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Apple reinvents textbooks

Jan 19 2012: Apple have announced a major new move to "reinvent textbooks" through the introduction of three new or updated tools, including "an entirely new kind of textbook that's dynamic, engaging and truly interactive."

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Gene Wolfe wins Fuller Award

Jan 14 2012: Gene Wolfe has been awarded the first Fuller Award. The award is for a lifetime contribution to literature and is presented by the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. Wolfe, whose latest book Home Fires is just out in paperback, will be presented with the award on March 17th...

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Barnes & Noble may spin off Nook business

Jan 05 2012: Barnes & Noble has announced that they are considering spinning off its Nook business into its own company. he disclosure came as part of B&N’s holiday sales report that showed large increases in sales of Nook devices, but also revealed that earnings, hurt by lower ...

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Tiny Sunbirds Far Away wins Costa First Novel Award

Jan 04 2012: The category award winners for the 2011 Costa Book Awards (formerly Whitbread Awards), which honor books by writers in the U.K. and Ireland, include:

Novel: Pure by Andrew Miller
First novel: Tiny Sunbirds Far Away by Christie Watson
Biography: Now All Roads Leads ...

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Walter Dean Myers named USA's third Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Jan 03 2012: Walter Dean Myers named today as the USA's national ambassador for young people’s literature. The third person to hold the post since it was created in 2008. Mr Myers' books chronicle the lives of many urban teenagers, especially young, poor African-Americans. He ...

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Apple predicted to launch new self-publishing program later this month

Jan 03 2012: Apple is going to be holding an exclusive event in New York city later this month. Some believe this will be to launch a new program for their iBooks and Publishing platform with some sources reporting that the event will announce the launch of a new digital self-...

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How To Be A Woman wins UK Galaxy Book of the Year

Dec 23 2011: Journalist Caitlin Moran's take on modern feminism How to Be A Woman has won the UK's Galaxy Book of the Year. Moran's book beat 10 other contenders chosen by industry experts to be crowned the overall winner by a public vote. It will be published in the USA in May ...

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Christopher Hitchens dies aged 62

Dec 16 2011: The writer and journalist Christopher Hitchens has died at the age of 62 after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in June 2010.

According to the Guardian, the reactions to his illness from his intellectual opponents testified to his stature as one of the ...

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