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It’s no secret that indie film has gone through an amazing period of growth for any number of reasons, not least access to cheap but high quality cameras and computers/editing systems. The way we watch indie film has changed drastically too, from art...
Tags: think outside, Jon Reiss, Box Office Posted, film distribute, New York, Motion Picture Association of America film rating system, Film genres, Technology Internet, Publishing, Independent film, Film, American film directors, Year of birth missing, Entertainment Culture
In spite of growing evidence that self-publishing is poised to replace (or at least match) traditional publishing in the future, many conventionally published authors (and those striving to become such) still view self-publishing with contempt. They feel...
Tags: books, self-publishing, publishing
Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, trying to maintain the momentum after Thanksgiving weekend’s strong online sales. Meanwhile, a research firm that tracks business at stores reported tepid sales and customer traffic for Friday and Saturday...
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The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is a novelty, a fad. These were the words uttered famously by a president of the Michigan Savings Bank advising Henry Ford’s lawyer Horace Reckham not to invest in the Ford Motor Co...Blame it on the Theory...
Tags: books readers, India, Mumbai, Amazon Kindle, Henry Ford, Horace Rackham, E-book, Ford Motor Company, Electronic publishing, Publishing, Linux based devices
You won't catch New York Times best-selling author John Lescroart reading an electronic book anytime soon. "I'm a hold-a-book-in-your-hands kind of guy and likely will remain that way," Lescroart said in a recent interview. That doesn't mean this technological...
Tags: John Lescroart, books sales, Amazon.com, Calif, Sacramento, Amazon Kindle, Ur, E-book, Electronic publishing, Publishing, Technology Internet, Bestseller, Entertainment Culture
The South Bend Tribune has a new online events calendar and event submission policy. If you would like your event published in The Tribune’s event listings, submit your event through our new Web site, InTheBend.com/lists...If you submit the item at least...
Tags: South Bend, Chicago Tribune, South Bend Tribune, Publishing
In fact, legal experts and industry observers who have been closely following the case believe the fight over Google's ambitious book-scanning efforts is just starting all over again. At issue is the ability of the Mountain View, Calif., search company...
Tags: copyright holders, Seattle, Library and information science, United States antitrust law, Denny Chin, Copyright, Publishing, Google, Authors Guild, Law Crime, Entertainment Culture, Intellectual property law
A few years ago a major publisher announced the mega-bucks purchase of a memoir by a Big Brother contestant whom it gushingly called "the nation's sweetheart". Pretty soon, she wasn't even her sweetheart's sweetheart any more and the book went the way...
Tags: United Kingdom, London, Publishing, Carlos Ruiz Zafᅢᄈn, John Grisham, Human Interest, Stieg Larsson
Borders UK said today it is seeking a buyer after going into administration, threatening the jobs of its 1150 employees. The company's 45 stores across Britain have been hit hard by falling book sales as customers increasingly turned to the internet and...
Tags: United Kingdom, London, Borders, Bookselling, Waterstone's, Anti-competitive behaviour, Borders Group, Business Finance, Net Book Agreement, Publishing, Bestseller, Entertainment Culture
How long ago did I speak at a Newspaper Society conference in Manchester urging publishers to "preach the reach" by combining print and online audiences?...But I'm delighted that, at last, the NS has come up with Locally Connected , a method for measuring...
Tags: United Kingdom, Manchester, Business Finance, Technology Internet, Advertising, Printing, Gannett, Telmar, The Scotsman, Media planner, Publishing, Newspaper, Northcliffe Media, Newsquest, Periodicals, Marketing, Daily Mail and General Trust, Entertainment Culture, Journalism