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September 13, 2016

Tuesday News: Man Booker shortlist, Norwegian Facebook censorship, YA National Book Award, Soar with Reading

JanetPublishing NewsBook Awards / book vending machines / censorship / Facebook / Man Booker Prize / National Book Award / Norway / YA2 Comments

The Man Booker Prize 2016 Shortlist – If you want to catch up on the Man Booker nominees, check out Rosario and Liz’s blogs, as both are working their way through the longlist. The list is disappointingly narrow in its geographical scope, but overall, what do you think? Paul Beatty (US) The ... more >

April 28, 2016

Thursday News: Self-censorship in China, GameTrust, James Beard winners, and more book vending machines

JanetPublishing Newsbook vending machines / censorship / China / cookbooks / GameStop / human rights / James Beard / literary awards / publishing / video games1 Comments

Book Debate Raises Questions of Self-Censorship by Foreign Groups in China – While there has been ample discussion about censorship by the Chinese government, the behavior of foreign entities – in this case the American Bar Association – has not been widely scrutinized. However, when the ABA rescinded an offer to ... more >

January 14, 2016

Thursday News: Book vending, diversity in publishing, National Jewish Book Awards, and Bowie’s Verbasizer

JanetPublishing Newsbook vending machines / composing / copyright / diversity / editors / Libraries / literary award / lyrics / National Jewish Book Award / publishing / randomizer5 Comments

Want a book? Try a vending machine from O.C. libraries  – We’re starting to see more book vending machines, but what’s especially cool about this one is that it’s a library vending machine inside the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. So instead of having to buy a book for your bus or ... more >

November 18, 2015

Wednesday News: Instagram, copyright, #GiveaBook, and Murakami vending machine

JanetPublishing Newsbook vending machines / charity / copyright / Facebook / GiveaBook / Instagram / Penguin Random House / Promotion / public domain / Twitter1 Comments

How Instagram Became the New Oprah’s Book Club – Forget Twitter – Instagram is now the best, most influential platform for books. The fact that you can see a book in a pretty little picture is apparently far superior to the 140-character Twitter blurb (even though you can have pictures on ... more >

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