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Frankfurt Book Fair

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Name: Frankfurt Book Fair

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

France weighs smart phone tax as culture subsidy

Who should pay for culture? France has long supported hefty state subsidies, like boosting filmmakers' budgets and paying artists unemployment benefits. Now in the digital age, France is adjusting its approach.Ahead of next month's transatlantic trade ... [Published Deutsche Welle - 18 hours ago]

Entities: France, Taxes, Gerard Depardieu

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Froobles scores publishing success...

Top That's pre-school publishing title The Froobles has scored major success in the Chinese market.A print run of over 800,000 copies arrived in May, and thanks to local publisher Beijin Xiron Books Ltd and a large number of retailers on board, the title ... [Published Licensing.biz - May 17 2013]

Entities: Dan Graham, Frankfurt Book Fair, London Book Fair

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Xlibris

New Storybook Captures a Child’s Spirit of Adventure and Imagination

Rina Loccisano takes readers on a fun-filled escapade alongside a little boy named Rocco who goes to the beach. Lovable characters, vibrant illustrations and an engaging narrative blend together in the pages of Rina Loccisano’s new storybook, “(3) Rocco ... [Published PRWeb - May 16 2013]

Entities: Spirit of Adventure, Italy, Xlibris

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

SA's sci-fi siren set to seduce Hollywood

A week after her latest novel, The Shining Girls, hit the Sunday Times Bestseller list in the UK, she began negotiating film rights to the book.This is on top of South African movie producer Helena Spring acquiring rights to Zoo City - Beukes's previous ... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 16 2013]

Entities: Hollywood, Arthur C Clarke, Frankfurt Book Fair, Chicago

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Dilma Roussef

Brazil, Germany pledge to strengthen cooperation

Brazil and Germany on Monday vowed to step up cooperation between the two countries. At the 2013 Brazilian-German Economic Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her German counterpart Joachim Gauck officially launched the Year of ... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Brazil, Germany, Dilma Roussef, São Paulo, Frankfurt Book Fair

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Flemish Literary Fund laments disintegration of partnership with the Netherlands

Four fifths of the Flemish authors who applied for a working grant with the Flemish Literary Fund this year were successful in comparison to only three in four applicants who received a grant last year. This increase in grants despite the 20 000 euro ... [Published Expatica Belgium - May 08 2013]

Entities: Flemish, Netherlands, Frankfurt Book Fair

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Tracy is published across the world, but not in England

FARMER'S daughter Tracy Blythe is a popular author in Germany, Poland and Serbia but she cannot find a publisher in the UK.Her romantic comedy is also a hit in Italy and is about to be translated into Portuguese for Brazil.The Duffield mother-of-two has ... [Published Derby Telegraph - May 08 2013]

Entities: England, Frankfurt Book Fair, Brazil, Good Reviews

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Slough-based Aptus Education wins silver award for maths resources

The lower primary maths resource that is distributed exclusively by Slough-based Aptus Education in the UK has been recognised with a silver award at the Best European Schoolbooks Awards 2012.Aptus Education’s resources are delivered within an user-friendly ... [Published Maidenhead Advertiser - May 07 2013]

Entities: Silver, Education, Frankfurt Book Fair

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Farmer James seals deal

A NORTH Fife farmer, who juggles  agriculture with writing, is “over the moon” that he has secured a major publishing deal after years of his books being rejected.James Oswald, who has now had rights for his Inspector McLean crime mysteries books sold ... [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 07 2013]

Entities: Waterstone's, E-book, Highland Cattle, Frankfurt Book Fair

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Startup BookShout raises $6M; no longer lets users import their Kindle and Nook books

Dallas-based startup BookShout, which aims to promote social reading and aid book discovery, has raised $6 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Thursday. But the company is, at least temporarily, no longer permitting users to import ... [Published GigaOM - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Barnes & Noble Nook, Kindle, Startup, John Ingram

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 5 reports

Txtr’s e-reader now on sale in Europe for €59; company says it’s close to a subsidized deal

When Berlin-based Txtr announced its tiny e-reader , the Beagle, at the Frankfurt Book Fair last fall, the plan was that it would cost under €10 (USD $13) because it would be subsidized by mobile carriers. “We believe e-reading is a great tool for mobile ... [Published GigaOM - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: E-Reader, Beagle, Kindle, Frankfurt Book Fair

First reported Jan 04 2013 - Updated Jan 04 2013 - 4 reports

A look at Txtr Beagle, the €10 e-reader

When the Txtr Beagle launches, it may be the world’s cheapest e-reader: Berlin-based ebook company Txtr expects it to retail at €9.90 or less, subsidized by mobile carriers . The five-inch, WiFi-less Beagle runs on two AA batteries and users add ebooks ... [Published GigaOM - Jan 04 2013]

Entities: Beagle, E-Reader, Frankfurt Book Fair, E-book, Google Android

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...But now, "the determined adaptation of the French cultural exception in the face of digital usage is […] a burning obligation" he said

France weighs smart phone tax as culture subsidy [Published Deutsche Welle - 18 hours ago]

...of David Jones, an upscale Australian department store chain, resigned after a sexual harassment complaint by a 25 year old female staff member. "As a chief executive officer and as a person I have a responsibility to many, and today I formally acknowledge that I have committed serious errors of judgment and have inexcusably let down the female staff member. I have also let down my partner, my family, all my staff, the board and our shareholders. I apologise to everyone I have let down,” said Mark Mcinnes. After the case was filed, several unflattering stories appeared in the press."

Sex and the CEO [Published Forbes India - May 21 2013]

"All these qualities are already bringing The Froobles brand to the attention of a diverse licensee base, which we expect to grow across a number of categories and regions in the coming year."

The Froobles scores publishing success... [Published Licensing.biz - May 17 2013]

"It's a book about time travel and I was primarily interested in the 20th century. If I'd set it in South Africa, apartheid would have overwhelmed the story, when I wanted to talk about a lot of other things, from women's rights to the rise of the skyscraper, the loops and tangles of history - the issues that come up again and again."

SA's sci-fi siren set to seduce Hollywood [Published Times Live South Africa - May 16 2013]

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France weighs smart phone tax as culture subsidy [Published Deutsche Welle - 18 hours ago]
Sex and the CEO [Published Forbes India - May 21 2013]
Sex and the CEO: From Mark Hurd to Phaneesh Murthy [Published Firstpost.com - May 21 2013]
The Froobles scores publishing success... [Published Licensing.biz - May 17 2013]
Froobles international publishing success conti... [Published Licensing Today World - May 17 2013]
New Storybook Captures a Child’s Spirit of Adve... [Published PRWeb - May 16 2013]
SA's sci-fi siren set to seduce Hollywood [Published Times Live South Africa - May 16 2013]
Brazil, Germany pledge to strengthen cooperation [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes REVIEW [Published SFX - May 12 2013]
Flemish Literary Fund laments disintegration of... [Published Expatica Belgium - May 08 2013]
Tracy is published across the world, but not in... [Published Derby Telegraph - May 08 2013]
Slough-based Aptus Education wins silver award ... [Published Maidenhead Advertiser - May 07 2013]
Farmer James seals deal [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 07 2013]
Crime Novel of the Year Longlist Announced [Published The Yorkshire Times - May 06 2013]
Lauren Beukes: The Shining Girls ( Harper Colli... [Published Herald Scotland - May 05 2013]
107-Year-Old Nazi Concentration Camp Survivor Dies [Published Encino Patch - May 03 2013]
Startup BookShout raises $6M; no longer lets us... [Published GigaOM Network - Apr 25 2013]
Startup BookShout raises $6M; no longer lets us... [Published GigaOM Network - Apr 25 2013]
Startup BookShout raises $6M; no longer lets us... [Published GigaOM - Apr 25 2013]
Txtr’s e-reader now on sale in Europe for €59; ... [Published GigaOM - Apr 24 2013]
Txtr’s e-reader goes on sale in Europe, but has... [Published GigaOM Network - Apr 24 2013]
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Txtr’s e-reader goes on sale in Europe, but has... [Published GigaOM - Apr 24 2013]
Txtr’s e-reader goes on sale in Europe, but has... [Published MocoNews - Apr 24 2013]
Red publisher for foreigners [Published Global Times - Apr 22 2013]
Accusations Of Censorship Unfounded [Published Rekjavik Grapevine - Apr 19 2013]
Artegrafica prints the impossible [Published Global Print Monitor - Apr 18 2013]
Google reports outage affecting Gmail, other apps [Published 22 WSBT - Apr 17 2013]
‘Angry Birds': Lessons for the Future of Journa... [Published Econtent Magazine - Apr 16 2013]
Fifty Shades of Vanilla [Published TheWalrus.ca - Apr 15 2013]

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Startup BookShout raises $6M; no longer lets us... [Published GigaOM Network - Apr 25 2013] Dallas-based startup BookShout, which aims to promote social reading and aid book discovery, has raised $6 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Thursday. But the company is, at least temporarily, no longer permitting users to import ...
Startup BookShout raises $6M; no longer lets us... [Published GigaOM Network - Apr 25 2013] Dallas-based startup BookShout, which aims to promote social reading and aid book discovery, has raised $6 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Thursday. But the company is, at least temporarily, no longer permitting users to import ...
Startup BookShout raises $6M; no longer lets us... [Published GigaOM - Apr 25 2013] Dallas-based startup BookShout, which aims to promote social reading and aid book discovery, has raised $6 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Thursday. But the company is, at least temporarily, no longer permitting users to import ...
Txtr’s e-reader now on sale in Europe for €59; ... [Published GigaOM - Apr 24 2013] When Berlin-based Txtr announced its tiny e-reader , the Beagle, at the Frankfurt Book Fair last fall, the plan was that it would cost under €10 (USD $13) because it would be subsidized by mobile carriers. “We believe e-reading is a great tool for mobile ...
Txtr’s e-reader goes on sale in Europe, but has... [Published GigaOM Network - Apr 24 2013] When Berlin-based Txtr announced its tiny e-reader , the Beagle, at the Frankfurt Book Fair last fall, the plan was that it would cost under €10 (USD $13) because it would be subsidized by mobile carriers. “We believe e-reading is a great tool for mobile ...