Digital Exclusives — The Direct Market All Over Again… But Only For Single Issues

Source: Publishers Weekly

In recent weeks, we’ve been seeing the exclusivity monster poke it’s head up on the digital platform. Marvel’s exclusive with Comixology. Valiant is exclusive with Comixology. DC might as well be exclusive with Comixology. But, for the most part, there a ...
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Orange sponsorship leaves books for films

Source: Irish Times

LOOSE LEAVES So no more Orange Prize for Women’s Fiction – and not because of the annual bout of gender angst that accompanies the awarding of the gong (or Bessie, as it’s nicknamed) for the women-only literary competitio ...
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Writers Wanted: Kirkdale Press Seeking Christian Authors

Source: Church Crunch

Kirkdale Press is a new digital publishing imprint from Logos Bible Software and they may be looking for you. Coming off its recent launch, Kirkdale Press is looking to bolster its all-star lineup by sounding a call for the next best- ...
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Reference News

Source: Library Journal

A science superhero This week was full of references to Heather Piwowar, and deservedly so. In her work, the postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia (UBC) uses text mining, a method ...
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How to Share Books & eBooks with Our Troops

Source: mediabistro.com

As you celebrate Memorial Day this weekend, take some time to remember all our soldiers stationed overseas. If you want to help these men and women far away from home, we’ve collected five different ways you can share books w ...
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Satisfy your appetite for summer run with reading and rree events at Rock Island Library

Source: Quad-Cities Online

Press release submitted by Rock Island Public Library. The Rock Island Public Library is cooking up a summer stacked high with fun and reading, with food-themed reading contests and more than 103 events for child ...
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RITA Reader Challenge: The Danger of Desire by Elizabeth Essex

Source: Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

This review was written by Katherine This story was nominated in the Best Historical Romance category. The summary: Captain Hugh McAlden is working on a top-secret mission to bring down enemy spies living in England. After seeing a young woman ...
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New video! Is the Kindle touch the best ereader on the block?

Source: Stuff.tv

Amazon's newest ereader has ditched the buttons – well, almost – in favour of a finger-friendly reading experience. It's a far cry from it's button-brothers, but does a touchscreen interface mean a compromise in performance? You must be logged in to comm ...
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STUDY: Dirtbag Brits use eReaders to hide their erotic reading habits

Source: Shiny Shiny

Research has found that Brits aren't just using eReaders because they're handy and compact, but because it's easier to disguise the filthy books they're reading. eReaders may be a new big tech trend, super convenient to carry around and compac ...
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