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eBook: Chromatography — Growing Markets To Address Viral Complexities
Chromatography is an increasingly important tool for both bioprocessing and biopharmaceutical analysis. At different scales and chemistry modes, the technology is used to characterize active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), purify biomolecules,...

Blue state persists in campaign to control speech, now it’s a bookstore going to court
If nothing else, Colorado officials have proven their persistence in their agenda to control everyone’s speech. First, following the demands of a homosexual Gov. Jared Polis and a Democrat-majority state House and Senate, they tried to force a...

Christian bookstore claims Colorado law forces it to embrace LGBT ideology
Getty ImagesA Christian bookstore in Colorado has filed a lawsuit against state officials, claiming a law forces the store's owners to endorse LGBT ideology despite their religious objections. Born Again Used Books of Colorado Springs filed a...

Calibre eBook Manager Now Has Better Kindle Support
Calibre 8.7 is officially here, bringing with it a whole host of improvements and fixes for your favorite eBook manager. This new version, codenamed "Eclipse," keeps up with the regular updates we've come to expect, and it's got some really cool...

‘Call My Agent!’ Star Camille Cottin on Playing a ‘Real Monster of Literature’ in Fred Cavayé’s Upcoming ‘Les Misérables’ Adaptation: ‘I’m Stressed, but Why Not?’
“Call My Agent!” breakout Camille Cottin readies for an entirely new challenge in the upcoming adaptation of “Les Misérables.” Directed by Fred Cavayé, it takes on Victor Hugo’s best-known novel, which also tempted Tom Hooper back in 2023. Cottin...

Detroit Festival of Books expands to three days of events with author talks, bookstore tours
About eight years ago, Ryan Place was browsing the aisles at John K. King Used & Rare Books, amazed at the thousands of books housed in the four-story downtown building. The bibliophile then realized that he wanted to do something similar, but in...
Kinokuniya opens third bookstore at Raffles City, weeks ahead of schedule
SINGAPORE – Kinokuniya, the Republic’s only remaining books-focused mega-chain, opened its third outlet at Raffles City mall on the morning of July 18. The celebratory occasion bucked prevailing trends of bookshop closures amid laments of...

BOOKSTORE FOR CHARITY DONATION
The Keniesha R. Beatty Memorial was the latest recipient of a donation from the Tyler County Booster, from funds raised through the Bookstore for Charity project, inside the Booster office, located at 205 West Bluff. Pictured left-to-right are:...

Poet Kim Hye-soon wins Germany’s International Literature Prize, first Asian honoree
'Autobiography of Death,' which won the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2019, continues to garner international acclaim Acclaimed South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon has been named the winner of the 2025 International Prize for Literature for her poetry...

China's online literature market revenue soars to $6.9b in 2024
The web literature pavilion of the 2025 Beijing International Book Fair held on June 21 at the National Convention Center drew crowds of young Chinese readers to author signings. [Photo by Guo Yanqi/chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING -- The revenue of...

Christian bookstore in Colorado Springs sues Colorado over new anti-discrimination act
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The owners of a Christian bookstore in Colorado Springs are suing the state over a new anti-discrimination law they claim violates First Amendment rights by forcing them to use pronouns that conflict with their...

Historic Resources Commission approves demolition of former Jayhawk Bookstore building
Share this post or save for later Demolition of the former Jayhawk Bookstore building at Crescent Road and Naismith Drive could get underway as soon as next week with the approval of the Historic Resources Commission. KU Endowment purchased the...

IU professor’s book, Apocalyptic Ecologies, shortlisted for prestigious environmental literature prize
Shannon Gayk, Professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Book Award from the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE), a top national...

Colorado Christian bookstore sues over law that bans refusal to use preferred pronouns
A Christian bookstore in Colorado is suing over a new law that considers it discrimination to use biologically accurate pronouns instead of a person’s preferred pronouns. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the legal nonprofit representing Born...

Zora’s Place to Become Evanston, Illinois’ First and Only Black Woman-Owned Bookstore
A Black woman-owned bookstore is coming to Illinois! This September, Evanston, Illinois will welcome Zora’s Place, the city’s only Black woman owned bookstore. Founded by journalist and author L’oreal Thompson Payton, the space will serve as a...

Blue Heron Books in High Falls offers haven for literature, authors
HIGH FALLS, N.Y. — Jean Mills is an ardent defender of the written word. The former chair of the English department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Mills lives in nearby Accord. She opened Blue Heron Books at 1209 state Route 213 in...
Christian Bookstore Challenges Colorado’s “Gender Expression” Law In Federal Court
Christian Bookstore Sues Colorado Over Pronoun Mandate, Citing First Amendment A family-owned Christian bookstore in Colorado Springs has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that redefines “gender expression” to include preferred...

Grab Some Discounted eBooks for “Stuff Your eReader” Day
Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your How-To Geek account Summary "Stuff Your eReader Day" event offers over 50 discounted sci-fi and dystopian eBooks for $0.99 or free. Buying big-name eBooks like can be pricey, making Indie Author Central's...

Mumbrellacast: SCA’s content head departs, Telstra leans into the hate, and Linkby co-founder on today’s publishing industry
Join Tim Burrowes, Lauren McNamara, Nathan Jolly and Abe Udy for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella. Southern Cross Austereo’s chief content officer, Dave Cameron, is leaving the business after three decades, and...

ALLPLAN publishes eBook
17/07/2025 ALLPLAN GmbH ALLPLAN, a global leader of AEC software and part of the Nemetschek Group, has long focused on integrating prefabrication as part of its comprehensive "Design to Build" ethos. To underpin this positioning and reinforce the...