Kindle library lending: good deal for everyone? The Seattle Times (blog) It's great news for Kindle owners that they can finally get library books on their devices. I always thought this was one of the biggest shortcomings of Amazon.com's device. It also highlighted the fact that Kindles are designed as much for buying ... | ||
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Authors Chang-Rae Lee, Wilbert Rideau named this year's winners of Dayton ... Washington Post By AP, DAYTON, Ohio — A convict-journalist's prison memoir and a fictional epic woven from the Korean War are this year's winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Wilbert Rideau won the nonfiction award for “In the Place of Justice: A Story of ... INFOGRAPHIC: Top Ten Banned Or Challenged Books Of 2010 To mark Banned Books Week (Sept 24-Oct 1), we've created an infographic to highlight the most banned or ... Book Publishing ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../top-banned-books-2010_n_9768... | ||
'Bill of rights' for writers seeks bigger share of e-book revenue Vancouver Sun (Roughly, if 70 per cent of the cost of books pays for its production, that leaves 30 per cent to be split 50-50 between publisher and author, ie 15 per cent of list for the author). This (50 per cent) is the rate Random House began by offering authors ... | ||
Banned Books Focus of Buffet Patch.com Guests of Barrington library read passages from banned books, listened to music and ate some tasty food Sunday evening. By Kathryne Tirrell Ben and Isaiah holding "Captain Underpants," a favorite book that was once banned in some schools. ... | ||
County Library to Add 10000 eBooks to Collection Patch.com Customers of the library system, which has branches in Walnut and Diamond Bar, checked out 16000 eBooks last month. The County of Los Angeles Public Library plans to increase its digital collection of e-Books. The library system, which includes ... | ||
A Best-Selling Author Who Gives His Work Away New York Times By JULIE BOSMAN A publishing industry that is being transformed by all things digital could learn some things from Paulo Coelho, the 64-year-old Brazilian novelist. Years ago he upended conventional wisdom in the book business by pirating his own work, ... | ||
Books to Movies Huffington Post What astonished me in the question period at the event and the aftermath, was that many of these self-published authors were absolutely certain that their books were big movie material. Some were convinced that the public needed their take on this or ... | ||
Libraries offer e-books for the Kindle HeraldNet The popular electronic book reader now supports the types of books available at libraries around the county. By Debra Smith, Herald Writer EVERETT -- Just before Christmas, the Everett Public Library began offering patrons free access to electronic ... | ||
Rockin' reads Vancouver Sun (Signing Young to a publishing deal was hailed as a coup by Blue Rider president David Rosenthal, who recently secured a similar publishing deal with Dylan.) "I started and kept going," Young said in a news release. "I felt like writing books fit me ... | ||
Literary Success is the New Black Reports Instant Celebrity Academy! PR Newswire (press release) Physical books sales declined between 2009 and 2010, while e-books grew 201% contributing to Amazon.com's record growth after launching its Kindle. These facts demonstrate a powerful opportunity for aspiring authors to get online and bypass publishing ... | ||
Trident Media Launches E-Book Program for its Clients Publishers Weekly By Calvin Reid Trident Media Group will become the latest literary agency to directly distribute e-books from its authors, announcing plans to launch Trident E-Book Operations, a full service e-book publishing program that will distribute Trident ... | ||
"A Kaleidoscope of Talents" at the Shore And Beyond Patch.com “People get to meet authors of different genres, which exposes them to books they might nor ordinarily read,” Andolsen said. Bookfest did something else differently this year. In a move reflecting the changing world of publishing, the Bookfest ... | ||
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philosophy announces philanthropic partnership with first book MarketWatch (press release) 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- philosophy, a brand that approaches personal care from a skin care point of view, announces a partnership with first book, a nonprofit organization that provides new books to children from low-income families. with ... | ||
Children's book authors celebrated at this year's William Allen White Awards Emporia Gazette The authors of two children's books saw their names added to a long and distinguished list of luminaries at Saturday's celebration of the 59th annual William Allen White book awards. Young readers from across the state gathered on the campus of Emporia ... | ||
Publishing an e-book Stuff.co.nz For instance, while you can upload a Word document to Amazon via Kindle Direct Publishing, some say this can result in formatting issues and recommend uploading via an e-publishing programme such as Mobi. There are as many opinions as there are e-books ... | ||
UAEBBY announces list of books nominated for Etisalat Award for Arabic ... WAM - Emirates News Agency The members of the judging panel have selected the top ten books among the books entered the competitions. The nominated books are Umi Wa Al Tadkheen (My Mother and Smoking), from Lebanon-based publisher Dar Asala Publishing and Distribution; ... | ||
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Quark will host iPad publishing seminars | TUAW - The Unofficial ... By Kelly Hodgkins As noted by MacObserver, Quark is pushing the new App Studio feature of QuarkXPress 9.1 by offering designers two seminars to help them use this new. TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog | ||
How ebook buyers discover ebooks | TeleRead: News and views on ... By Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords As I mention when I present my Seven Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success talk, the author is the brand and if the author can earn the trust and loyalty of readers, readers will return to that brand for their next read. ... and if it grabs me I investigate further (7%); I browse randomly then look at reviews (7%); I read free ebooks, and if I like the authors I buy their other titles (5%); I browse paper books at brick and mortar bookstores, then search for the ebook online (4%); I'll sample anything, ... TeleRead: News and views on e-books,... | ||
20 Popular High School Books Available as Free eBooks & Audio ... By Dan Colman Every year, thousands of American high school students read a common selection of great novels -- classics loved by young and old readers alike. Today, we. Open Culture | ||
Palin Books Bomb "Despite massive publicity, two new books chronicling the Sarah Palin soap opera -- The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin by veteran political writer Joe McGinnis and Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs by ... Taegan Goddard's Political Wire | ||
What's the Same about Self-Publishing and Blogging? — The Book ... By Joel Friedlander Some authors chose vanity publishers, companies that are not truly publishers at all, but who sell services and books to their own authors, who are, in reality, their true customers. But many other writers set up publishing companies of their own ... The Book Designer | ||
Flavorwire » 10 Fantastic Banned Books That Talk About Sex By Kathleen Massara Statues of Famous Authors From All Over the World ... We wanted to draw some attention to booksthat have been censored over the years, so we got in touch with Sarah Murphy, a school librarian and co-founder (with Maria Falgoust) of The Desk Set, a “social and philanthropic group for librarians and bibliophiles.” Sarah writes, “Those who attempt to ban books are probably afraid of whatever is inside. So, what are they most afraid of? Judging from the dangers cited this year, it's sex. ... Flavorwire | ||
Readings Staged At Local Libraries For Banned Books Week « CBS ... By Adam Harrington This is Banned Books Week, and a local theater company is staging readings from last year's most frequently censored books. CBS Chicago | ||
Books: Apple Design, Jonathan Ive, Steve Jobs | Daily Icon By Daily Icon Books: Apple Design. Apple is clearly one of the most influential design, manufacturing and software companies of our era. The forthcoming book is a comprehensive survey of the company's products to date. The book is also a catalog for a ... Daily Icon | ||
7 Nonfiction Children's Books Blending Whimsy and Education ... By Maria Popova The First Book of Jazz, which you might recall as one of our favorite children's books by famousauthors of literature for grown-ups, became the first-ever children's book to review American music, and to this day arguably the best. Hughes ... Brain Pickings | ||
Jump-Start Your Self-Publishing Adventure in 10 Steps | www ... By Joseph C. Kunz Jr. Joseph C. Kunz Jr. offers ten steps to get a new self-publishing project off the ground as efficiently and economically as possible. ... Create new account · Request new password · Helping indie authors & small imprints succeed ... Buy several of the most popular books about self-publishing, such as those by Dan Pointer and Robert Bly. Visit the popular ... James Bond Novels Go Digital, Cutting Out Penguin up Library Ebooks & The Indie Author Conundrum, Part 1 ›. By Joseph C. Kunz... www.publetariat.com | ||
In E-Books, Publishing Houses Have a Rival in News Sites ... ... and sites like The Huffington Post are publishing their own version of e-books. ... authors who publish their own e-books; online start-ups like The Atavist and ... www.nytimes.com/.../in-e-books-publishing-houses-have-a-riv... | ||
Southern Festival of Books | Humanities Tennessee The Southern Festival of Books is one of the first festivals of its kind and features more than 200authors from across the nation, three performance stages, events ... www.humanitiestennessee.org/.../southern-festival-books | ||
Amazon.com Help: Public Library Books for Kindle You can borrow Kindle books from more than 11000 libraries in the United States to read on any generation Kindle device, free Kindle app, or in your browser ... www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId... |
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