Monthly Archives: April 2011

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Egan Wins American Pulitzer Fiction Prize

Egan Wins American Pulitzer Fiction Prize

Author and journalist Jennifer Egan has been awarded this year’s American Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The jury citation issued today read: Awarded to A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, an inventive investigation of growing up and growing old in the digital age, displaying a big-hearted curiosity about cultural change at warp speed.

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Self-Publishing Companies & Having The Socks Knocked Off My Books!

A couple of weeks back a comment was posted to POD, Self-Publishing & Independent Publishing through the integrated Facebook section I introduced about a month ago. As many long-time visitors to the site know, I don’t operate a system of moderation or censorship on comments posted to the news, reviews and articles I post. I

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International Impac Dublin Literary Award | Shortlist Announced

The shortlist of ten novels has been announced today for the world’s most prestigious literary prize – International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award. The shortlist was selected from last November’s longlist, nominated by 166 public library systems in 126 cities worldwide. The shortlist includes novels by three Irish authors; Let the Great World Spin by Colum

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LBF: Change needed, but publishing still vital | The Bookseller

Image via Wikipedia LBF: Change needed, but publishing still vital The Bookseller Profile m.d. Andrew Franklin has dismissed self-publishing as irrelevant in a heated debate on the relevance of publishers. The discussion, held at yesterday’s London Book Fair, was between Franklin, Bloomsbury’s executive director Richard Charkin, the author Cory Doctorow, and technophile James Bridle. Related

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BookBaby Introduces $99 eBook Cover Design Service

From the press release: Independent eBook distributor now offers affordable cover concepts created by award-winning graphic designers in as fast as two days. PORTLAND, Ore., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Independent eBook distributor BookBaby has launched BookBaby Cover Design, the most affordable design service for independent authors. BookBaby, which provides writers with a safe, reliable, and easy

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Adobe Launch Creative Suite 5.5

Image via Wikipedia At the heart of the design engine room of many publishers is Adobe Creative Suite. Today, Adobe Design announced a ‘mid-cycle’ updated release to their software. Here is the full press release below, and InfoTrends also has a nice summary piece of the specific updates and refinements. Significant Mid-Cycle Product Release Delivers Essential

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The Creative Penn Interviews Joel Friedlander | A Self-Publisher’s Companion

Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn interviews book designer, author and blogger Joel Friedlander. The interview coincides with the launch of Friedlander’s latest book, A Self-Publisher’s Companion. In the interview, Joel Friedlander talks about where self-publishing is right now; he gives an overview of self-publishing for the newcomer; talks about his love of print books

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