommons. I'm kind of hooked on it, truth be told. Basically it allows your catalog to act like a kind of social ... Second, this book is very cute. It's a picture book, but with little chapters ala Frog and Toad. As we see our heroes deal with various problems and issues there's a running commentary by the tiny fish that flit about the sides of the images. If you've ...
A Fuse #8 Production
Loretta Lynn Releases New Book 'Honky Tonk Girl: My Life in Lyrics'
By Alanna Conaway
Loretta Lynn's life and career have been documented in many special tributes, songs and even in movies throughout the years, but now the legendary singer is releasing a new book, 'Honky Tonk Girl: My Life in Lyrics.' The songbook will be ...
Taste of Country
6 Popular Children's Books That Teach Kids Horrible Lessons ...
The cutesy, cartoony little picture books you find in the beanbag section of the ... In this best-selling picture book, an impish boy tears apart every room in the ...
www.cracked.com/article_19744_6-popular-childrens-books-t...
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