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10 Things You Might Not Know about Punctuation

Friday, August 19th, 2011

10 Things You Might Not Know about Punctuation

The Power of Punctuation Who knew that punctuation could lead to a revolution? Or create a new nickname? Or simply annoy people so much? (Well, that last one we editors already did know, actually.)

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Not All (e)Books Are Created Equal

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Not All (e)Books Are Created Equal

Pricing Books and eBooks A different take on the pricing structure of ebooks versus print books. The standard formulas that publishers use might deserve another look.

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How Harry Potter Rewrote the Book on Reading

Friday, August 19th, 2011

How Harry Potter Rewrote the Book on Reading

Thank You, Harry Potter! This article explains, "What the Harry Potter generation showed us, certainly through social media but also through events, was that they view reading as a collective experience. They want to celebrate reading together.”

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Two by Two: A Real-life Noah’s Ark

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Two by Two: A Real-life Noah’s Ark

Modern-Day Noah He wanted to build an ark, to scale, using Scripture as a guide. See what happened!

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500-Year-Old Book Surfaces in Utah

Friday, August 19th, 2011

500-Year-Old Book Surfaces in Utah

You Never Know What’s in Your Attic While volunteering at a fundraiser for the small town museum in Sandy, Utah, just south of Salt Lake, book dealer Ken Sanders got the surprise of a lifetime.

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London Book Fair—A Different Perspective on Managing Digital Risk

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

London Book Fair—A Different Perspective on Managing Digital Risk

Opportunities for Innovation Daniel Winner, speaker at the London Book Fair, offers his perspective on the coming digital transition. The choices publishers make now in the digital arena will have a significant impact on the structure and dynamics of the future marketplace.

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Mr Harry Elkins Widener

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Mr Harry Elkins Widener

Rare Books Go Down with the Titanic April 15 was the 99th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Harry Elkins Widener, a rare book collector, had been in England purchasing rare books. His return ticket was on the Titanic. His private collection, now in a library at Harvard, includes a first folio of Shakespeare and a Gutenberg Bible, printed between 1450 and 1455.

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Prince Harry instead of William on royal wedding mug

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Prince Harry instead of William on royal wedding mug

Someone Should Have Proofread Sorry—we can’t let you out of April without a nod to THE royal wedding. If only the mistakes we in publishing make could be considered "elaborate spoofs" and "highly collectible"!

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Roald Dahl stories to be on millions of cereal boxes

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Roald Dahl stories to be on millions of cereal boxes

That’s One Way to Advertise Who doesn’t remember munching your favorite cereal before school and reading the back of the cereal box? Now children in the UK will find on said box an excerpt of a Roald Dahl book. The publisher hopes this will spark kids’ interest in reading the whole book!

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Rare Bible Exhibition Tours the Country

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Rare Bible Exhibition Tours the Country

Precious Beyond Words The Greens, owners of the Hobby Lobby empire, pull together an impressive collection of ancient manuscripts and early printed Bibles into a traveling exhibit they have named, "Passages."

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