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It'd Be Great if the Kindles Sent to Ghana's Kids Didn't Break

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Amazon's Kindle Ice Queen Is Back, Now With a Couple of Kids

AdWeek – 2012-02-10

After seeing Samsung's spirited swing at Apple users, Amazon's continuing anti-Apple pandering just feels weak. The new ad for the Kindle Fire pits a dorky, single iPad user against a Kindle-reading...

PLR shows focus on crime and kids

The Bookseller – 2012-02-03

Crime and thriller authors, almost all American, make up every one of the top 10 most borrowed...

Gantos, Raschka, Whaley Take Home Top Kids’ Prizes

Publishers Weekly – 2012-01-27

Last Monday, the American Library Association announced its annual Youth Media Awards at its Midwinter conference, held this year in Dallas. The 2012 John Newbery Medal went to author Jack Gantos for...

Great sales for Dickens after TV boost

The Bookseller – 2012-01-12

Sales of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations have rocketed thanks to the BBC's lavish...

Kindles and tablets strong for Tesco

The Bookseller – 2012-01-12

Sales of Kindles and tablet computers helped boost revenue for Tesco electronics over Christmas,...

New York Times reporter doesn’t mind that she didn’t interview Obamas for her book

Poynter. – 2012-01-07

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iPads and Kindles force newspapers further away from print

Guardian – 2011-12-25

Economics of the digital world are only too evident to the press as handheld devices strike a death knell for old business modelsA million iPads and Kindles may have been unwrapped on Sunday –...

6 books for great bosses to give or get as holiday gifts

Poynter. – 2011-12-20

Leaders are continuous learners, always looking to explore fresh ideas. Thats why Im often asked to recommend good books for bosses. Sometimes I suggest what Id call classics, which Ive...

Kindles Sell by the Millions

PC World – 2011-12-18

Analysis: Amazon's admission of selling a million Kindles per week is good news for the e-book market in general.

Author Russell Hoban dies; wrote kids' 'Frances' books, post-apocalyptic 'Riddley Walker'

San Jose Mercury News – 2011-12-16

LONDON -- Russell Hoban, the prolific fantasy and children's author perhaps best known for "Riddley Walker," a post-apocalyptic novel that relied on a language he created, has died, his publisher...

Amazon buys Marshall Cavendish's US kids' books

San Francisco Chronicle – 2011-12-07

(12-06) 15:08 PST SAN FRANCISCO, (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. says it will buy 450 of educational and consumer book publisher Marshall Cavendish Corp.'s U.S. children's book titles. Seattle-based Amazon...

Give books, give kids new worlds

SacBee – 2011-12-05

Among our joyful holiday jobs is selecting books for our children. It's tough duty with too many choices. To make it easier, we're giving you capsule reviews of our favorites. Reproduced by...

The book is great technology, but its not good for everything

GigaOM – 2011-11-11

Printed books may have been groundbreaking technology 500 years ago, and they still have plenty of value as an information-distribution platform  but they are no longer good for every purpose, Matt...

The Great Big Book of Horrible Things, by Matthew White

The New York Times – 2011-11-08

Matthew White, a self-described atrocitologist, at the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan.

Amazon introduces lending library for Kindles

San Francisco Chronicle – 2011-11-03

(11-03) 09:17 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it is starting a lending library for Kindle owners, letting them borrow one electronic book per month. Borrowers have to...

NPRs Andy Carvin takes Twitter break to write book about covering Arab Spring via social media

Poynter. – 2011-10-18

@ACarvin Just after he logged his 100,000th tweet, NPRs Andy Carvin told people on Twitter that hes taking the week off so he can work on a book about covering the Arab Spring via social media....

Marxs Kids Starved as Karl Wrote, Failed Home Economics: Books

BusinessWeek – 2011-10-10

The only exception I can take to Love and Capital, Mary Gabriels absorbing, affectionate and altogether exemplary biography of Karl and Jenny Marx and their children, is the title. Love the...

Amazon's new Kindles have massive potential for publishers

Guardian – 2011-10-03

The new models are a great fit for news media  but success will need flexibility on both sidesWith each introduction of a new reading device publishers around the world are overcome with the same...

Amazons Kindles may open new business opportunities for publishers

Poynter. – 2011-10-03

Monday Note Frédéric Filloux speculates how publishers could take advantage of opportunities presented by Amazons new lineup of Kindle products. One idea is for publishers to give readers an...

Casey to tackle kids' books for RH

The Bookseller – 2011-09-29

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 29/09/2011 - 08:15 Ebury Press and Random House Children's Books have signed two separate three-book deals with crime writer Jane Casey....

The New Kindles: Which to Choose?

PC World – 2011-09-29

If you're in the market for an ebook reader, choosing among Kindle options has never been more confusing.

Julian Assange autobiography: why he didn't want it published

Guardian – 2011-09-23

Memoir looked set to make the WikiLeaks founder and publisher Canongate a fortune  then the arguments startedIt started out as a dream £1.2m publishing contract, with a vision of many millions to...

Digital to drive Bookseller kids conference

The Bookseller – 2011-09-21

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Wed, 21/09/2011 - 09:10 This years Bookseller Childrens Conference will focus on the range of digital opportunities now available to publishers for...

French papers team up to break Apple stranglehold

Reuters – 2011-09-21

PARIS (Reuters) - Apple's tight control over media content on its iPad is about to fall foul of some of France's most powerful newspapers and magazines, which hope that by teaming up they can stop...

Two kids, two stories overlap wonderfully

SacBee – 2011-09-12

Four years ago a most remarkable book appeared among the new publications for children.

CNNs Zite purchase shows how a content creator can break into the content discovery business

Poynter. – 2011-09-01

CNNs purchase of Zite this week underscores the importance of news publishers investing in the platforms that people use to discover content on tablet devices. Apps like Zite and Read more

Penguin to offer personalised kids books with new app

The Bookseller – 2011-08-31

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 08:05 Penguin is aiming to bring traditional family storytelling into the digital arena with a new picture book reader app, Me Books,...

Picture books take kids back to school

SacBee – 2011-08-29

Just in time for the back-to-school season, here's a new crop of picture books that put an entertaining focus on the classroom.

More kids read Facebook, e-mails than read books

ZDNet – 2011-08-24

Most children today would rather read Facebook and newspapers than traditional scripts and texts. But children arent reading less; and online media may be helping literacy.

Way With Words announces kids festival

The Bookseller – 2011-08-15

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 15/08/2011 - 15:17 The Way With Words festival is celebrating its 20th year by launching a new family arts and books event in south London this...

Decemberists' singer writes kids book for Canongate

The Bookseller – 2011-08-05

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 05/08/2011 - 11:01 Canongate has bought a childrens book written by the lead singer of American indie rock band The Decemberists. Senior editor...

QOTD: Likes Are Great. Money Is Better -- Why Kickstarter Works.

AllThingsD – 2011-08-05

Apparently a whole lot of people like something so much theyre not even willing to give it a dollar. Australian designer Lewis Winter, bemoaning the limited effort many social media users expend to...

Ross mulls TV Kids Book Club

The Bookseller – 2011-08-05

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 05/08/2011 - 14:23 Publishers have welcomed the news that Amanda Ross, Cactus TV md, may launch a television programme dedicated to childrens...

'Atlantic' Trying to Break New Ground With App

AdWeek – 2011-08-01

The Atlantic has been one of the few real success stories of the Internet age, at least when it comes to magazines. Now, with a new app that puts a twist on the model other companies have been using,...

College kids hate textbooks. Can e-books really help?

GigaOM – 2011-07-28

It's no secret that most college students aren't crazy about textbooks. But will moving required reading materials to an e-book format really change all that? Recent market research indicates that it...

Foyles continues kids book giveaway

The Bookseller – 2011-07-25

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 25/07/2011 - 08:46 Foyles continues its free book giveaway today (25th July), offering five titles free to children and teen readers. The five...

Break Into Hip-Hop Books

Media Bistro – 2011-06-29

Win a byline in one of these pubs by highlighting buzzworthy artists and entertainment trends. How to Pitch: The Source How To Pitch: XXL See all How To Pitch articles New Career Opportunities Daily:...

Six shortlisted as Royal Society kids' book prize returns

The Bookseller – 2011-06-17

Written By: Rachel Bradley Publication Date: Fri, 17/06/2011 - 08:07 A guide to astronomy and a pop-up guide to how the world works are among the shortlisted titles for the first Royal Society...

Expletive-laced kids book parody is unlikely US hit

Reuters – 2011-06-14

* Author turns down $1 mln advance from big publisher (Note use of expletive in paragraphs 1, 4, 7)

When bad people write great books

Salon.com – 2011-06-07

A reader, prompted by last week's commentary on whether great books can make you a better person, wrote in to ask a related question. Her favorite author is Charles Dickens; his books have been...

Why Columbus Dispatch didnt use much of Sport Illustrateds Tressel story

Poynter. – 2011-06-07

Columbus Dispatch The SI piece said many more than six Ohio State football players traded or sold memorabilia with local tattoo parlors. Much of the story was known and previously published by The...

NY Times columnist: I cannot believe it didnt leak out

Poynter. – 2011-06-03

Lisa Belkin, author of the Times parenting blog, The Motherlode, wasnt in the newsroom Thursday morning for the announcement that Jill Abramson would become the new executive editor of The New...

Does reading great books make you a better person?

Salon.com – 2011-06-01

Seeing a favorite critic expound at length on a favorite author is an undersung form of literary pleasure -- as close as you can get to reading two great writers at the same time. William...

Dick King Smith and Arlene Phillips on R&J kids line-up

The Bookseller – 2011-05-26

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 26/05/2011 - 14:00 Titles from Frank Cottrell Boyce, Dick King Smith and Arlene Phillips are among the choices in Richard and Judy's second...

Dick King Smith and Arlene Phillips on WHS kids line-up

The Bookseller – 2011-05-26

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 26/05/2011 - 11:17 Titles from Frank Cottrell Boyce, Dick King Smith and Arlene Phillips are among the choices in Richard and Judy's second...

Penguin to release £30 Jamie's Great Britain in September

The Bookseller – 2011-05-25

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 25/05/2011 - 09:55 A new Jamie Oliver title, Jamie's Great Britain, will be coming from Michael Joseph this September, containing more than 100...

How citizen journalism can break a story

Editors Weblog – 2011-05-18

On Monday May 16 Blottr, a citizen and collaborative journalism site, broke the story about a bomb alert in London. As virtualeconomics.co.uk reported, the news was first tweeted early in the morning...

Spoof kids' book to Canongate

The Bookseller – 2011-05-13

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 13/05/2011 - 10:47 Canongate has bought a foul-mouthed gift book for exhausted parents, which has been the subject of intense hype in the United...

Kids sales fall for third year in a row

The Bookseller – 2011-05-09

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Mon, 09/05/2011 - 09:28 Publishers sales of childrens books fell by almost 7% during 2010, from 190m in 2009 to 177m in 2010, marking a third...

Book sales bounce over spring break

The Bookseller – 2011-04-27

Written By: Philip Jones and Jenny Roper Publication Date: Wed, 27/04/2011 - 16:00 Book sales dropped 9% last week as the Easter weekend cut into retail time, but the market was still up on the...

IPad Apps Help Kids Master the Alphabet

PC World – 2011-04-23

For kids, learning the alphabet isn't exactly as easy as A-B-C. While you and I may have mastered the alphabet from books or television, children today are just...

Easter break boosts market

The Bookseller – 2011-04-19

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 19/04/2011 - 15:35 Physical book sales in the seven days to 16th April soared 6.4% (£1.6m) week-on-week and were up 4.3% (£1.1m) on the same week...

President's sister puts their mother in a kids book

SacBee – 2011-04-18

NEW YORK  Above a rooftop in Jakarta or the Indus River in Pakistan, the moon looms large in the childhood memories of Maya Soetoro-Ng, but President Barack Obama's little sister hadn't realized...

Independent Foreign Fiction Prize: This year's shortlist spans a world of great writing

The Independent – 2011-04-15

It took some hard pounding and tough talking, but we got there in the end. The six novels featured on this page make up the shortlist for the 2011 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. They will compete...

HMV opts for a break-up to ease debt woes

The Independent – 2011-03-26

HMV has put its Waterstone's chain of bookshops and the Canadian arm of its business up for sale as the struggling entertainment retailer opts for a break-up to cut its £130m debt.

Apple moves to prevent kids from racking up iTunes bills

San Jose Mercury News – 2011-03-17

Apple has changed how purchases inside iPhone and iPad games are authorized after customers complained that their kids were racking up hundreds of dollars worth of charges.

Sainsbury's launches own-brand kids' books

The Bookseller – 2011-03-07

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 07/03/2011 - 09:00 Sainsbury's has launched a range of own brand pre-school children's books, publishing eight titles in collaboration with...

Morpurgo and Wilson support new Guardian kids site

The Bookseller – 2011-03-02

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Thu, 03/03/2011 - 07:22 Former childrens laureate Michael Morpurgo and Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson have spoken out in support of the...

Atkinson takes top, kids books climb and the Beeb boosts sales

The Bookseller – 2011-03-01

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 01/03/2011 - 16:09 Kate Atkinson has knocked Jamie Oliver off the top of the charts, thanks largely to a spot in W H Smith's "£2.99 if you buy the...

Kids dominant in most-borrowed list

The Bookseller – 2011-02-18

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 18/02/2011 - 08:29 The case for the importance of libraries to children's reading is backed up by the latest library loan figures released by the...

RHCB sign development deals for kids titles

The Bookseller – 2011-02-14

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Worth A Look: Tyler Cowen's 'The Great Stagnation'

The Washington Post – 2011-02-13

At $4 and the length of two New Yorker articles, Tyler Cowen's 15,000-word ebook " The Great Stagnation " is well worth the time and money.

Book Review Gets With the Times, Kindles Interest in E-Book Sales

The New York Observer – 2011-02-12

ArtsBeat announced today that this week's New York Times Book Review will feature, for the first time, bestseller lists accounting for the sales of e-books. The lists, all of which appear on the...

Kids Running the Store

Publishers Weekly – 2011-02-07

From time to time bookstore owners are forced to turn to their kids for help, especially during the holidays, when there never seem to be enough booksellers. But last fall a group of teens and tweens...

Amazon Touts E-Book Sales; Kindles, Not so Much

PC World – 2011-01-30

Analysis: Why Amazon may be selling lots of ebooks but not so many Kindles.

Richard and Judy launches kids books club

The Bookseller – 2011-01-27

Written By: Lisa Campbell A children's book written by Jo Nesbo is among the choices in Richard and Judys Childrens Book Club, which launched in W H Smith today [27th January]. The husband-and...

Analysts renew calls for break-up of HMV after insurance concerns

The Bookseller – 2011-01-20

Analysts have renewed their call for a...

B&N Introduces Nook Kids for iPad

Publishers Weekly – 2011-01-05

Barnes & Noble has introduced a Nook kids for iPad application. The app makes B&N's digital catalog of children's content--which includes 100 new interactive kids' books--available on the e-reading...

The Media Equation: The Great Mashup of 2011

The New York Times – 2011-01-03

As the media landscape continues to change, a look at some of the developments that will make news in the coming year.

News Corporation/BSkyB merger and the scoop the Telegraph didn't publish

Editors Weblog – 2010-12-22

After the EU approved News Corp's bid to take over full control of BSkyB yesterday, a new aspect of the story emerged when it was revealed that UK business secretary Vince Cable, who was due to take...

Amazon.com said to have sold 8m Kindles in 2010

The Bookseller – 2010-12-22

Amazon.com will have sold more than 8m...

Biz Break: Is Yahoo killing Delicious? Plus: Silicon Valley jobless rate rises

San Jose Mercury News – 2010-12-17

Today: Can bookmark site Delicious find a new home outside Yahoo? Plus: Silicon Valley's jobless rate rises in November.

Amazon sells "millions" of Kindles

The Bookseller – 2010-12-14

Amazon has sold "millions" of its new Kindle...

SPIN Magazine Celebrates 25 Years With 5 Great Concerts, Tonight: The National

Yahoo – 2010-07-29

SPIN Magazine, born in 1985 to Bob Guccione Jr. as an alternative to Rolling Stone, is celebrating their quarter century with five nights of concerts in New York - and they're streaming them live...

The iPad is Great But RememberIts Apples Way or the Highway

Folio Mag – 2010-07-22

Google debuts app creation program for kids

CNN – 2010-07-12

It's not uncommon these days for people to know how to build websites and create blogs. That's largely because sites like WordPress, Blogger and Tumblr have simplified the process, so you don't have...

Jewish Group Boycotts Canadian Kids' Book

Publishers Wekly – 2010-04-01

For the second time in four years, a Jewish group is calling for the removal of a title...

Aussie kids author Wrightson dies

ABC via Yahoo!7 News – 2010-03-24

Award-winning Australian children's book author Patricia Wrightson has died aged 88.

'Rapture Ready!': A Great Pop-Culture Book Comes Out In Paperback

NPR – 2010-03-24

Linda Holmes, NPR culture blogger, says the book "is not only the smartest exploration of Christian pop culture that I've ever come across; it's one of the wisest explorations of American pop...

Cracks in Great Chinese Firewall, even without Google

Reuters – 2010-03-23

BEIJING (Reuters) - Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are out, but in China's vast and bewildering online universe you can freely read the New York Times or visit a favorite porn site.

Feast for the eyes: A baker's dozen of new picture books for kids

Seattle Times – 2010-03-20

Kids' books: A roundup of new picture books includes Carl, the baby-sitting Rottweiler; Chester, the hilariously egotistical cat; Captain Small Pig, who heads out in rowboat with his friends; and...

Trapping content on the iPad won't work, even if it's pretty - Wired's latest iPad demo looks great, but the app doesn ...

O'Reilly Media – 2010-03-19

Wired is leading the magazine-to-iPad charge with a great looking app, but it's also reverting to some back lock-in habits. Instead of trapping content and readers within a space -- a true exercise...

Million-Copy Print Run for Grisham's First Kids' Book

Publishers Wekly – 2010-03-17

Dutton has revealed the cover art and first printing for John Grisham's first book for young...

Dutton to Publish First John Grisham Series for Kids

Publishers Wekly – 2010-02-25

Penguin Young Readers Group in the U.S. and Hodder & Stoughton in the U.K. announced today that...

If you're shopping, find the books that work for kids

Washington Post – 2009-12-17

I share this secret only with recluses like myself who lack the imagination to conceive of any gift better than a book. If you are buying for a child -- particularly if you are in a last-minute...

Ghana: What is Worth Publishing?

AllAfrica.com – 2009-03-16

allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience

Amazon Kindles Interest In Content

Forbes – 2009-03-11

The online book seller's iPhone software means it wants to sell e-books even more than e-readers.

A Million Kindles by Thanksgiving?

Publishers Wekly – 2009-03-04

Morgan Stanley predicts that Amazon will sell a million Kindles by Thanksgiving, but the company remained tightlipped on any numbers regarding the e-book reader.

Gin Phillips and David Sheff Win B&N Discover Great New Writers Awards

Publishers Wekly – 2009-03-04

Barnes & Noble announced this afternoon the winners of its 16th Discover Great New Writers Awards: The Well and the Mine, a debut novel by Gin Phillips (Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts), and...

Happy birthday Dr Seuss: Five things you didn't know about Theodore Geisel

National Post – 2009-03-02

Theodore Seuss Geisel, the most famous children's book writer/illustrator of all time, was born 104 years ago today in Springfield, Massachusetts. You've read the books but what do you know of the...

Amazon's E-Books Re-Kindles Debate on Open Standards

Wired News – 2009-02-25

While many salivated over this week's arrival of "the iPod of the book world," supporters of open e-book standards are opining anew that the Kindles proprietary format is not only bad for readers...

Disney buys kids website Kerpoof

Reuters – 2009-02-20

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Walt Disney Company said Thursday it has paid an undisclosed amount for Kerpoof Studios, a creator of online tools that kids can use to make artwork, write...

Kids create e-book for Obama

Detroit News – 2009-02-16

Thousands of kids detailed their hopes and expectations for President Barack Obama in letters and drawings as part of a worldwide project, with 150 chosen for a free e-book being released on...

Sarajevo gets its own "Good Night Moon" for kids

Reuters – 2009-02-05

Reuters - The Bosnian version of one of America's best-known children's bedtime books, "Goodnight Moon," was launched on Thursday to help sick children at a Sarajevo cancer clinic.

Torre: I didn't violate clubhouse code with my book

Fox Sports – 2009-02-03

Former Yankees manager Joe Torre is defending his new book, saying he doesn't think he violated any clubhouse conduct code by making private team matters public. Fans stood in the snow on Fifth...

Even a Firebombing Didn't Stop this Legendary Publisher's 'Screams'

Editor And Publisher – 2009-01-27

Few people likely knew better than Tom Gish that there's no such thing as a strictly local story. As editor and publisher of The Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Ky., Gish and his wife, Pat, spent more...

Great American Bargain Book Show Travels to Boston

Publishers Wekly – 2009-01-23

GABBS is leaving its traditional home in Atlanta to relocate to Boston where the remainder fair will be held August 21-22.

Stone Arch, DC Comics Ink Kids Book Pact

Publishers Wekly – 2009-01-07

Stone Arch Books has reached an agreement with DC Comics to produce a series of illustrated chapter books based on DC Comics heroes.

Feiwel, Boughton Rise at New Macmillan Kids' Group

Publishers Wekly – 2008-12-16

The job losses at Macmillan yesterday were as much about adjusting to the recession as they were about CEO John Sargents determination to centralize some of the companys operations, a decision...

Terrible Jobs For Ex-Magaziners [The Great Magazine Die-off]

Gawker – 2008-11-17

Ad Age ran the numbers and found magazines eliminated 3,200 jobs between June and the end of September. And that was before the Great Magazine Die-Off! Here's what to do before your severance...

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