Pace Publishing Program Turns 25 by Lynn Andriani - 11/02/2009
This week, Pace University celebrates the 25th anniversary of its master of science in publishing program. Since its 1984 inception, the program has seen vast changes in the book business, from corporate conglomeration to the rise of e-publishing, financial cutbacks to declining book sales. And even as a similar program, the Stanford Publishing Course for Professionals, shut down earlier this f...
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Independents Plan Events for National Bookstore Day 11/02/2009
More than 100 bookstores across the country are planning to participate in the PW-sponsored event National Bookstore Day this Saturday, November 7. Event organizers are hoping promotions tied to the day will attract local and national media coverage—and, in turn, draw new customers into bookstores.
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PW Talks with Leila Meacham by Melissa Mia Hall - 11/02/2009
Leila Meacham makes a grand return after a 20-year absence with Roses, a compelling East Texas saga with echoes of Gone with the Wind.
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SIBA Launches Collective Ad Program By Claire Kirch - 10/28/2009
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has launched a new banner ad campaign under which the associaiton will coordinate the promotion of one title across participating stores Web sites.
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Large Turnout Sparks SCIBA Show By Wendy Werris - 10/26/2009
The largest bookseller attendance in several years put a charge into this weekend's Southern California Independent Booksellers Assocation meeting, the last of the fall regionals.
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Cooking the Books with Ann Mah By Lynn Andriani - 10/26/2009
Former Viking assistant editor Ann Mah left New York for Beijing, took a job as the dining editor for the English-language magazine That’s Beijing, and wrote a novel about a young Chinese-American woman who moves to Beijing in the midst of an identity crisis. Mah spoke to PW from Paris, where she now lives, about Kitchen Chinese: A Novel about Food, Family, and Finding Yourself, which Avon will publish as a paperback original in February.
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Counting Down To National Bookstore Day 10/26/2009
With National Bookstore Day coming closer, another 30 stores have signed on for the event in the last week, bringing the total number of stores to 80. Among the new stores to join National Bookstore Day, set for November 7, are Broadway Book Mall, Denver; Jabberwocky Books, Music & Video, Eagle River, Wis.
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