May 2013
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Digital Literacy
Navigating today’s world without some tech-savvy can be tricky. Click here to learn about ten basic skills you should have in your digital arsenal.
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Job: Publicist (Mpls.) →
Free Spirit seeks a creative and energetic, full-time publicist to promote their award-winning titles and products. Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills, strong knowledge of media (national, regional, print, broadcast, and Web), and superior writing ability for a variety of platforms.
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Job: Literary Agent (NYC/Boston/Telecommute) →
Zachary Shuster Harmsworth, one of the nation’s most prestigious literary agencies, is currently expanding and seeking an affiliate agent with ample prior industry experience.
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Job: PT Proofreader (Mpls.) →
Advent Creative is seeking a proofreader for intermittent needs with one of our ad agency clients in Minneapolis.
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Job: Publicity Assistant (NJ) →
Princeton University Press seeks energetic, self-motivated person to provide administrative support to the publicity department.
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Claire Messud and Robin Desser: The Slate Book...
Check out this interview between author Claire Messud (The Emperor’s Children, The Woman Upstairs) and her editor at Knopf, Robin Desser for a sneak-peek into the world of editing!
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How To Sign a Digital Author Autograph Online -... →
How To Sign a Digital Author Autograph Online
Ever wanted to have your favorite author sign an ebook for you? Here is the solution to your problems!
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Job: Scouting Agency Assistant (NYC) →
Book scouting agency reporting to international publishers is interviewing for a scouting assistant. The position has considerable administrative duties and requires continuous reading and reporting on upcoming books.
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Job Board: Editorial Assistant/Assistant Editor... →
The New Press seeks an editorial assistant/assistant editor (depending on experience) to support the editorial department on a range of fronts. Reporting to the Editorial Director, this is a key position involving substantial responsibilities and room for growth.
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Job: College Sales Representatives (SF) →
W. W. Norton seeks entry-level sales representatives to meet with college and university professors to promote textbooks and electronic course materials.
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Job: Editorial Assistant - History (NYC) →
W.W. Norton & Company is seeking an Editorial Assistant to support two editors of college history textbooks and some trade nonfiction titles. The assistant will work closely with a highly collaborative history book team. This is a full-time, entry level position.
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Job: Foreign Rights Assistant (NYC) →
The Park Literary Group is seeking an assistant for the Executive Director of Foreign Rights.
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Job: Contracts Assistant (NYC) →
HarperCollins Publishers is seeking a Contracts Assistant for the Legal & Contracts division.
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Job: Production Assistant (NYC) →
Berghahnn Books, an independent scholarly press, seeks a dependable production assistant to handle multiple tasks in a small-firm environment. Excellent administrative and organizational abilities, communication skills, as well as the ability to focus clearly on details are required.
beccaandthebirds asked: Hello! I was just wondering if you have a link to where that weaving-loom bookshelf thing is from (or is it homemade? I can't tell). I'm seriously lusting over it haha, thanks :-)
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April 2013
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Lettrs App Lets You Send Snail Mail From Your... →
Lettrs launched its new iPhone app, through which users can send digital and paper letters around the world through the cloud and in real life.
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Txtr Opens eBook Stores in 5 English Speaking... →
Txtr Opens eBook Stores in 5 English Speaking Countries
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A book release has never been so fun!
Got a book coming out soon? You could have a reception and a reading… or you could host a game of assassin!
Learn how this author revamped the book launch here!
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Job: Editorial Assistant (NYC) →
D. E. Shaw Research seeks an exceptionally articulate, proactive, and resourceful editorial assistant whose responsibilities will include participating in the editing of scientific papers, managing schedules and events, providing general administrative support, and liaising with various departments within the company and outside firms.
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Library of Congress images for download | How... →
Looking for free images? Try the library of congress’ print and photo catalogue!
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Hiring Experts Reveal Resume Pet Peeves →
Crafting a resume that is unique and impressive is the goal of every job seeker. However, there is no one blueprint to follow in this process.
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Reading Strategies for Difficult Books
There’s that tome on your nightstand, the one you’ve been telling people you’ve almost finished for the past 15 months. Once again, your hand passes right over it as you reach for the magazine instead of facing it again.
Check out these tips for finally finishing that tough book you promised yourself you’d read!
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3 Secrets Of Writing Attention-Grabbing Cover... →
Robots consume resumes humans read cover lettersalthough if yours sucks they’ll chuck it after a few seconds. Here’s how to write one they’ll remember, and that might get you a job.
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9 Mistakes You're Making on LinkedIn →
What separates the master networkers from the amateurs? The former tend not to make these mistakes.
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Prada Essay Contest
When you think of Italian fashion house Prada, essay contests probably don’t spring to mind. But Prada has decided to launch a contest based on it’s eyewear:
“By using the metaphor of prescription glasses, Prada enters a world made of written words, rather than spoken, thus launching a challenge to explore and enhance the individual interpretation of reality. Optical eyewear...
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Book Jacket Envelopes
What if donation books you didn’t need anymore didn’t have to involve packing up boxes, loading them into your car, and actually finding an organization that would take them? Random House Australia has come up with a way to make donating books so easy there’s not excuse not to do it:
“Once the reader finishes a book, all he or she needs to do is turn the dust jacket inside...
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“I’ve always wanted to open up a bar called “The Penguin and...”
– Clark Moore, English professor by day, bartender by night
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In order to omit needless words...
For you editorial enthusiasts: how do you feel about the phrase “in order to?” Necessary nuance or indulgent verbosity? Read up on the debate here!
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Job: Marketing Assistant (Telecommute) →
Riptide Publishing, a boutique purveyor of LGBTQ fiction, romance, and erotica, is seeking a part-time marketing assistant.
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“Sales at independent bookstores rose about 8 percent in 2012 over 2011,...”
– Check out this uplifting article about the remarkable success of independent booksellers across the country!
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Publishing in Chicago →
Disparate. Collegial. Decentralized. Collaborative. If Chicago publishing professionals agree on one thing about the city’s publishing scene, it’s that it is not easy to characterize. About to celebrate 175 years as a major publishing hub (Chicago’s first publisher, Robert Fergus, set up shop in 1839), today the city is ranked second in the printing and publishing industry,...
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“The nation’s smallest capital city is home to three appropriately quirky...”
– Read more about the happening independent bookstore scene in Montpelier here.
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Bob Holman Shows Us the Poetry Sights in the New...
Learn about New York’s poetic past from Coffee House author Bob Holman here.
