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February 28, 2018

Wednesday News: Digital books, crossing genres, cover artists, and the “book lady”

JanetPublishing Newscover artists / digital books / Dolly Parton / literacy / recommendations2 Comments

Ebooks are not ‘stupid’ – they’re a revolution – I’ve been thinking a lot about the excellent comments to Monday’s news post, and in particular the interview with Hachette CEO   Arnaud Nourry, and I think this response from author Erin Kelly echoes a lot of the points you all ... more >

January 6, 2017

Friday News: More 2017 books, on “March,” ending “book deserts,” and Amazon’s NYC store

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / best of list / John Lewis / literacy / March6 Comments

50+ anticipated books for 2017 – Vulture has released two lists of anticipated books for 2017, 25 books across genres (linked above) and 33 Science Fiction and Fantasy novels (hey, Verge, where’s the Romance???), including Tolkien’s Beren and Luthien, a newly discovered Michael Chrichton novel (Dragon Teeth), N.K. Jemisin’s The Stone, Teju Cole’s Blind Spot, Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, ... more >

January 5, 2017

Thursday News: unexpected books, marketing trends, profitable speech, and little library for kids

JanetPublishing NewsFree Speech / literacy / little library / marketing / publishing / unexpected books4 Comments

A Reading Resolution – Interesting post on the unexpected pleasures of reading books we wouldn’t necessarily choose for ourselves or even think would be interesting. In an ever-increasing field of options, it’s often easier to narrow rather than broaden our literary horizons, especially when we enjoy the dilemma of so much information ... more >

December 22, 2016

Thursday News: a decade-long bestseller, literacy campaigns, decluttering unread books, and proposal puzzle book

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / bestseller lists / literacy / marriage proposals / organizing books / puzzle book / unread books4 Comments

Only one book has made the Amazon Top 10 every year for the past decade – I did not expect this one, but after reading the article, I get it. Hint: it’s nonfiction. I have removed any identifying information from the description below so you can see the results for yourself. ... more >

October 13, 2016

Thursday News: Natashia Déon, Comic Con’s cosplayers, books and barbers, and glass-plate photography

JanetPublishing NewsComic-Con / cosplay / History / literacy / Natashia Déon / photography1 Comments

Natashia Deón may be the hardest-working debut novelist in Los Angeles – A really compelling interview with Déon, who started out as a corporate lawyer, and who now works as a novelist, attorney, and law professor, and who also founded something called “the Dirty Laundry Lit reading series, which is equal ... more >

June 16, 2016

Thursday News: Netflix Juicers, Chicago Library giveaway, and Marie Stopes

JanetPublishing Newsclass action lawsuit / female sexuality / literacy / Netflix / public libraries / UK historyComments Off on Thursday News: Netflix Juicers, Chicago Library giveaway, and Marie Stopes

Meet Netflix’s “Juicers”: People Who Get Paid to Watch TV – It shouldn’t be a surprise that Netflix utilizes people to help them understand what paying viewers want, but it may be surprising to learn that some of these folks – referred to as “juicers,” are suing Netflix in two separate class ... more >

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