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Simon & Schuster is making its entire ebook backlist—over 10,000 titles—available through Scribd and Oyster, reports Gigaom.
Each year, the National Book Foundation awards $2500 prizes to individuals and institutions that are making a difference in people's lives through the creation and maintenance of programs that encourage the love of reading. This year's winners of the Innovations in Reading prize include programs for women in prison and literacy support for tribal nations.
In the Margins (ITM), under the umbrella of Library Services for Youth in Custody, has announced the nominated titles for their 2014 book list. A couple may be familiar, but there are definitely some that will be new to you.
The Open Content movement refers to new ways of thinking about and gaining access to information. As we embrace Open Content, we move away from traditional, copyrighted sources of information with strict rules for use, Teacher Librarian Krista Brakhage shares how this movement will revolutionize education in the latest Tech Tidbits column.
Alternative history with a steampunk vibe, Andrea Cremer's The Inventor's Secret takes readers to 18th century North America, and this time, the British Empire triumphs in the Revolutionary War. The author shares her thoughts, and questions, with SLJTeen.
Illiinois' Belleville West High School has been named the grand prize winner of $65,000 total in Follett products and services in the third annual Follett Challenge, a competition to identify, reward, and promote the most innovative teaching and learning program, for its Community of Readers program.
BookExpo America is one of my favorite events of the year. It’s all books all the time. And now that the availability of e-galleys effectively lessens my need for paper galleys (well, in some cases), the pressure of making it to this or that booth at a particular time is off. More time and energy [...]
A variety of authors were on hand at the Children's Book Choice Awards May 14, including conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, Author of the Year winner for his 2013 Simon & Schuster book Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims: Time Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans .
An event on May 14 honored the late Bernard Waber, author of the "Lyle the Crocodile" books, and designated the Yorkville Community School on East 88th Street a Literary Landmark. The street was made famous by Waber in 1962 with Houghton Mifflin's publication of The House on East 88th Street.
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