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May 31, 2017

Wednesday News: Independent bookstores, the future of publishing, Nazi book theft, and “Capturing Love” in photos

JanetPublishing NewsAmerican Booksellers Association / book theft / Brooklyn / independent bookstores / love / Nazis / photography / publishing trends5 Comments

Independent bookstores keeping afloat despite tough retail market – So independent bookstores appear to be on the rise again, almost a decade after the industry “crashed,” with the number of store openings still growing. And despite Amazon’s foray into brick and mortar stores, their impact may not be as overwhelming as some ... more >

April 26, 2017

Wednesday News: Independent Bookstore Day, NSA backdoor, stealthing, and The Outsiders turns 50

JanetPublishing Newsindependent bookstores / malware / NSA backdoor / sexual violence / stealthing / The Outsiders / YA genre13 Comments

Independent Book Store Day: Community is key for these local book sellers – So Saturday, April 29th, is Independent Book Day, because apparently we need a Day for everything. Is this a U.S. trend? In any case, a day dedicated to reading and to books is a good day, so check ... more >

May 16, 2016

Monday News: Nebula winners, Yen Press, POWer Reader Group, and crinolines

JanetPublishing NewsComic books / fashion / History / independent bookstores / literacy / Manga / Nebula Awards / Yen Press2 Comments

Women Swept The 2015 Nebula Awards – So women took almost all the major Nebula Awards, including Novel (Naomi Novik), Novella (Nnedi Okorafor), Novelette (Sarah Pinsker), Short Story (Alyssa Wong), and YA (Fran Wilde). Take that, Puppies? The science fiction world has had its share of drama with the Hugo Awards ... more >

May 21, 2015

Thursday News: Simon Pegg on social infantilization, Chrome extension for Amazon.uk, faked paper on political canvassing, and David Letterman’s innovations

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon.uk / Chrome / cultural critique / David Letterman / false data / Fantasy / independent bookstores / political science / Science Fiction / televison2 Comments

Simon Pegg Worries The Love Of Science Fiction Is Making Us “Childish” – You may be following the very interesting conversation between Simon Pegg and i09, which began when Pegg gave an interview to Radio Times, in which he discussed what he sees as the “infantalization” of society, in part ... more >

January 9, 2015

Friday News: Patterson donates $1M to bookstores, Ebooks in India, a poet’s reinvention, and powerful WWII graphic

JanetPublishing NewsBiography / Ebooks / independent bookstores / maps / poetry / print books / publishing / World War II5 Comments

Book News: James Patterson Makes Good On $1M Promise To Indies – Regardless of whatever you think about James Patterson’s insistence that American literature is imperiled, you have to respect his willingness to put his money where his mouth is and substantially aid independent bookstores. 81 more independent bookstores have ... more >

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July 10, 2014

Thursday News: Pixar & Lucasfilm started wage-fixing cartel, Apple tells on Google, profits down at Samsung, and bookstore shelving

JanetPublishing NewsApple / FTC / Google / in-app purchasing / independent bookstores / Samsung / smartphones / technology / Techtopus / wage-fixing6 Comments

REVEALED: Court docs show role of Pixar and Dreamworks Animation in Silicon Valley wage-fixing cartel – Remember the revelations of artificial wage suppression by Google and Apple? Well, that, it turns out, was just the beginning of the conspiracy, and now, with a $324 million settlement at risk, revelations about ... more >

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