| Penguin letting libraries loan e-books for Amazon's Kindle through end of year Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — One of the country's largest publishers, Penguin Group (USA), is temporarily restoring libraries' ability to loan their e-books for Amazon.com's Kindle — but only through the end of the year. The publisher backtracked Wednesday after ... | |||
| The Books Occupy Wall Street Protesters Are Reading Now, From Economics to the ... Huffington Post These books were not placed for the benefit of the media; I found them sandwiched between two tents in a stack, and extracted these four out of a dozen more books on economy and social dynamics (along with a couple of novels). Nor were the books there ... | |||
| Textbooks Finally Take a Big Leap to Digital New York Times By CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE PARIS — Amazon, which got its start selling books online, announced this year that, for the first time, its digital books had outsold paper books. This trend of going digital does not hold true for all books: While many ... | |||
| Canada Reads Panelists and Books Revealed in Studio Q Qtv http://www.cbc.ca/Q There are plenty of fireworks as the Canada Reads celebrity panelists are revealed in Studio Q, along with the books for which they will be advocating. | |||
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| Concordia Publishing House wins a national Baldrige Award STLtoday.com Concordia honored — St. Louis-based Concordia Publishing House on Tuesday won one of four 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards. The company's "focus on customers" with the goal that they recommend the business to others was a key factor in ... | |||
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| Long Island Books: The Greatest Discovery? East Hampton Star Ms. Sobel tells a great story very well, as she did in her previous books “Galileo's Daughter” and, especially, “Longitude,” a brilliant tale of a great invention and duplicity. The story of gravitation is yet to be told in full, but Copernicus's ... | |||
| Brevard Library system hits 14000 downloads in popular eBooks program Florida Today Brevard County Library system's new digital checkout program for eBooks and audiobooks recorded more than 300 downloads in its first hour of operation this summer. Spin forward three months, andbooks have been flying off the virtual shelves. ... | |||
| PacktLib now Offers a Subscription Library for Games Books San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Access the entire collection of Games books published by Packt in their online digital library, PacktLib. This resource is ideal for hobbyists as well as for professional game developers to create entertaining games. Packt has today announced a new ... | |||
| It's Books of the Year time – and why shouldn't friends puff friends' books? Telegraph.co.uk (blog) I've often thought that an enterprising literary editor should , at least in an occasional issue, invite authors to review their own work. Nobody after all is likely to be more acutely aware of the strengths and weaknesses of a novel than its author ... | |||
| Food baskets with books Central Kitsap Reporter In addition, to baskets of food, workers hope that they will be able to assemble approximately 4000 baskets, which include toys or books that are appropriate for the whole family. Barnes and Noble is giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase these ... | |||
| Books give peek into chefs' home cooking The Daily Advertiser "There have always been books from chefs geared toward home cooks, but there have been a lot more as of late," says Renee Schettler Rossi, an editor at online food site Leite's Culinaria. People have returned to the stove with the waning economy, ... | |||
| Bilal gives reasons why Tanzania authors fail failure The Citizen Daily He said most local writers have been giving priority to writing text books because of the false notion that only students were supposed to read. “In today's world we do not have the new Shaaban Roberts, not because people can't write anymore but it is ... | |||
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| New books about Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes Washington Post For the first time, the British Library is publishing The Narrative of John Smith ($15), which it acquired in 2004. Unfortunately, it's not an exciting whodunit, but rather the musings of a middle-age character laid up for a week with gout. ... | |||
| eBooks eliminate library fines, losses | Library Stuff By Steven By offering downloadable books for eReaders through its digital collection OverDrive, the library system may ease financial losses from unreturned materials. Forget about the last-minute trudge to the library; eBooks simply expire after a one- ... Library Stuff | |||
| Sharjah Book Fair: 30 Years of Love of the Written Word | Publishing ... By Hannah Johnson The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) –which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary — has been a mainstay of the literary community for many years, not only providing access to books and authors, but also serving as a focal point of ... Publishing Perspectives | |||
| Best Books of 2011 « The Dirt By asladirt Best Books of 2011. 11/23/2011 by asladirt. Last year, we only have five top books (see earlier post), but this year we've expanded the list to ten. A range of great books came past our desks, and any of these may be of interest to your favorite landscape architect. Here are the top ten books of 2011, along with a ... “The authors have crafted an exemplary look at the various components of community design that promote and support health. Through their perspective we see clearly how ... The Dirt | |||
| Lady Gaga Signs Books After Playing Santa With 'Gossip Girl's ... By Elizabeth Snead Lady Gaga arrived in a see-through black-lace Dolce & Gabbana at her New York book launch Tuesday night for Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson. She also teetered -- as only a true fashion icon can -- on platforms capable of creating instant ... Style | |||
| Sharing Books is as Old as Print. But, Publishers have a Problem ... By Todd Ogasawara OverDrive, which services libraries and schools with ebooks, reported that new editions of digitalbooks will not be made available by Penguin Books to those institutions. It should be noted that OverDrive also works with Amazon to provide ... SocialTimes.com | |||
| Little One Books: Review & Giveaway! | Sippy Cup Mom! By Natalie With children come books! From the touch and feel board books for babies to chapter books for the school aged children-reading is a skill and hobby that we need to encourage. Reading with your children is also a valuable bonding time. ... Sippy Cup Mom! | |||
| On Books: The Shine of the Internet in the World of eBooks ... By Rich Adin This has been the blessing of the Internet for readers, especially with the advent of ebooks. The dark side remains the lack of gatekeeping and how finding worthwhile books to read is increasingly difficult. The easier it is for “authors” to find an ... TeleRead: News and views on e-books,... | |||
| The insanity that is the publishing industry - Hey, There's A Dead ... By Lynne Patrick Then this week, wearing a different professional hat, I found myself asking why certain books never actually become books, even though they certainly do deserve it because their authors have that special something that makes them stand out ... Hey, There's A Dead Guy in the... | |||
| gift guides 2011: design books | mint By ellie We're kicking off our 2011 gift guide series with design books. Why? Design books are the gift that keeps on giving! Above are some favorites from my own. mint | |||
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