Direct Brands Inc. is the largest direct-to-consumer club network for books, DVDs and recorded music in the U.S. The company is home to such market-leading book, DVD and music club brands as Book-of-the-Month Club, Doubleday Book Club and Columbia House, among its 24 multi-platform businesses, as well as several other special interest and lifestyle book clubs.
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Is this slowdown due to a systemic, permanent shift (like the evolution of digital music or the e-book) or is the industry simply mimicking the overall business cycle (after all, job growth is down in many sectors of the economy today)?
Because a new tablet hardwired with 20, 000 instantly streaming shows, on-demand television, music and movies, a massive e-book marketplace and a history of buyer confidence looks like a very formidable machine.
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Sipping water, singing along to music or listening to an audio-book will do just fine.
"My career as an engineer and producer coincided with one of the most profound periods in pop music history: that of the contemporary singer-songwriter, " he wrote in his 2007 book Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music.
Brooks has been responsible for the show's music and lyrics, and he co-wrote the book.
The Tony nomination is a triumph for Mel Brooks, who is responsible for the show's music and lyrics, and who co-wrote the book.
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"Criolo is probably the best example of how Brazilians have forged in the last decade or so their own musical language for hip-hop beyond merely rapping in Portuguese, " said Christopher Dunn, associate professor of Brazilian studies at Tulane University, who co-edited a book on the country's popular music.
To commemorate the anniversary, the label has released a 320-page limited edition book detailing the art, culture and music associated with his music.
He noted malls still offer a social experience, and unlike book and music sales, fashion is best as a hands-on experience for many shoppers.
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Our adult interests are those best pursued in the cool, dark places of the world: We are film dorks, comic-book geeks, fantasy-lit fans, indie-music nerds.
It couldn't be learned whether Apple will sell the HarperCollins titles via a new e-book store or through its existing iTunes Store, which sells music, television shows and movies.
Designed to be super portable and lightweight, the GTi7 will fit in a jacket pocket or handbag letting users quickly jump on Wi-Fi to check their social networking, read a book, play music or to enjoy their favourite Android Apps.
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The book includes a USB card featuring a cross-sampling of his best music.
Still, as Firefly is showing with its BigNote site built around a thriving community of music fans, good online music stores have the potential to outdo their physical competitors just as Amazon bests its book-trade rivals.
The link leads to a page on internet book, music and video seller Amazon, offering a DVD version of the classic 1963 anti-war film Doctor Strangelove.
The result is that music is being marketed as an experience, not simply as a product--a phenomenon highlighted by David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard in their 2005 book The Future of Music.
Acer is promoting its book-sized nettop, the AspireRevo, as an entertainment center that can serve up photos, music and video in high-definition.
In the dining room there's a five-panel Egyptian pictograph spanning the length of one wall. (As with many of his objects, Mr. Davis said he got it in a barter deal, trading it with the publisher of a popular book series for the use of his music.) At the center of the home is a 44-foot-tall, four-sided fireplace.
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