The link below is to an article reporting on a new publishing deal for J. K. Rowling and a new novel she will work on for adults.
For more visit:
http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/39061
The link below is to an article that takes a look at ‘Cooked,’ which will launch first in Australia. Cooked is the ‘Spotify’ for cooking books and recipes.
For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/welcome-cooked-bold-project-changing-digital-landscape
The link below is to an article that looks at Amazon Matchbook, which is yet another reason why Amazon continues to dominate the book/ebook market. The Amazon emphasis is on putting the ‘reader’ first and it is a strategy that works well for them.
For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/two-and-half-thoughts-amazons-matchbook
The 23rd April 2013 is World Book Night. The link below is to an article that reports on the first World Book Night in the USA in 2012.
For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/04/world-book-night-april-23-2013/
The link below is to an English translation of the recently discovered first work by Hans Christian Andersen, ‘The Tallow Candle.’
For more visit:
http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1841044/hans-christian-andersens-the-tallow-candle/
The link below is to an interesting article about Hans Christian Andersen and the discovery of what is believed to have been his first fairytale written while a schoolboy.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/dec/13/hans-christian-andersen-first-fairytale
The link below is to a book review of ‘The Casual Vacancy,’ by J. K. Rowling. This is her first novel since the hugely successful Harry Potter books.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/27/jk-rowling-casual-vacancy-review
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