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Scholastic Books Revamps Its Marketing
www.nytimes.com

This school year, Scholastic is taking a new approach to getting its books into classrooms

Groupon For Publishers & Bookstores
www.mediabistro.com

Publishers and bookstores should pay attention to the explosive growth of group coupon service, Groupon

Has Rupert Murdoch's Paywall Gamble Paid Off?
www.independent.co.uk

The paywall at News International may not be winning many fans, but the man behind it is determined to keep it standing

The Perfect Bookstore Offers A 'transformative Experience'
www.huffingtonpost.com

What is the dream of book lovers everywhere?

Accessible Ebooks Help Publishers To Reach More Readers
www.bookbrunch.co.uk

Ebooks have transformed reading for those with print impairments, and still more can be done

The Digital Innovators: Henry Volans Of Faber Digital
publishingperspectives.com

Faber's digital strategy, and the current state of e-publishing in the UK today

Publishers Struggle To Adapt To E-books (and So Do Book Lovers)
www.nytimes.com

She prefers the book version, while he reads it on his iPad

Digested Read: Tony Blair A Journey
www.guardian.co.uk

WMDs, George Bush, Cherie and Gordo: Tony Blair's memoir in just 818 words!

Twist In The Tale For Digital Reading
www.ft.com

Thanks to falling e-reader prices, a growing digital inventory and changing consumer habits, publishers are reporting strong e-book sales

Sitting, Lying Or Standing: What's The Pole Position For Reading?
www.guardian.co.uk

Is it weird to read lying on your stomach?

Can Low Prices And Customer Rewards Nurse Borders Back To Health?
econsultancy.com

Borders is trying to get back into the black with fewer stores and a focus on digital books

On- And Off-line Reviewing
www.complete-review.com

The state of reviewing and criticism

Bestsellers Propel Big Sales For Random House And Hachette
www.dailyfinance.com

When one author becomes a big phenomenon, big sales — and big profits — are the end result. But when that phenomenon starts to wane, the red ink starts to creep into the black

Edinburgh Book Festival Signs Off For 2010
uk.news.yahoo.com

The Edinburgh International Book Festival closed its doors Monday night with the announcement of the formation of a Word Alliance network including four other book festivals ranging from China to Canada

Book Fan Reveals Collection Of 15,000 Penguin Paperbacks
www.metro.co.uk

Bookworm Steve Hare has unveiled the world's largest collection of Penguin paperbacks

A Modest Proposal For Authors Who Abandon Their Publishers — Give Me A Break
techcrunch.com

If I were a commissioning editor in a major publishing house, I'd be feeling a little unloved right now

The Other Comparison: Ebook Royalties Versus Ebook Self-publishing
www.idealog.com

The next comparison to make, between doing a book with a publisher and doing it without a publisher at all

Chinese Fiction In Translation
news.xinhuanet.com

While world literature has found its way into China, Chinese literature is still fumbling to find its feet in the world

Is E-reading Really Greener?
www.ibpa-online.org

Is it really greener to abandon the good old print-on-paper book for a cool gadget that holds hundreds of books without causing back strain?

Mobile Content Pricing And Business Models In China
publishingperspectives.com

Chinese government has started promoting digital reading, which caused a surge in the popularity of mobile reading, particularly among young readers

The Value Of Negative Reviews
blogs.publishersweekly.com

So why are negative reviews so polarizing? And can this debate ever be definitively resolved?

Beijing 2010: A Busy Fair With High Optimism
www.publishersweekly.com

With China announced as the Focus Country at London Book Fair 2012 this morning, more interest from the British publishers in the Chinese market is to be expected

Did Jackal Screw Amazon?
ereads.com

Amazon.com could not find much humor when Wylie offered them a two-year exclusive commitment that he then had to abandon because he didn't quite own the rights to the books he was offering

Publishing In Flux
publishingperspectives.com

Seth Godin's very public defection is just one more example of how publishing is in flux

Ben Jelloun Hates Even The Gentler, Kinder Houellebecq
publickjournal.tumblr.com

Tahar Ben Jelloun, left, has initiated a literary feud with Michel Houellebecq


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Barnes & Noble, Burkle Trade More Charges
www.publishersweekly.com

The battle of letters and press releases between Barnes & Noble and Ron Burkle shows no signs of abating

Borders Working To Redefine Store Model
www.publishersweekly.com

As book sales migrate from print to digital over the next few years. the number one focus at Borders is to redefine its store model

Birmingham City Council Spends £187m On New Library - And Cuts Book Fund
www.birminghammail.net

Cash-Strapped Birmingham City Council has cut its book-buying fund – as it spends £187 million on a showpiece library

Scribd.com Goes To The Dark Side
pbackwriter.blogspot.com

Free Books Put Behind Paywall?

2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalists
www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize, inaugurated in 2006, is the first and only annual U.S. literary award recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace

No TV return for Richard and Judy
www.bbc.co.uk

Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan rule out TV comeback

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