• New Digital Journal Of Fiction Launched

    Updated: 2011-11-25 19:36:32
    Aoife Walsh, who worked as an assistant editor with Four Courts Press and is now Information Officer with Ireland Literature Exchange, has launched a new quarterly ejournal of new fiction, The South Circular. Walsh said that she had ‘been watching the irresistible way in which digital is changing the consumption of content’ and that ‘rather read more »

  • Collins Press Revamps Website

    Updated: 2011-11-25 17:56:01
    Cork based independent publisher The Collins Press has revamped its website. The changes which feature a separate section dedicated to eBooks and mean that purchasing both print and eBooks is easier and simpler for readers. Separately the company also announced an extension of the ebook range. Collins has now converted much of its backlist titles read more »

  • Reading Group Choices, a Book Club Resource, Introduces Neely Kennedy as Literary Director for Winning Discussible Selections

    Updated: 2011-11-23 18:07:26
    (PRESS RELEASE) Reading Group Choices (RGC), print and online resource of discussible selections for book clubs announced this week that Neely Kennedy will become the company’ new Literary Director. Charlie Mead, RGC’ President...

  • Briefly Noted | Building an Irish-indie Christmas – The Irish Times – Mon, Nov 21, 2011

    Updated: 2011-11-23 09:16:10
    A CAMPAIGN asking consumers to spend more in (possibly more expensive) independent retailers this festive season, as the Government prepares to give us all yet another hair shirt for Christmas,may seem rather quixotic so it is perhaps fitting it has been launched by a bookseller. This tilt at windmills has been orchestrated by Bob Johnston, read more »

  • Briefly Noted | Anne McCaffrey, 1926-2011 | Tor.com

    Updated: 2011-11-23 09:14:55
    Anne McCaffrey, legendary SF and fantasy author best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, has passed away. Random House has confirmed that McCaffrey died of a stroke at her home in Ireland on Monday, November 21. via Anne McCaffrey, 1926-2011 | Tor.com.

  • Ebury's Gillian Green Chats Up the Strategy Behind Launching Digital-First Imprint Rouge Romance

    Updated: 2011-11-22 22:13:09
    By Brian Howard In September, British publisher Ebury made a splash by launching Rouge Romance , a digital-first imprint dedicated to bawdy bodice-rippers that are saucily marketed as "sexier, longer and 100% more romantic." While romance readers' love...

  • Scholastic Media Announces Two-Part Holiday Episode of WordGirl

    Updated: 2011-11-22 20:21:14
    Scholastic Media, a division of global children's publishing giant Scholastic Inc., has announced a two-part holiday episode of its Emmy Award-winning PBS KIDS GO! series WordGirl , "A World Without WordGirl." The episode will play off of...

  • It isn’t easy to digitze a backlist

    Updated: 2011-11-22 16:48:06
    Here’ part of a fascinating blog post from Future Ebook on the problems with digitizing a backlist. Maybe you will think I am naive, or just hopefully optimistic, but when I took on the challenge of heading up the digital development of DBP...

  • DigitalKoans Returns on 11/28/11

    Updated: 2011-11-22 05:35:41
    DigitalKoans postings will resume on 11/28/11. | Digital Scholarship |

  • Scoping Study on Copyright and Related Rights and the Public Domain

    Updated: 2011-11-22 05:35:40
    The World Intellectual Property Organization has released Scoping Study on Copyright and Related Rights and the Public Domain. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: The scoping study includes an illustrative comparison of national legislations that directly, or indirectly, define the public domain; and a survey of initiatives and tools, which may affect access, use, identification [...]

  • GoodReads Choice Awards: Final Round

    Updated: 2011-11-21 19:45:10
    It’s down to the final round in the 2011 GoodReads Choice Awards, and some Orbit books are still going strong. Keep voting for your favorites! In Paranormal Fantasy: Ghost Story (UK | ANZ) by Jim…

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 11/20/11

    Updated: 2011-11-21 15:55:42
    Entire Computer Built into USB Thumb Drive, http://fxn.ws/vWAquT Quietly, Google Puts History Online, http://nyti.ms/rJ6EFE Trends in Scholarly Communication and Knowledge Dissemination in the Age of Online Social Media, http://slidesha.re/uPNOBE THE Scholarly Web, http://bit.ly/u1Ca8O Institutions in Ghana, Serbia and Uganda Sign the Berlin Declaration, http://bit.ly/stB3mh | New: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Version 80 | Digital Scholarship [...]

  • Programmer/Analyst, Libraries at Indiana University Digital Library Program

    Updated: 2011-11-21 15:55:41
    The Indiana University Digital Library Program is recruiting for two Programmer/Analyst, Libraries positions. Required degree: "Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field." Duration: "funded for 27 months with potential for renewal." Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Indiana University Digital Library Program is seeking two skilled software developers to join a new project, [...]

  • Report on Integration of Data and Publications

    Updated: 2011-11-21 15:55:40
    The Alliance for Permanent Access has released Report on Integration of Data and Publications. Here's an excerpt: This report sets out to identify examples of integration between datasets and publications. Findings from existing studies carried out by PARSE.Insight, RIN, SURF and various recent publications are synthesized and examined in relation to three distinct disciplinary groups [...]

  • Bad News For The Irish Market In Latests Nielsen Figures

    Updated: 2011-11-18 13:48:01
    The Irish Consumer Market (ICM) is showing a year on year decline approaching 10% according to the latest data from Nielsen Bookscan. The Euro value of sales are down 9.3% to €97.8m while the volume of sales are down 9.6% to 9.4m units. The rate of decline in value terms has increased from figures released read more »

  • Briefly Noted | BBC News – Easons announces pre-tax losses of £1.5m

    Updated: 2011-11-18 07:50:36
    The firm also returned an £18m dividend to its Dublin-based parent company, paid out of accumulated profits BBC News – Easons announces pre-tax losses of £1.5m.

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 11/17/11

    Updated: 2011-11-18 05:55:54
    Work in Progress: The Data Digitizer, http://bit.ly/v5Jewm Emulation Reading Room Prototype, http://bit.ly/vTkSeR EU Adopts Resolution against US Domain Seizures, http://bit.ly/sNAEzM Meet the Staff: Kara Malenfant, http://bit.ly/tTbSG2 Register of Copyrights: Without SOPA, Copyright "Will Ultimately Fail," http://bit.ly/suBELA | New: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Version 80 | Digital Scholarship |

  • Manager, Digital Imaging Unit at New York Public Library

    Updated: 2011-11-18 05:55:53
    The New York Public Library is recruiting a Manager, Digital Imaging Unit. Required degree: "Bachelors degree." Here's an excerpt from the ad: Under the general direction of the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries: Supervises the Digital Imaging Unit (DIU) team, including performance management, training and scheduling. Monitors the workflow of [...]

  • Copyright Infringement and Enforcement in the US

    Updated: 2011-11-18 05:55:52
    The American Assembly has released Copyright Infringement and Enforcement in the US. Here's an excerpt: The note excerpts a forthcoming survey-based study called Copy Culture in the U.S. and Germany. Drawing on results from the U.S. portion of the survey, it explores what Americans do with digital media, what they want to do, and how [...]

  • Robert Jackson Bennett blogs about authors and audiences

    Updated: 2011-11-17 22:25:53
    Robert Jackson Bennett is thinking over on his blog today about the obligation an author has to his audience and why originality in art is so important, from Louis C.K. to Tom Waits. Check it out. [Tom] Waits had…

  • And The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award 2011 Winners Are

    Updated: 2011-11-17 21:02:09
    This year’s Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards marked a victory for UK publishers and their Irish based imprints with only O’Brien Press, who recently acquired Brandon Books, among the native houses to win a prize. Now in its sixth year, the awards nevertheless saw some 33.000 members of the Irish reading public cast their read more »

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 11/16/11

    Updated: 2011-11-17 16:15:46
    A Look at the Testimony Given at Today's SOPA Lovefest Congressional Hearings. . . with a Surprise from MasterCard, http://bit.ly/rHhMOF An Explosion of Opposition to the Internet Blacklist Bill, http://bit.ly/tdeUdR OCLC Research Library Partnership Rapid Capture Webinar Recording Now Available, http://bit.ly/tq9Dpk What's on the Blacklist? Three Sites That SOPA Could Put at Risk, http://bit.ly/rRUVzz Academic [...]

  • Data Services Research Consultant at George Mason University Libraries

    Updated: 2011-11-17 16:15:45
    The George Mason University Libraries are recruiting a Data Services Research Consultant. Required degree: "a master's degree in the social sciences, geosciences, information science, statistics or related fields." Here's an excerpt from the ad: This position reports to the head of the Data Services Group (DSG). Duties include supporting the technologies and initiatives for the [...]

  • Cover launch: The Black Sun’s Daughter series by M.L.N. Hanover

    Updated: 2011-11-17 16:00:38
    : . , , Home About Orbit FAQ Publishing Schedules Contact Us Sign Up Towers of Midnight Robert Jordan Brandon Sanderson The penultimate book in one of the greatest fantasy series ever written is now available in paperback . Read a sample Theft of Swords Michael J . Sullivan They killed a king . They pinned it on two men . They chose . poorly Read a sample Bro-mance is never out of style Robert Jackson Bennett blogs about authors and audiences Cover launch : The Black Sun’s Daughter series by M.L.N . Hanover Anne Clarke November 17th , 2011 M.L.N . Hanover’s fantastic Black Sun’s Daughter series will be published in the UK for the first time in the New Year , with the first four books in the series coming out monthly from January . If you like Patricia Briggs or Kelley Armstrong or

  • Great Holiday Gifts for Book Lovers

    Updated: 2011-11-17 14:41:57
    With the festivities of the Christmas season just around the corner, it’s never too early to start thinking about what to get the book lover in your life. Whether it be books, gift cards or electronic devices, any book lover will be sure to love our top five ideas for Holidays.   5. “Book-Lover” Items. [...]

  • Saving the Most Exciting for Last: Richardson and Belknap

    Updated: 2011-11-14 18:37:51
    Fort Richardson The last fort trip to Richardson and Belknap just might have been the most exciting of the four excursions. After a wrong turn down a curvy road and a stop to take care of carsickness related to said road, we arrived at Fort Richardson. The sedate entrance gave little indication of the fun [...]

  • Easons Now Has Twenty-Five EStores

    Updated: 2011-11-11 18:37:35
    The trial phase of Eason’s new eStore feature is now finished and the company now has 25 in-store ebook and ereader sections. Several of the stores are in Northern Ireland and the rest in the Republic. The company is currently selling four ereaders the Elonex 621EB at €99, the  iRiver Cover Story (EB05) at €129, the  iRiver read more »

  • Irish Book Awards: Who’s Going To Win

    Updated: 2011-11-11 16:05:30
    With public voting finishing over the weekend, the nominated authors and publishers in this years Irish Book Awards are no doubt starting to feel a little anxious about their chances. IPN will report the winners as soon as they are announced on the night and would like to take this chance to wish the best read more »

  • Job Opening: Liberties Press Sales Representative

    Updated: 2011-11-11 15:39:26
    Liberties Press, Ireland’s leading independent publisher, is seeking to appoint a full-time sales representative to join its dynamic Dublin-based team. Reporting to the MD, the successful applicant will be responsible for securing orders for wholesale and retail accounts and helping formulate an overall sales strategy to drive growth. Relevant experience essential. Please apply in writing with CV and covering read more »

  • NaNoWriMo Interview

    Updated: 2011-11-04 19:32:11
    Home FREE Templates Get Published My 1 Recommendation 200+ Free Tools Book Marketing NaNoWriMo interview With Sarah Mackey What is NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month . The very first NaNoWriMo took place in July , 1999, in the San Francisco Bay Area . That first year there were 21 novelists that participated . NaNoWriMo has grown exponentially over the years and in 2010 had 200,500 participants . I'm excited to introduce you to Sarah Mackey today who will share with us more about NaNoWriMo . 1. Hello , Sarah , thank you so much for agreeing to interview with us today . I'm not sure if our readers know much about NaNoWriMo , I know there is a full explanation on your website , but would you mind sharing a brief summary about it here National Novel Writing Month , or

  • Research Comes Alive at Forts Concho and Chadbourne

    Updated: 2011-11-04 15:04:41
    Of all the forts we’ve visited in the past few weeks, Forts Concho and Chadbourne were by far the best preserved. It was interesting driving into San Angelo with Publisher Mark Long navigating around the city streets with his iPhone GPS to find Fort Concho. My first thought when we came across the location was, [...]

  • TSTC Publishing Launches Kickstarter Campaign

    Updated: 2011-11-03 16:31:10
    Skeletal specters. A red-eyed wild man. Devilish witches. Ghost stories abound in almost every town. Texas towns, it seems, are no exception. These are the stories that make up TSTC Publishing’s latest book, Cotton Bales, Goatmen & Witches: Legends from the Heart of Texas. Bradley T. Turner compiled the stories with photographs by Mark Burdine. [...]

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