Brave little books conquer Italy

Article Abstract:

The first 'mille lire' book, a collection of Epicurus's aphorisms by Stampa Alternativa in 1992, sold a million copies. It awoke Italy's slumbering book industry, boosting sales of all books, mostly due to its downward push on prices. Mille lire editions got Italians buying books and reading again.

Italy, Book publishing, Popular culture, Books and reading

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Better than the Nobel Prize: the Newbery sells books

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Winning the Newbery award provides lasting sales for a children's book even though there is no marketing campaign associated with the award. The recipient of the 1968 Newbery describes the increasing, and negative, effects that marketing has had on children's literature during her career.

Marketing, Achievements and awards, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Children's literature authors, Children's writers, Children's literature, Newbery medal books

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A crop of winter books

Article Abstract:

Literate gardeners need to read not only about horticulture, but also writers who use natural images freely, such as Pablo Neruda and Alice Walker. Other recommended authors are Celia Thaxter, Stuart Thomas, J.B. Jackson, Russell Page, and Thomas D. Church.

Personal narratives, Gardening, Bibliography, Gardeners, Horticulture

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