“Rumors of Amazon’s activity in Brazil have been circulating for years, with more and more coming each day. The fact is, you can’t really call them rumors any longer.” But rumors/reports are suggesting that Amazon is trying to acquire the Saraiva group, which owns a successful chain of bookstores and one of the country’s top publishers.
Tag: 10.19.12
Media Industry Is Booming In India (But There Are Problems…)
“India, according to the Indian Readership Survey, has more than 82,000 newspapers in many languages, with a total daily circulation of 107m. Taken together, the diverse minority languages account for the most vigorous growth in circulation and revenues.”
Medieval Europe’s Dancing Plagues And The Nocebo Effect
In an excerpt from his book Mind Over Mind: The Surprising Power of Expectations, Chris Berdik considers the wave of compulsive dancing that swept Strasbourg in the summer of 1518 – and whether it might be an example of Mass Psychogenic Illness, a large-scale manifestation of the “nocebo effect”, the placebo effect’s evil twin.
Anger At Royal Shakespeare Co. For Casting White Actors In Chinese Play
“Of the 17 actors cast in the forthcoming production of The Orphan of Zhao,” a play often referred to as China’s equivalent of Hamlet, “only three are of east Asian heritage. James Fenton’s new version of the fourth-century play … is the first Chinese drama the RSC has produced.”
Celebrating 150 Years Since The Lumière Brothers
“Long before the Coen brothers, the Weinstein brothers or the Warner brothers entered the scene, the original brothers of film were the Lumière brothers. Today marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Auguste Lumière who was born on October 19 1862 in Besançon, France.”
Laying Open A Composer’s Failures (And Finding Success)
Jennifer Jolley, who blogs about every competition she doesn’t win, sets an example for other composers by letting the public see the person behind the score.
No, She’s Not Going To Fall Into The Orchestra Pit
The music world, discriminatory? Yes, says mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin, who has been blind since birth. But she’s determined, and successful.
L.A. Librarians Go Dumpster Diving – For Precious Maps
A solitary map hoarder dies, and the L.A. Public Library gets a million (yes, a million) maps, including one from 1592.
Play Play Revolution
Alt-classical? Yes: Classical Revolution, among other small groups, spreads classical music into the spaces of daily life.
Can One Woman Read (And Review) 28,000 Books A Year?
No, but Amazon doesn’t seem to care – and she keeps on posting positive reviews, and selling the books online.