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| Occupy protesters: 3000 books destroyed in raid Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK — A group of lawyers, librarians and activists complained Wednesday that thousands of books that had been stored in a "people's library" at the Occupy Wall Street encampment were lost or destroyed when police officers raided and cleared ... | ||
| eBooks: Markets & Forecasts 2008-2015 3rd edition PR Newswire (press release) Which technologies and formats are being used for e-books and their distribution? What role is the cloud playing? • What costs are involved in publishing and distributing an e-book? • Is the e-book's destruction of value offset by new market ... | ||
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| Memory books keep families' stories alive Rapid City Journal Mary Kopco teaches people how to make memory books. Kopco is the director of the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center in Deadwood. Kopco is seen here on Nov. 1, 2011. (Ryan Soderlin/Journal staff) As we enter into a paperless society, ... | ||
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| Books: A Living History The National There are mini-dissertations on sacred Buddhist texts, The Tale of Genji, the ever-expanding complexity of atlases, the Inquisition, and the fascinating print histories of such works as Don Quixote and such authors as Sir Walter Scott. ... | ||
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| Top political books of 2011; Open Mike, Nov. 24 - 27 Politico I was so convinced by the book's data, I encouraged the congressman to host the authors for a congressional briefing, which we organized subsequently in the House Budget Committee room, given Honda's committee membership and leadership on economic ... | ||
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| Publishing's Renewed Holiday Push With Memoirs, an Enduring Genre Huffington Post Riding high in this month's New York Times sales charts -- combining both e-books and hard-copy versions -- are memoirs by Joan Didion, Ellen DeGeneres and Condoleezza Rice. I recently talked with Karr and with Malachy McCourt (Frank's younger brother, ... | ||
| Authors return for Wellesley farewell The Boston Globe Jacqueline Davies, a 1980 graduate who is an award-winning author of numerous books for adults, young adults, and middle school readers, but perhaps best known for her Lemonade War series, returned to the school for the first time in many years during ... | ||
| Filipino books Inquirer.net There's hope yet, but we need to intensify our campaigns to get Filipinos not just to read, but also to love, books. And the way to do that is to produce more local books about the Philippines. AnvilPublishing is launching books for children and young ... | ||
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| The books keep selling Regina Leader-Post So here I find myself, (4 pm to 6 pm, Tuesday-Thursday) at booth #140 in the trade show complex, alongside my fellow, legitimate authors from the upstart Regina-based publishing house DriverWorks Ink, signing our books and generally amusing ourselves ... | ||
| Peter Sis Transitions to Adult Picture Books With 'Conference of the Birds' The Atlantic By Steven Heller It's a pleasant coincidence that children's artist and author Peter Sis's illustrated new book based on a 12th-century Persion poem, The Conference of the Birds, is published by Penguin Books. This story, "in which all the birds of the ... | ||
| Win the complete Signal Books library National Post On December 8, the National Post and Signal Books are co-hosting a lunchtime event to celebrate recent releases from Margaret Atwood and Janice Gross Stein. Click on this link to purchase a ticket. But here's your chance to not only win a ticket to the ... | ||
| Young authors share children's stories with Evergreen students Daily Miner and News While you can't judge a book by it's cover, the titles the young authors chose for their stories indicates the subject matter of their children's books: 'Gerald Giraffe's First Day at School' by Luke Heatherington; 'Oh, No! Mommy! ... | ||
| 11th Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature showcases outstanding books 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Over 120 books have been nominated for the 11th Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature. The entries feature works by veteran local writers and those of buddingauthors. The winning books include an essay on memories of an ... | ||
| Q&A: From Printing Prohibited Books to Building Palaces The Moscow Times His sense of ethics stretches back to the 1980s, when he got involved in samizdat, the self-publication of prohibited books, particularly New Testaments. "The only way to learn was through reading forbidden books," he explained. ... | ||
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| Everyone loves e-books, but no one wants to lend them — Tech ... By Mathew Ingram Authors who have gone the traditional publishing route, meanwhile, are apparently incensed that Amazon is offering some of their e-books through its Kindle Lending Library without notifying and/or compensating them directly. In fact, the Authors Guild posted a statement .... The publishers can shut the hell up, until the cost of ebooks becomes comparable to the savings to the Publisher in printing, and old-style distribution methods. So if I buy an Ebook, they should either have to ship ... GigaOM | ||
| Not For Parents – travel books for kids (and free ebook) – Lonely ... By Andy Murdock Not For Parents – travel books for kids (and free ebook). Andy MurdockLonely Planet author. At Lonely Planet we're all about inspiring and empowering people to get out there and explore the world, no matter who you are or where you're from ... Lonely Planet blog | ||
| E-Books or Paper Books: Which Is Best For Kids? | Care2 Causes By Kristina Chew I love to look at the books on the shelf and think about each one as I see its cover up there. That process is often how I choose for myself as an adult, what to read, and I see children doing this as well. How will the ebooks successfully replace ... Care2 Causes | ||
| The Ever Increasing Disappointment with eBooks « Agnostic, Maybe By Andy November 23, 2011 by Andy. I've been wrestling with what to write about eBooks on the basis of the latest library eBook fiasco with Penguin Publishing. The more I think about it, the larger the enormity and complexity of the eBook issue grows. ... Agnostic, Maybe | ||
| Professional books with booze flasks hidden in them - Boing Boing By Cory Doctorow Bender Bound cuts flask-sized cavities into thick, sober (ahem) books in a variety of categories, suitable for hiding in plain sight on a professional looking bookshelf: medical books, law books, cookbooks, parenting books, even pilot manuals (!) ... Boing Boing | ||
| The LadyKillers: First Books... and Turkey By Hannah Jayne So, technically, today's post is supposed to be all about first books. And while it will be that, I would like to add a little dash of thanksgiving, because now, years later, I can be truly thankful for the horrendous... The LadyKillers | ||
| The Business Rusch: Writers and Traditional Publishing Companies ... By Kris The problem was that no one told the authors. One author ... Traditional publishing companies have a lot of inventory—books written by writers—and these publishing companies are dealing with the inventory as they would any other product. ... Kristine Kathryn Rusch | ||
| Six Books that Shed Light on Our Water Future | KQED's Climate ... By Sarah Terry-Cobo Six Books that Shed Light on Our Water Future · Water Risks ... Water fears are fueling a publishingfrenzy ... The authors emphasize technology that can recycle water, but argue that agriculture must improve (and reduce) the way it uses water. ... KQED's Climate Watch | ||
| ABQJournal Online » Support Local Authors on Black Friday By Elaine D. Briseño / Journal Staff Writer The fair will give attendees a chance to purchase the autographed books from the authors themselves and ask them questions. Local authors Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Baca, Antonio Garcez, Patricia Kirby and Slim Randles are just a few of the ... ABQJournal Online | ||
| Mystery of Dead Sea Scroll Authors Possibly Solved - Yahoo! News Mystery of Dead Sea Scroll Authors Possibly Solved ... found in the11 caves to examples found elsewhere in ancient Israel, publishing their results in the ..... Since the 1980s many authors have suggested that the Essenes stored these books. ... news.yahoo.com/mystery-dead-sea-scroll-authors-possibly-sol... |
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