In a sea of ??disappointing sales, there is hope on the horizon in the form of independent little brother - but few evidence that it has a strong free website makes a big difference Sometimes simple facts tell a simple story. The

independent little brother 20p they call "

," says sales of 304,691 copies ABC given day in October. This is 44.08% more than in October 2011, and 7.67% from September this year. course, it finagles family to consider here. competition bulk Some copies were stripped the independent mother and pushed . however, actual sales, depends almost 60,000 in 12 months . A clear and quick read through the week found a market. So, above all, is the one that costs only a fraction of its weight over competitors. If this is not the

October after a month would be totally wrong for the domestic market: a total of approximately 8.69 % in October last year. wince by Daily Star and immersion Sun

(up to 13 years , 76% and 12.17% respectively). Fears Daily Express

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one month he won A few months ago, but there is a clear message.

not seem to matter if you have a strong website, free or not. The

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, which has lost nearly 7% on the sale of printing - 13.19% compared to its rival Express

A book is a book is not a machine, said Beth, one of the prize winners for young critics. You agree - or you become an e-reader? Take our survey!

never ceases to enrage whenever I hear someone say: "I just read a wonderful book on my Kindle." Mentally I have myself for not impulsively "No In fact, not just read a wonderful book on the Kindle, you read the words of a story off the screen of a machine. "A book is a book, not a machine.

A book cover paper or cardboard pages filled, whether photos, stories, diary entries or letters of a loved one, collected over the years.



Books are like people: each is unique, each has its own story to tell. They need a shelf and need a home. They can be torn or broken as you can break a bone. They can become famous like us. Born and grow old as we are.

A book is something you read then laughed or cried, and then stored on a shelf years later. Then removed the dust and cried how reminds me of all the thousands of times I read as a child. Maybe he was under the covers with a flashlight, saying that his parents did not see the light or in the garden on a summer day with the book to protect their eyes from the sun, waving their pages under the nose for the familiar "booky" smell.

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to staff, bent, folded, marked by dirty hands. They can be scribbled and signed by the author in a book by a great day.

Books and albums. They have been here for centuries, things pick up in our spare time - to help us move and pleasantly reminiscent of past pleasures. Hopefully it will be here for long.

So, as I look at the camera in my hands, my heart leapt with joy at the power of some people to think about all that extra space in my suitcase and shelves or money you save . I am not surprised by their finesse and strength - you do not have to worry about breakage. I love being able to walk into any "library" and buy a "book" at any time in the comfort of my own home.

No! But when I look at the Kindle, I see distant memories that many hours at the bookstore on the road, running my hands on the shelves, selecting novel after novel. Then, the store is closed.
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refusal to take seriously only imposes limits digital publication reader and author alike first novel by Jeff Noon

Vurt won the C. Arthur Clarke in 1994. Later books are critically acclaimed novels

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The world of books is still a bias against in digital mode, and in particular the digital workflow. A printed publication is an essential condition for the opinion of newspapers, magazines and contest entries, despite the wide range of work available online and in ebooks. The smell of vanity publishing is still clinging to independent publishing and digital text only. In Victorian times, the first books are not considered serious works: you were a "good writer" when he received his first serial publication in a newspaper or magazine. Such was the mark of the editorial quality. In both books have become more widely available and better product, attention to hardcovers and paperbacks - and stayed there. Even paperback books were rejected for consideration:. Paperback edition remains essentially much to receive notification of the media to publicize the cheapest edition

always draw lines. Many say that the impression of revisions is less important now, and the digital editions are more suited to online traffic, easily connected and discussed by the communities of interest that do not require the approval of critics praised . There are also practical difficulties around formats and equipment. But newspaper readers and followers of literary prizes will be lost if work continues to fall outside its jurisdiction.

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Discworld: Ankh-Morpork Map for iPad began, but no release date yet set

Having sold over 70 million books in his writing career, Terry Pratchett is now turning its attention to the App Store. Announced plans for an iPad app based on his Discworld books.

"You might think this is good news: a new application of Discworld is coming", Pratchett announced in a teaser video of 17 seconds on the official website of the application. "It's a secret, so keep it under your hat!"

A release date for the application has not been announced beyond the "Coming Soon" message at the end of the video. The publisher Transworld Publishers, a division of Random House.

The company has worked on the implementation of the agant British developer who has worked in a number of applications with publishers, the last two applications for Shakespeare Cambridge University Press.

What makes this new application, accompanied by an interactive timeline of the First World War, historical documents and video interviews, audio and reading books Morpurgo. It is also a collaboration, this time between the original book publisher Egmont, publisher tactile press applications, the Illuminations theater and business.

Another example of fiction (adult) became in 2012 applications is Random House Clockwork Orange, completing the 1961 text with audio clips original typescripts and author Anthony Burgess and discuss critical Book.

Meanwhile, this week launched five improvement HarperCollins e-books based on The Hobbit, capitalizing on the publicity surrounding the upcoming film trilogy based on Tolkien's book.

The editor has worked with Yudu Media Developer visual companion on the film's official guide, The Official Annual World hobbits and the fairy tale film, using the platform of Apple iBooks include interactive maps, puzzles and images zoom.

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