Posts Tagged ‘ publishing ’
A recent entry told of a British family’s shock when they discovered a first edition of Charles Darwin’s “The Origin of Species” on a shelf in their guest toilet.
According to Reuters; the book, which had been kept in a bathroom bookcase in England for years, fetched 103,250 pounds ($171,000) at auction on Tuesday, around twice its pre-sale estimate… Continue reading
Borders are holding emergency talks to secure their future.
Store bosses are concerned the firm do not have enough cash to make it through the key Christmas trading season. They are suffering because of rising competition from supermarkets and online book sellers. The group, who also run the Books Etc brand, are said to be in discussions with firms including Waterstone’s parent HMV as fears mount… Continue reading | 2 Comments
A first edition copy of Charles Darwin’s seminal “On the Origin of Species” will be sold this week after it was found in a family’s toilet in southern Britain, an auction house said Sunday.
The book, which was first printed in 1859, was bought by a family for just a few shillings… Continue reading
“Perhaps there can be no perfection. Only levels of imperfection”
Peter Goldsworthy’s novel Maestro is a wistfully beautiful bildungsroman that is set in Darwin, Australia from 1967 to 1977.
Maestro was chosen for the “One town – One book” project, is part of the HSC curriculum, and in 2003 it appeared at #22 on the Australian… Continue reading
The toilet is something we all take for granted; but imagine life without them!
The toilet has many names; including:
The origin of the… Continue reading | 3 Comments
Chinese writer Su Tong has won Asia’s top literary prize with a bleak novel about a disgraced Communist Party official’s attempts to rebuild his life, trumping a clutch of Indian writers on the shortlist.
Su’s novel, “The Boat to Redemption” is about a womanizing Party official who castrates himself after being banished to a river barge… Continue reading | 3 Comments
Yesterday came the bittersweet news that renowned newspaper industry personality Ed Darling is retiring, after a prolific career spanning more than four decades. According to The Associated Press, Darling says he “will now pursue interests in community service”.
Thirty five years of the print media giant’s career has been dedicated to serving as publisher for community newspapers in the states of Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
In Mississippi; Darling… Continue reading | 1 Comment
Publishers must establish good trading relationships with digital distributors such as Apple and Google if they are to successfully “navigate” the changing digital landscape, Pan Macmillan’s digital director has told the Tools of Change (TOC) conference being held in Frankfurt today (13th October).
Sara Lloyd, who also spoke at the Tools of Change conference in New York this February, opened the first-ever TOC day in Europe. She told the… Continue reading
