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What is the Future of Super-sized Bookstores?

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Do super-sized bookstores still have a viable business model or are they being reduced to mere showrooms for ebooks?

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Ether for Authors: Take Me to Your Data

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Our weekly roundup takes in Cory Doctorow’s conversion to data evangelism, reaction to Patterson’s wake up publishing ads, BEA’s silly cupcake promo and more.

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World Book Night Is Tonight, Free Books for 500,000 People

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The United States celebrated World Book Night on April 23, which meant that over 25,000 volunteers throughout the country handed out half a million free books to promote reading.

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Digital Public Library of America Launches with 2 Million Items

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Digital Public Library of America has gone live with some 2 million items, making a variety of digital collections from across the country free to access online in one place.

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Time’s 100 Most Influential: Which Two Authors Made the List?

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Time included American George Saunders and the UK’s HIlary Mantel on its 100 Most Influential People in the World list. Mary Karr and Claire Tomalin paid tribute.

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Guess the Most Offensive Book of 2012? Nope, Not Fifty Shades of Grey

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The books series cited as most often subject to complaints in 2012, as determined by an American Library Association study, was Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books.

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Ingram Expands Vital Source eTextbooks to the Indian Market

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A new joint venture between B.i. Publications in India and Ingram’s digital textbook platform, VitalSource, will expand access to digital textbooks throughout India.

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2013 Best Translated Book Award Finalists Announced

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Ten fiction titles and six poetry collections finalists have been announced as the finalists for this year’s Best Translated Book Awards. The winners will be revealed May 3rd.

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Barnes and Noble Rebrands Self-publishing Platform Pubit as NOOK Press

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Capitalizing on the recognition of NOOK, Barnes & Noble has rebranded its self-publishing platform Pubit as NOOK Press and added features from FastPencil.

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Smashwords Prioritizes International Self-Publishing Markets

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Facing a 30% slowdown in growth in the US, Smashwords’ CEO Mark Coker says the big opportunity is abroad and the company is doing more to cater to non-English speakers.

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