'Book reading not so out of fashion as we believe'

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'Book reading not so out of fashion as we believe'

Special public attraction was seen at books stalls selling translated versions of popular books in languages as varied as Urdu, Sindhi, Persian, Punjabi as well as Gujrati. The Welcome Book Port and Children Publishers managed to whip up the curiosity of many a students and parents with its stock of
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Death of anorexic teenager left to starve in her university flat was 'avoidable', says watchdog

Ms Hart left The Eating Disorders Unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge in August 2012 after 11 months to begin her degree in English and creative writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. She started her course in September but was not allocated a care co-ordinator until October.
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Amazon has come to Australia with its model to recolonise our markets and minds

Not only does Amazon have distorting power as a buyer – of books and eBooks from publishers (monopsony); but also as the most powerful seller – of books and other consumer goods to consumers (monopoly). It is the model favoured by imperialists of all kinds and a matter of recolonising our markets
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Twitter and the Bernays Bookcase

The “father of spin” (and master of marketing and propaganda) Edward Bernays was asked by book publishers how to boost business after the crash of 1929. The answer? Make bookshelves a kind of home furnishing that shows you have taste. Promoting bookcases in home and garden magazines not
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Library, faculty authors navigate complicated textbook industry

High textbook costs have problematized the process for professors to publish books and for the college to distribute textbooks. In response to these difficulties, Milne Library has considered ways to skirt around potentially burdensome costs. The library runs various programs to help faculty publish and
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Science's data secrecy problem

Troubled by this secrecy – especially given the public funding of most research – a movement for open data and overall open science has arisen, calling for open-access publishing—that is, research to be published in non-paywalled forums—and data sharing. This movement builds upon the mandate
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'Clear failures of care': scathing report into student's anorexia death

Hart was first diagnosed with anorexia at 17 when she was doing her A-levels. She spent almost a year as an inpatient at a specialist eating disorders unit in Cambridge in 2011-12 but was discharged in August 2012 so she could start studying English and creative writing at the University of East Anglia
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Adaptations win at AACTA Awards 2017

The 2017 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards have been announced, with many of the awards going to book-to-screen adaptations. The feature film adaptation of Saroo Brierley's memoir Lion (Penguin) swept the evening, with 12 wins from 12 nominations, including
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