The Books4U Program distributed over one million dollars statewide to libraries, and the Ventura County Library chose to put these funds toward Spanish-language and bilingual print items.
The Books4U Program distributed over one million dollars statewide to libraries, and the Ventura County Library chose to put these funds toward Spanish-language and bilingual print items.
Library officials want to be sure the community understands the public library is available for use by all, including newer residents who may not be fluent in English.
The prize awarded by Madrid Publishers Association, was given to the hispanic-Peruvian author for his brilliant career, his tenacity and creative talent and his ongoing commitment to the dissemination of culture in the Spanish language, El País reports.
Antonio R. Flores, HACU President and CEO, is among those featured in the 2013 list of the "101 Most Influential Latinos," by "Latino Leaders" magazine. Flores is recognized for his contributions to Hispanic higher education.
Read about the publisher's latest print and digital releases. This month's catalog, also features the calendar of events, the digital catalog and a celebration of 400 years of Spain-Japan relations.
Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS) present the free, weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US Market for week 35 of 2013 (week ending 9/1/2013).
Ceja, the recently appointed executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, joined Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the Domestic Policy Council, Roberto Rodriguez, special assistant to the president for Education Policy, as well a community leaders, parents and educators at the National Hispanic Summit on Early Learning, an initiative President Obama is launching with the goal of providing better access to education from kindergarten through college.
With Kindle MatchBook customers will get for $2.99 the Kindle Editions of Print Books Purchased from Amazon in the past, present and future. There are over 10,000 books already enrolled from authors such as Ray Bradbury, Michael Crichton, Blake Crouch, James Rollins, Jodi Picoult, Neil Gaiman, Marcus Sakey, Wally Lamb, Jo Nesbo, Neal Stephenson, and J.A. Jance, among many others.
Ana Flores, co-author of “Bilingual is Better,” explains that her reasons to raise a bilingual daughter are not only based on scientific research, but they come from the heart as well.
The Mexican Kindle store offers more than 2 million titles with 70,000 in Spanish, including authors like Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel García Marquez and Isabel Allende. Mexican consumers can buy eBooks through apps or on Kindle devices. Amazon has also expanded its self-publishing platform, Mediabistro reports.
