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Random House of Canada launches online magazine as part of digital overhaul

What does a major publishing house look like in the digital age? Random House of Canada has offered one answer with today's launch of a multifaceted digital strategy that includes an online magazine (known as ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Students prefer print for look, feel, and font

By Natalie Samson

Two recent studies shed some light as to why e-books haven't caught on with students “ they don't feel right, and they make the work too easy. Earlier this month, the Book Industry Study Group ... Read More »

January 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: historical vampires, Nabokov’s last work, and forgotten Pulitzers

By Eric Emin Wood

Sundry links from around the Web: The New York Times looks at established authors who write well into old age. The co-author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies announces his next book: Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter. ... Read More »

April 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Banned books

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

It's the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, and their website features lists of frequently challenged books covering various eras on their website. Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale is 37th on the ALA's list of the ... Read More »

September 30, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Co-operation makes it happen

By Scott MacDonald

The current issue of Fast Company magazine reports the story of Berrett-Koehler, a press with an innovative approach to publishing. Based in San Francisco, the 13-year-old publishing house operates on the principle of collaboration. In ... Read More »

December 1, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

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