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Man Group dropping sponsorship of Asian Literary Prize

Oct 18 2012: The Asian Literary Prize is looking for a new sponsor as Man Group plc, also the sponsor of the Booker Prize, is to cease its funding as of March 2013.

Professor David Parker, executive director of the prize, said today: "I would like to thank Man Group for the ...

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Johnny Depp and HarperCollins partnering to publish books

Oct 16 2012: Actor Johnny Depp is partnering with HarperCollins to start an imprint, Infinitum Nihil ("Nothing is forever"), that will seek "authentic, outspoken and visionary ideas and voices," the Associated Press reported. Depp's imprint shares its name with his production ...

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Hilary Mantel wins 2012 Man Booker Prize for the second time

Oct 16 2012: Hilary Mantel has won the 2012 Man Booker Prize for her historical novel, Bring Up the Bodies. This is the second time Ms Mandel has won the prize, after winning with Wolf Hall in 2009. It is the first time the Committee has awarded the prize to a sequel, and the first...

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Judge says Google scanning is fair use

Oct 11 2012: In a major ruling, Federal judge Harold Baer has tossed the Authors Guild case against the HathiTrust. In granting the HathiTrust’s motion for summary judgment, Baer ruled that the scan program was a clear fair use under the copyright law, and in the process dealt a ...

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Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize

Oct 11 2012: Chinese author Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. Jonathan Ruppin of UK bookstore Foyle's commented that: "There's been interest in Chinese literature in the last few years and people will be curious. He's clearly a very visionary and individual writer."...

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BookShout allows its users to legally import e-book purchases into Bookshout, free of charge, no matter where purchased

Oct 11 2012: BookShout, a social reading and book retail application, is introducing new technology that will allow its users to legally import their previous and future e-book purchases into their BookShout account, free of charge, no matter where they were purchased.

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RIP Eric Lomax, River Kwai prisoner who forgave his torturer, and recorded his experience in "Railway Man"

Oct 11 2012: Eric Lomax, a former British soldier who was tortured by the Japanese while he was a prisoner during World War II and half a century later forgave one of his tormentors - an experience he recounted in a memoir, The Railway Man (1996) - died on Monday in Berwick-upon-...

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Future of Canadian Booksellers Association in the balance

Oct 10 2012: Members of the Canadian Booksellers Association are being asked to decide on the future direction of the association at its upcoming annual general meeting.

"We feel it’s crucial for the CBA in some form to continue to exist and for booksellers to have a national ...

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