Wiley Reports eBook Revenue Up 40% (The Digital Reader)
When the book on 2013 flattening ebook market is written someone is going to have to write a long footnote to explain John Wiley & Sons.
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Canadian Nonfiction Prize Rebrands, Adds New Prize (Publishers Weekly)
One of Canada’s biggest nonfiction prizes, The Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction, has been renamed the RBC Taylor Prize and is adding a new prize for an emerging writer.
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Newly minted Nobel laureates speak out against excesses of scientific publishing (Boing Boing)
One of the perks that comes with winning a Nobel: Access to the bully pulpit. In the last week, Peter Higgs (of boson fame) spoke out against the pressure to publish.
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Retailers Sink Ebook Best-Seller Prices to Lowest Levels Ever With Holiday Discounting (Digital Book World)
Readers who waited until December to load up on the year’s hottest books were wise to do so.
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Kindle Daily Deals: Six Books for Foodies (and others)