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The Big Six Book Publishers Need to Innovate Like the Good Americans That They Are

Jesse Aizenstat | Posted 04.24.2012

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Jesse Aizenstat

It's a sad day for the Big Six publishers -- but not because they're in a bitter race to the bottom. It's sad because of their thinking. These publishers would rather close the doors and slash their staff than innovate in a changing market.

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Between the Pages With Author and "Bizarre Magician" Brian Brushwood

Vanessa Berben | Posted 04.12.2012

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Vanessa Berben

I sat down with Brushwood to discuss his numerous projects -- including his latest, an eBook version of his hit show Scam School, which features a collection of some of his best tricks for getting to do awesome things for free.

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Where e-Books Fall Short, Print Delivers

Joseph Sutton | Posted 04.11.2012

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Joseph Sutton

Publishers are going back to the drawing board to see where they can innovate with printed books to keep readers interested.

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Poetry As You've Never Seen It

Posted 02.03.2012

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Siglio Press recently announced a book called "Between Page And Screen", what they call "a digital pop-up book." Each page will contain no words at al...

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The Inventor Of eBooks Dies

Andrew Losowsky | Posted 11.08.2011

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It was announced today, on International Literacy Day, that one of the great pioneers of electronic literacy and the inventor of the e-book had died o...

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Would you Pay 238 Dollars For An eBook?

eBookNewser | Dianna Dilworth on March 11, 2011 4:15 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

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In light the earthquakes in Japan today, I wanted to read up on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake — a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles that I ex...

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The Book Is Dead. Long Live The Publishing Industry!

Julius Wiedemann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Julius Wiedemann

The Book Is Dead, theage.com.au Although it is hard for many of us to emotionally detach ourselves from the book as an incredible medium, what with ...

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Tel Aviv Stories

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ashley Rindsberg

At the end of the writing, editing, considering and worrying that makes a book, I have to think that every writer is left with a question: why did I write this?

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10 Radical Ideas for Getting Kids to Read

Donna Marie Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Donna Marie Williams

Our children don't like to read, and their abysmal reading scores reflect this disdain. It's time to think out of the box.

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Black History Month: Are Whites Entitled To Write Black History?

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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Open Road Media recently released William Styron's "Confessions of Nat Turner" as an eBook, hoping to "reach a new generation of readers." The 1967 ...

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iPads Disguised As Books: Yay Or Nay?

OR Books Blog | Posted 05.25.2011

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We like iPads as much as we like printed books, but do we need to disguise one as the other?...

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Obama's Tucson Speech Already A 99 Cent eBook

New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN; Compiled by PATRICIA COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anyone who missed President Obama's speech at the Tucson memorial service on Jan. 12 can read it online, watch a video clip on YouTube or listen to sn...

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eBooks Poised To Take Off In Africa

allafrica.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can Africa take the lead in taking advantage of e-books, as it has with the rapid expansion of mobile phones and innovations such as mobile banking ap...

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How Is A 27-Year-Old-French Kid Selling 3 Million eBooks A Month?

Publishing Perspectives | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though just 27 years old, Hadrien Gardeur is a veteran of the war to win e-book readers. Gardeur co-founded his company Feedbooks --- a cloud publishi...

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Best eReader May Not Be An eReader

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have a lifelong friend -- let's call her "Mom" -- who used to sneer at the very notion of e-books. Then she got an Amazon.com Kindle as a gift and s...

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New Book App Lets You Read And Walk Without Tripping!

Publishing Perspectives | Posted 05.25.2011

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We all know what happens when you walk and look at your phone at the same time: accidents happen (seriously, click here to laugh). Well now, you can a...

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CES 2011: Measuring Success By Number Of Deals Made For Books Businesses

Publishing Perspectives | Posted 05.25.2011

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As technology becomes an integral part of both creating and distributing content, the deals and partnerships that get the content onto different devic...

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Book, Video, eBook:

GalleyCat | Maryann Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an eBook Summit talk, Vook CEO Brad Inman and Perseus Books Group online marketing director Peter Costanzo explained the process for turning a prin...

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Barnes And Noble Releases Nook Kids App For iPad

publishersweekly.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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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 inte...

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eBooks

The Jakarta Globe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Among avid readers, the question of whether e-books would eventually replace the printed page remains a hotly debated subject. Many readers simply don...

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Do Authors Make Good Publishers?

Publishing In the 21st Century | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do authors make good publishers? The answer is No. But it's fascinating to watch them try. Years ago as the e-book revolution dawned, we said that i...

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Making Books Do Things eBooks Can't, And Vice Versa

latimes.com | David L. Ulin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mainstream publishers say printed books are far from extinct. Nonetheless, their role in publishing is changing. Amazon.com now sells more e-books tha...

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Lend Your Kindle eBooks

GalleyCat | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amazon has launched its program for lending Kindle eBooks, allowing digital readers to share books for a short period of time. The program opened by f...

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Ebooks Now Outsell Paper Books On Web Bookstore

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. on Thursday said its line of Nook e-reading devices are the biggest-selling items in its history, and ...

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Barnes And Noble Fails To End Nook Lawsuit

Yahoo! Finance | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE:BKS - News) lost its bid to dismiss Spring Design Inc's lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. bookseller of illegally copying a s...

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