| Google Reaches Deal With 2nd French Publisher New York Times Philippe Colombet, director of Google Books in France, said that the deal would allow the company to move forward “in a constructive fashion, to the benefit of French authors and readers.” “This collaboration is an important step in our relations with ... | ||
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| Students find cheapest ways to get textbooks Lebanon Daily News Not many are too excited about buying books for the upcoming semester. Because those who say education is priceless - well, they perhaps haven't seen the stickers on textbooks recently. Some people pay more than $500 a semester for reading material. ... | ||
| Booktrack: A soundtrack for books Los Angeles Times (blog) Booktrack, the soundtrack for books. Or rather, the party for Booktrack, which happened in New York on Wednesday night. As the video above demonstrates, Booktrack provides a soundtrack forebooks that includes ambient music and sound effects, ... | ||
| Ten Recent Books of Poetry You Should Read Right Now Huffington Post The robust state of poetry in America is evidenced, in part, by this non-exhaustive, unranked list of superlative books from the past 15 years, all of which are must-reads for those looking to push back against the gloom-and-doom of poetry's ambient ... | ||
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| Global E-Readers Market to Reach 53.87 Million Units by 2017, According to New ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Growing popularity of these handy devices is pushing book, magazine and newspaper publishing industry to redefine their existence in this digital age and in the aftermaths of economic turmoil. Although sales of e-books presently account for only a ... | ||
| Random House Children's Books Launches the First in a Line of Apps Based on ... PR Newswire (press release) Creating books for toddlers through young adult readers, in all formats from board books to activitybooks to picture books, novels, ebooks, and apps, the imprints of Random House Children's Booksbring together award-winning authors and illustrators, ... | ||
| Polka Dots Publishing Collaborating with MrsP.com 3rd Annual Be-A-Famous ... MarketWatch (press release) WHO: The contest sponsors, Powell's Books, the largest independent bookseller in the world, and Sakura of America, an innovator in writing and artistic tools, are offering prizes to the 10 finalists. Polka Dots Publishing is offering signed copies or ... | ||
| TD and First Book Canada bank on books for children DigitalJournal.com (press release) The $100000 gift from TD will provide books for children in underserved communities in Canada and the United States. First Book Canada, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping increase access to books for children in underserved communities, ... | ||
| 5 Alternatives To Expensive Textbooks San Francisco Chronicle In reality, the cost of books will vary by degree-type, major, number of classes and types of classes. For instance, an English major may need to buy more books than a Chemistry major, but the Chem major's books might be more expensive. ... | ||
| Purchase Featured Books NPR The National Book Award-winning author of Tree of Smoke presents the story of early 20th-century day laborer Robert Grainer, who endures the harrowing loss of his family while struggling for survival against a backdrop of radical historical changes. ... | ||
| Celebrate the Freedom to Read During Banned Books Week District Administration 24 to Oct. 1 is Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the freedom to read and create awareness to protect access to books, says Barbara Jones, Director of American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, the group behind Banned ... | ||
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| Silicon Publishing evolves online design from "Web to Print" to "Web to Web" TMC Net In an online conference today, Silicon Publishing demonstrated early results of work that expands the output capabilities of the company's document design solution, Silicon Designer, from printed products to products that are received across electronic ... | ||
| Summer offered fun activities linked to books Vineland Daily Journal Reading just eight books over the summer can help your school-age child stop summer loss, which is the tendency for students' reading levels to "slip" while they're not reading in school every day. Congratulations to all of the super readers who took ... | ||
| Flipboard Eyes Video Content, E-books Marketing Vox News He also hopes to forge similar deals with publishers for e-books. the video project at the end of the year. There are no shortage of start ups that seek to challenge the leaders in e-commerce, namely Amazon, Netflix and Hulu — all of which Flipboard ... | ||
| Kiwi software adds movie-like experience to e-books New Zealand Herald By Hamish Fletcher Kiwi software which adds a "movie-like sound experience" to e-books is being launched in New York today and has the financial backing of Facebook billionaire Peter Thiel and New Zealand entrepreneur Derek Handley. ... | ||
| Yale, Korean library to digitize rare books Houston Chronicle The books, which Yale owns, date mostly from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They include religious, secular and official publications. Many were donated in 1934 by a Yale alumni group in Japan. Yale officials say making the collections ... | ||
| Authors Can Stay Connected with the Free Self-Publishing App for the iPhone 4 ... PR.com (press release) Outskirts Press offers high-quality, full-service self-publishing and book marketing services for writers and professionals who are seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining 100% of ... | ||
| Digital Publishing in West Africa: What Works, What Doesn't ... By Edward Nawotka Though enthusiasm for digital publishing is widespread in West Africa, brownouts, piracy, and high expenses are among the factors slowing development. ... We can talk also about e-books and the possibility in terms of sales and better access etc. However, I am skeptical about the immediate opportunities here in Africa. Nonetheless, digital allows us to challenge the notion of the narcissistic authorial voice or the cult of the “genius” that is at the heart of book ... Publishing Perspectives | ||
| Kindle Daily Deal sells e-books for next to nothing – New Tech ... By Jennifer Bergen Aug. 24, 2011 - Amazon is known for its daily deals. Its Gold Box Deal of the Day offers discounts on all sorts of products from the entire box set of The Wire to vacuum. Geek.com | ||
| NY Times to YA Publishing: Stop Being So Girly | The Mary Sue By Aja Romano Presumably discontent with having an entertainment industry that is primarily focused on men, the NY Times lashed out at the Young Adult publishing industry Friday for having too many girl books. ...Leaving aside the question of what an “ overwhelmingly female imprint” looks like, the truth is that children's literature, more so than any other publishing genre aside from romance, has historically made room for female authors at times when they would have had to use a male ... The Mary Sue | ||
| “Txt” Books: Digital downloads replacing hard copies : The ... By Luke Glaser Renting eBooks from Kindle also caters to environmentally-conscience students like health promotions senior Michael Neel, who will be buying this semester's textbooks on his Kindle. “I don't like to carry books around,” Neel said, ... The Kentucky Kernel | ||
| Publishing Vocab - The Rumpus.net By Sam Riley Publishing Vocab. Sam Riley bio ↓ · August 24th, 2011 · filed under Other. Editors, publishers and critics have their own industry-specific lexicon. People in the industry are used to hearing words like “acclaimed” or saying that a ... The Rumpus.net | ||
| Books, No Books « Annoyed Librarian By Annoyed Librarian The great majority of books in any city or small-town public library are not currently being discussed on television or radio talk shows; the authors are not on tour. But, years ago, someone decided for a reason that those books were ... Annoyed Librarian | ||
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Books We Can't Wait For This Fall By Kelly Faircloth Science Fiction and Fantasy Books We Can’t Wait For This Fall The next few months are positively packed with literary science fiction and fantasy goodness. Neal Stephenson returns to virtual reality! Vernor Vinge finally delivers the ... io9 | ||
| Press Release: No Higher Honor by Condoleezza Rice « Crown Publishing By Emily The trade paperback edition of Extraordinary, Ordinary People is scheduled to be released by Three Rivers Press on October 11, 2011. Crown Publishers is an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., ... Crown Publishing | ||
| Zac Posen On Books, Spring & Fashion-tainment By Britt Aboutaleb Last night, Zac Posen celebrated the opening of his first store. The space, on Washington Street right below 14th, will house his Z Spoke collection as well as candles, accessories and vintagebooks. It's there, in the mini-library in ... ELLE Dispatch | ||
| iPad eBooks For Children | Webnocular Blogs By Judy Tran Both devices can display illustrated children's ebooks plus all your absolute favorites. The iPad comes with a steep asking price, but it allows movie watching, music listening, and game playing as well as book reading. ... This is because the iPad sustains many iPad ebook “extras” such as video downloads and authors are receiving innovative in their efforts to lure new visitors. If you're trying to find quality iPad ebooks for children either to read with your kids or ... Webnocular Blogs |
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