http://www.zibb.com/publishing/interstitial/newsblogs/Publishing_Publishing+Industry+Events Zibb. The Global business search engine. en-US search@zibb.com (RB Search)Copyright (c) 2007 Reed Business Information. All rights reserved.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:40 GMTMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:40 GMT608831http://www.zibb.com/publishing/interstitial/newsblogs/Publishing_Publishing+Industry+Events http://www.zibb.com/images/en/g_zibb_logo_beta.gif http://www.fromthesquare.org/?p=788On my way to the booth, walking across gravel made bright white by the blazing Caribbean sun, my status as a civilian—clean shaven, dressed in a tie and formal shoes—was punctuated by the loud sounds of practice machine-gun fire in the distance.http://www.fromthesquare.org/?p=788Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:40 GMThttp://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2009/11/executive-director-interview-cyndi.htmlCyndi Hughes is thehttp://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2009/11/executive-director-interview-cyndi.htmlPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:00 GMThttp://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/11/shakespeare_tra.php" For Surjit Hans, a well known Punjabi litterateur and retired professor of history, reading Shakespeare in English was not very easy. So he translated the Bard's plays into Punjabi." Read this article....http://www.rarebooknews.com/archives/2009/11/shakespeare_tra.phpPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:39 GMThttp://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6708392.html?rssid=192A memorial service for Jim Sutton will be held Saturday December, 5, at 2 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore. A beloved book marketing and sales consultant, Sutton died in Germany after collapsing at the Frankfurt Book Fair.http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6708392.html?rssid=192Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsMon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:00 GMThttp://mhpbooks.com/mobylives/?p=10722Charging less than half the suggested retail price of books isnt predatory pricing, says the CEO of Walmart, because the company has already been the price leader in books for months before that program [the decision to sell bestsllers for $9 no matter the list price[ washttp://mhpbooks.com/mobylives/?p=10722Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsMon, 23 Nov 2009 05:05:01 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9711a6f6-d568-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssHerta Müller chronicles a family’s attempt to flee Ceausescu’s Romaniahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9711a6f6-d568-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsMon, 23 Nov 2009 03:41:39 GMThttp://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6707832.html?rssid=191First time a city is honored This year, for the first time, FIL, selected a city—Los Angeles—rather than a country or region to serve as guest of honor.http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6707832.html?rssid=191Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsMon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/books/6731105.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+houstonchronicle%2Flbooks+%28HoustonChronicle.com+--+Books%29Local book events for the week of Nov. 22<ahttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/books/6731105.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+houstonchronicle%2Flbooks+%28HoustonChronicle.com+--+Books%29Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsSun, 22 Nov 2009 06:30:00 GMThttp://xrefer.blogspot.com/2009/11/andrew-motion-to-chair-man-booker-prize.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FiRcS+%28Peter+Scott%27s+Library+Blog%29Sir Andrew Motion,http://xrefer.blogspot.com/2009/11/andrew-motion-to-chair-man-booker-prize.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FiRcS+%28Peter+Scott%27s+Library+Blog%29Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsSat, 21 Nov 2009 15:25:55 GMThttp://www10.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/arts/21iht-melik21.html?_r=5&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAn exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington on the Fal-Nameh, or Book of Omens, may lead to discoveries that will throw some light on its emergence in 16th-century Iran and Turkey.http://www10.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/arts/21iht-melik21.html?_r=5&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsSat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://living.scotsman.com/books/-Bookworm-Writing-wrongs.5845289.jpBookworm: Writing wrongs - LET'S start with the bleedin' obvious. You can't put on a book festival without writers, no more than you can stage a Formula One race without racing drivers; they're the reason for the whole event happening, so it makes sense to look after them.http://living.scotsman.com/books/-Bookworm-Writing-wrongs.5845289.jpPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsSat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.teleread.org/2009/11/20/want-a-non-stop-stream-of-recently-digitized-ebooks-to-choose-from-check-this-out/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+teleread%2FKHnj+%28TeleRead%3A+Bring+the+E-Books+Home%29I reprint this in full from Resource Shelf. What a great (can I say it?) resource! A Never Ending “Virtual Stream” of Digitized Text by Gary Price, Seniorhttp://www.teleread.org/2009/11/20/want-a-non-stop-stream-of-recently-digitized-ebooks-to-choose-from-check-this-out/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+teleread%2FKHnj+%28TeleRead%3A+Bring+the+E-Books+Home%29Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:16 GMThttp://loidagarciafebo.com/2009/11/20/reforma-updates/A brief note to mention that I am posting my REFORMA President messages and other related news on the section REFORMA President. Bookmark it! http://loidagarciafebo.com/2009/11/20/reforma-updates/Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:58:02 GMThttp://madammayo.blogspot.com/2009/11/top-books-2009-library-journals-list.htmlThrough narrative we become more human. Truth is beauty. Exploration is infinite. No, I do not read palms. I do not run a brothel. I am not in the Gang of Four! What's with the nom de blogue? One day a poet sent me an e-mail that Began, "Dear Madam Mayo," which made my day.http://madammayo.blogspot.com/2009/11/top-books-2009-library-journals-list.htmlPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMThttp://www.conversationalreading.com/2009/11/new-nabokov-covers-and-more.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConversationalReading+%28Conversational+Reading%29Some cool book cover links found at The Book Design Review. They did all new covers for all of Nabokov's books. Slideshow here. Explanation here. Sample here: And the Penguin Magnum Collection:http://www.conversationalreading.com/2009/11/new-nabokov-covers-and-more.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConversationalReading+%28Conversational+Reading%29Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:06 GMThttp://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/weekly-book-agenda-guadalajara-book-fair-popular-new-releases-1824734.htmlThe week of November 23 begins with the release of the posthumous Michael Crichton title Pirate Latitudes, followed by the start of the FIL book fair in Guadalajara. Coming soon: follow-up releases to Three Cups of Tea and Eat, Pray, Love.http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/weekly-book-agenda-guadalajara-book-fair-popular-new-releases-1824734.htmlPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-239.htmlSeventeen noted writers will be featured in the 2010 season of 'The Poet and the Poem from the Library of Congress.' The radio series is available to all public radio stations via the Public Radio Satellite System’s ContentDepot, starting Jan. 13, 2010.http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-239.htmlPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsThu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:04 GMThttp://www.goethe.de/wis/bib/fdk/en5260853.htmThe German Library Association (DBV) has been committed to preserving and expanding libraries for 60 years, while the umbrella organization, Library and Information Germany (BID), has been doing the same for 20 years....http://www.goethe.de/wis/bib/fdk/en5260853.htmPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:01:25 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3226834.htmPR: Custom Publishing Council Honors best in design and editorial Greensboro, NC (Vocus/PRWEB ) November 18, 2009 --http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3226834.htmPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsThu, 19 Nov 2009 01:22:30 GMThttp://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/newsroom/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004044410Newsroom Reporter News - News and headlines from the newspaper industry newsroom including articles on reporters, journalists and columnists.http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/newsroom/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004044410Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://miamiherald.typepad.com/between_the_covers/2009/11/sony-cant-promise-an-ereader-in-every-stocking.htmlGood news for Sony, bad news for those who thought they had some holiday shopping done, courtesy of the Associated Press: "Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the...http://miamiherald.typepad.com/between_the_covers/2009/11/sony-cant-promise-an-ereader-in-every-stocking.htmlPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:34:14 GMThttp://www.prlog.org/10418977-stories-for-children-publishing-offers-writers-workshops-in-2010.htmlStories for Children Publishing Offers Writers Workshops in 2010. Need direction for your children’s writing career? Don’t know where to begin? Checkout the exciting and innovative workshops offered in 2010 through Stories for Children Publishing, LLC.http://www.prlog.org/10418977-stories-for-children-publishing-offers-writers-workshops-in-2010.htmlPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsWed, 18 Nov 2009 21:34:16 GMThttp://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=44660&c=1Paul Hayes, managing director of News International Commercial, has been appointed as chairman of the Newspaper Marketing Agency.http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=44660&c=1Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/stories/1305Sir Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate, is today (Wednesday 18th November) announced as Chair of the judges for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Andrew Motion is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway College, University of London and co-founder of the online Poetry Archive.http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/stories/1305Publishing/Publishing Industry EventsWed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/103383-motion-to-chair-man-booker-prize.html.rssMotion, who is professor of creative writing at Royal Holloway College, University of London, said it was "an honour" to be asked to act as chair, adding: "It's an exciting challenge too: a lot of difficult decisions lie ahead.http://www.thebookseller.com/news/103383-motion-to-chair-man-booker-prize.html.rssPublishing/Publishing Industry EventsWed, 18 Nov 2009 08:26:15 GMT