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BiblioBazaar: How a Company Produces 272,930 Books A Year
BiblioBazaar, founded by the team that launched BookSurge, works with libraries, archives and aggregators, to put out-of-copyright books back into good old-fashioned print, one copy at a time, using print-on-demand technology.
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The PW Morning Report: Thursday, April 15, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across
the Web: White House Grants Authors Access; Lorin Stein Interviewed; UK
Digital Economy Bill Wins Supporters; The Cat in the Hat; Spitzer Bio
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Big Read Comes to Twitter
What if everyone on Twitter read the same book at the same time and formed one massive, international book club? That's the thinking behind Wired writer Jeff Howe's One Book, One Twitter project. "The aim with One Book, One Twitter is--like the one city, one book program which inspired it--is to get a zillion people all reading and talking about a single book," says Howe.
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The PW Morning Report: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across
the Web: 'Twilght' Complained About; National Library Week; Remnick Interviewed;
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Sci-Fi Publisher Tor Turns the Big 3-0
Tor Books, generally regarded as the world’s most successful science fiction publisher, turns 30 this year. What are the secrets to its success?
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The PW Morning Report: Monday, April 12, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: A Letter from PW's New President; The More Book-Like E-Reader; 'Kick-Ass' and Comics; 'Twilight' Boosts 'Wuthering'; Millions of Bookstores; AWP Redux.
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Opening New Doors: SF/Fantasy Publishing 2010
Last year was sluggish for book sales and gloomy for publishing personnel, with layoffs, hiring freezes, and cutbacks at an all-time high. Given that the recession is far from over, now would seem like a risky time to launch a new publishing venture, even for the most stable houses. Yet several publishers are doing just that.
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News Briefs
HarperStudio Closing; Rich Leaving 'NYT' Pub Beat; Van Metre Up at Abrams; more.
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The PW Morning Report: Friday, April 9, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Oprah's Nighttime Books Show; 'Wimpy' Director; Piracy; Christian Publishers and iPad; Comics on iPad; iBookstore Sales.
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The PW Morning Report: Thursday, April 8, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Postumous Carlin; Edible Books; David Foster Wallace, Poet; What the iPad Can Do.
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Van Metre Named Publisher at Abrams
Following former publisher Howard W. Reeves's move to become editor-at-large earlier this year, Abrams has announced that Susan Van Metre will become v-p and publisher for Abrams Books for Young Readers and Amulet Books, effective immediately. Senior editor Tamar Brazis, who has edited books including Laura Numeroff's Jellybeans picture book series, is being promoted to executive editor. Van Metre hopes to build on Abrams' strengths, as well as take a fresh look at the younger end of the list.
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The PW Morning Report: Wednesday, April 7 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Visual
Artists Sue Google; Board Book Recall; Rowling Promises Next Book;
Should Publishers Pay Interns?; Mrs. Mailer Reviewed; The Future of
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The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across
the Web: 'PW' Sale in the News; Marvel's Promising App; A Writer Fights to
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News Briefs
Bloomsbury USA Up; Solid Quarter for Scholastic; Streisand to Headline BEA; more.
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Feminist Press at 40: Changing Definitions
If there were any doubt that the Feminist Press of the City University of New York is changing, one need look no further than its 40th anniversary celebration earlier this month at Joe's Pub in New York City with Push author Sapphire, performance artist Karen Finley, PopAction choreographer Elizabeth Streb, hip-hop performer Toni Blackman, and singer/songwriter Justin Bond.
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The PW Morning Report: Thursday, April 1, 2010
A daily roundup of
80s hairband reunion news from across the Web. April fools!
Just kidding, it's book and publishing news: Amazon flinches on bestseller discounting; It's National Poetry Month;
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Author Solutions Strikes Kindle Distribution Deal
Vanity publishing company Author Solutions has struck a deal with Amazon to make its titles available on the Kindle.
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News Briefs
Books Flat at Hastings; New Prez for Langenscheidt; Yale Launching Publishing Course; more.
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L.A.'s Arundel Books Moves to Washington State
Although L.A.'s Arundel Books ended its 25-year run in Los Angeles this past Saturday, the store is being reborn on Vashon Island in Washington State as part of the new Center for Sustainable Book Arts, a unique organization that will provide workshops and classes in book arts and literature and a retail space set to open in July 2010.
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News Briefs
Borders Bonuses Approved; Glick Closes Seven-Figure YA Deal; more



