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Controversial Author Clifford Irving Publishes 12 Rare Books on Kindle & Nook
ASPEN, Colo., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Best-selling author Clifford Irving, once the most newsworthy writer in America, announced that a dozen of his books, including the notorious Autobiography of Howard Hughes, and Jailing, his unpublished prison journal, are released through Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Nobles's Nook book platforms. Irving's books, long out of print, were transformed to digital format as a birthday present by his son who was 11 at the time of his father's jailing. "This Kindle project," Irving said from his mountain home near Aspen, "was conceived and set up by my Atlanta-based, computer-savvy son, Josh.

TESOL and First Book Team Up to Provide New Books to Philadelphia Kids
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Book, the national nonprofit that provides new books to kids in need, is joining forces with TESOL International Association to provide more than 4,000 brand-new books to Philadelphia students from low-income families. (Logo: ) During TESOL's upcoming convention in Philadelphia, March 28-31, attendees and exhibitors will donate the funds to provide new books to local kids in need.

World Book Day Becomes Europe's Biggest Children's Webcast
LONDON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- StreamUK, the company responsible for live streaming the 2012 World Book Day event, released online audience figures today that make World Book Day the biggest European children's webcast, as well as one of the most watched live streaming events aimed at children in the World. The event that took place on the 1st March was watched by over 750,000 primary and nursery school children all over the world, with a high number of schools arranging the stream to be broadcast to multiple classes and year groups. Fiona Uebergang, a teacher at Scole Primary School in Norfolk, scheduled the school day especially in anticipation for the webcast: "We had children from years 3-6 watching the web broadcast ...

Coach Frank Beamer and First Book Join Forces to Bring New Books to Virginia Kids
Foundation to Fund 32,000 New Books for Kids in Need ROANOKE, Va., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, Herma's Readers, the Virginia literacy foundation founded by legendary Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, and First Book, the national nonprofit that provides new books to kids in need, announced a new partnership that will provide 32,000 brand-new books to kids from low-income families across Virginia. (Logo: ) "The research is there, and it's clear," said Beamer.

StreamUK to Webcast World Book Day to Audiences Worldwide
LONDON, February 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The online media specialist StreamUK is working with World Book Day to make the event accessible to schools and book fans all over the globe. The event taking place at The South Bank Centre is named 'The Biggest Book Show on Earth', featuring Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler, David Melling, Emma Chichester Clark , Korky Paul and Lydia Monks who will be exploring their work with more than 300,000 online viewers. StreamUK, nominated for 'Best 2011 Webcast' by Streaming Media Europe last year, is providing a full end-to-end service for the event from production, encoding and managing the live stream, to distributing the content to its interactive online video platform Stream ...

Hearst Magazines Selects WoodWing's Multi-Channel Publishing System Enterprise
ZAANDAM, The Netherlands and ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hearst Magazines, a renowned U.S.-based publisher of such well-known titles as Esquire, Popular Mechanics and O, The Oprah Magazine, has selected WoodWing's Enterprise system as their new multi-channel publishing platform in the U.S., replacing another solution.

100 Million Books to Kids in Need
First Book Celebrates 20 Years of Creating Success Stories by Bringing More Books to More Kids WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books and educational resources to children in need, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a call to action. This year, First Book pledges to distribute its 100 millionth new book, and double the number of schools and programs in its national network, from 25,000 to 50,000. (Logo: ) The organization is also planning to expand its digital offerings to include e-books and other educational resources. In addition, First Book, which currently operates across the U.S.

Don't Just Sit There; Learn Something
Is talk radio driving you to distraction? Are you sick of hearing the same oldies over and over and over again? Have you listened to the last bit of hip-hop you ever want to hear? Are even your own CDs sounding a bit stale? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should consider tuning out the stuff you don't want to hear and tuning in to audio books. Instead of filling your ears with fluff or meaningless jabber, you can transport yourself to distant places, escape from the humdrum of the workaday world or, heaven forfend, even learn something. Hey, I'm a radio talk show host myself ("America on the Road" weekends on more than 300 stations nationwide), but I have to admit that I like to escape the airways now and then to ...

Find rare books, gifts, music, memorabilia at Mystery's Gallery
Mystery’s Gallery is a place where people can find resources on a variety of topics and interests while experiencing some local culture all in one well-thought-out space.

British queens focus of 2 new books
More than 400 years after it ended with the death of Queen Elizabeth I, the Tudor period seems back in vogue with a successful movie, sexy cable series and slew of books dedicated to England's most powerful monarchs.

Legislators, educators seek $900 million for new books, materials
AUSTIN - Texas school children have not gotten new books or instructional materials in 10 or 12 years and in some subjects, such as English as a second language, as long as 14 years.