BlogHide Resteemsresteemedgeke (70)in dansk • 5 years agoHistorien af Os: en billede bog for min kæreste's morIn preparation for visiting Denmark next month with Allan (@hanedane), I've been trying to learn a smattering of Danish. I'd heard that some people learned the language by watching Danish TV shows…resteemedpoetrybyjeremy (58)in bookreview • 6 years agoBook Review: Like Bees to Honey — Caroline SmailesLike Bees to Honey by Caroline Smailes Nina Aquilina travels back to her homeland, Malta, to visit her ageing parents who had previously disowned her. The stay turns out to be somewhat…steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoBook vending machines now exist!A publisher in France has installed story dispensers. Each story is free and is chosen for the reader at random:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoStranger Things now in book formPenguin Random House Books UK has partnered with Netflix to publish them:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoBoston Review poetry editors resign over Junot Diaz retentionDiaz, a Pulitzer Prize winner and editor at the Boston Review, has now been accused of sexual harassment:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoDe Montfort Literature will be using algorithm to identify novelistsCompany will then offer the right novelists a guaranteed salary:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoBook Marks: the Rotten Tomatoes of books"Literary Hub has launched a new section of their site to showcase book reviews from the most important and active outlets of literary journalism."steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoAmazon imprint launching new line: Collections"Collections brings together short works of fiction and nonfiction from a single writer or a group of writers." --steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoDo books written by women get priced lower?Study leads Dana Beth Weinberg and mathematician Adam Kapelner say yes:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoPitkin publishing first Harry & Meghan bookIt's called The Royal Wedding Book and will be available in stores in two weeks:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoBookchoice is partnering with HarperCollinsBookchoice is a digital reading platform that will now highlight HarperCollins titles on its app:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoThe copyright connundrumRick Anderson at the Scholarly Kitchen tackles the pros and cons of the "monopoly" of copyright:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years ago1st quarter of 2018 good for book publishersHarperCollins,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House all report profits:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoArcadia Publishing bought by Lynton siblingsMichael and Lili Lynton have purchased Arcadia Publishing, heading the company with David Steinberger, former CEO of Perseus Books Group:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoThe ultimate cynical thought: are gov't literacy programs meant to enrich book publishers?If so, they must have failed to hire decent lobbyists as Quick Reads loses funding in Britain: (Photograph: John Stillwell/PA)steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years ago"Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" crowned Book of the YearBut see if you can find the glaring typo in The Telegraph's headline about it:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoEight literary gardens to explore this summerAmy Hendricks recommends eight books with a garden theme:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoLooking for a good book?Mary Cosper-LeBoeuf of the Terrebonne Parish Library gives her recommendations:steembooks (48)in zappl • 7 years agoPublishers happy to avoid digital publishingIt seems to boil down to old versus new ways of doing things, including publishing and reading books:resteemedshadowolfdg (59)in writing • 7 years agoHow to Become a Successful Author Before You Publish Your First BookMany of you have already done what I am about to discuss, so for you: Yay on you! Well done. Many writers, though, miss the essence of what will make you a successful author. They miss out on the…
