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Pre-BEA: Defying Cynicism, Insiders Expect Biz as Usual

By Edward Nawotka “Today’s reports about the demise of book publishing are no different than the same things that have been said throughout the history  … 

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Bonus Material: Toshiba’s Biblio Color E-reader

By Edward Nawotka It has been widely anticipated for awhile now and, finally, the first hands-on photos of Toshiba’s new Biblio color e-book reader have  … 

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BEA, Swine Flu and You

“The publishing industry should take note,” said the books editor of one major American newspaper. “There are a lot of lessons to be learned about  … 

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New Prize Urges Arabic Kid’s Publishers to Compete

SHARJAH: “The Arab-speaking world does not have a reading culture per se as in the West,” says Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, daughter of the ruler  … 

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Bonus Material: How to Book Cheap Rooms at the Algonquin for BEA

There’s probably no hotel in New York saturated with as much literary nostalgia as the Algonquin. It is, after all, where Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley,  … 

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UAE in NYC for BEA

ABU DHABI: “It is very difficult to get American publishers to come to the United Arab Emirates,” said Beatrice Stauffer, the program manager for Kitab  … 

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