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Winners of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals announced
Jan 29 2013:   The American Library Association's annual awards have been announced.

The Newbery medal went to Katherine Applegate for The One and Only Ivan and The Randolph Caldecott went to Jon Klassen for This is Not My Hat.

The full and very extensive list of winners can...
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Barnes and Noble to close one-third of stores over next 10 years
Jan 28 2013:   Barnes & Noble has announced that it will likely close about a third of its 689 retail stores over the next decade. According to Mitchell Klipper, CEO of B&N's retail group, the slimmed down chain represents "a good business model," as currently only about 20 stores operate as a loss. The closures...
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Pride and Prejudice published 200 years ago today
Jan 28 2013:   Happy Birthday to Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" - published 200 years ago...
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Macmillan Starting E-book Library Lending Pilot
Jan 25 2013:   Macmillan has announced that it will begin its first e-book library lending program by the end of the first quarter. It will offer libraries over 1,200 backlist e-books from its Minotaur Books imprint via Baker & Taylor, OverDrive and 3M. All books will be priced the same, $25. Once purchased by a...
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Survey of USA libraries finds perception of good value, but poor marketing
Jan 23 2013:   The singular most important finding in the latest Pew study, Library Services in the Digital Age, is that libraries - in the opinion of most Americans - aren’t just about books. 80% of U.S. residents say that lending books is a "very important" service, but they rate the help they get from...
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Richard Bach finishes fourth part of Jonathan Livingston Seagull while recovering from near fatal accident
Jan 22 2013:   Richard Bach has returned to his famous inspirational novella "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" as he recovers from a near-fatal plane crash in Washington state.

The 76-year-old author told The Seattle Times that the book originally had four parts -- not the three that were published in...
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Dear Abby advice columnist dies aged 94.
Jan 17 2013:   Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips, who founded the most widely syndicated column in the world, the "Dear Abby" advice column, in 1956, died Wednesday at the age of 94 in Minneapolis after a long battle with Alzheimer's...
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Kobo has 12m+ registered users; 20% of the global e-reader market
Jan 17 2013:   Three year old Kobo doubled device sales last year and gained more than four million new customers within the last six months, to bring its total to more than 12 million registered users. Citing a recent DigiTimes report that Kobo has 20% of the global e-reader market, the company also noted that...
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Richard Blanco to be 2013 Inaugural Poet
Jan 10 2013:   Richard Blanco, a son of Cuban exiles, is to be the 2013 inaugural poet, joining the ranks of notables like Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. Mr. Blanco will compose an original poem for the president’s ceremonial swearing-in on the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 21. Addie Whisenant, the inaugural...
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McDonald's to offer £1 deal on 15 million books
Jan 10 2013:   McDonald's in the UK has launched a two-year children's books campaign, committing to 'hand out more than 15 million books by the end of 2014' through a book offer on its Happy Meal boxes.

The campaign follows a four-week pilot held at the beginning of 2012 which saw Happy Meal...
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Print Units Fell 9 Percent in 2012
Jan 04 2013:   Unit sales of print books fell just over 9 percent in 2012 at outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan, roughly the same percentage decline posted between 2010 and...
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Many indie bookstores report best holiday sales ever
Jan 04 2013:   In contrast to general retailers and Barnes & Noble, which had mixed or disappointing sales during the holiday season (see stories below), many independent bookstores had tidings of joy, with many reporting their best sales in store...
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