DK Publishing News

[Talon Karrde]

Out Today from DK:

Do you know your X-Wing pilot Luke from your Endor Luke? Well if not, you will now with the LEGO® Star Wars® Character Encyclopedia.

Meet the many minifigures of the LEGO® Star Wars® galaxy! From the different versions of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo to Greedo and the mouse droid, learn about each minifigure, the sets they star in, along with the most fascinating LEGO Star Wars facts. Includes an EXCLUSIVE LEGO Star Wars minifigure! Get your copy now!

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Unlock your imagination and get ready to be inspired by over 500 ideas from LEGO® fan builders. Create your own amazing LEGO models with The LEGO® Ideas Book!

This visual treasury of building ideas, tips, and tricks to inspire your own brick creations. Inside you will find medieval castles, intergalactic spaceships, dastardly pirate ships, soaring jet planes – and much, much more. Discover more today!

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From cinema’s earliest days, being scared out of your wits has always been one of the best reasons for going to the movies. From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, Monsters in the Movies by legendary filmmaker John Landis celebrates the greatest monsters ever to creep, fly, slither, stalk, or rampage across the Silver Screen. Landis also surveys the historical origins of archetypal monsters, such as vampires, zombies, and werewolves, and takes you behind the scenes to discover the secrets of the special-effects wizards who created all those monsters in the movies. With help from his friends Christopher Lee, Joe Dante, David Cronenberg, Sam Raimi, Guillermo Del Toro, Ray Harryhausen, Rick Baker and John Carpenter, Monsters in the Movies is an extraordinary look at every monster on film from Hollywood’s most accomplished and influential monster makers themselves. Are you prepared to be scared?!



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Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.

© 2011 Lucasfilm Ltd. ® & TM All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.

[Talon Karrde]

There’s been buzz about it for weeks, and today Apple put the rumors to rest at their NYC launch event, announcing a new generation of iBooks. DK was proud to be part of the launch and to have four new books in the iBookstore today. Heralding a new standard of illustrated eBooks, the four titles -Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Life, DK Natural History: Mammals – Carnivores, DK Natural History: Insects and My First ABC – combine film-clips, maps, audio and other interactive elements for the first time in a digital book form. A fifth title Baking will be launched in the next two weeks with more to follow in the coming months.

Created by a team of DK award-winning editors and designers, information on the screen springs to life to bring fresh insight and excitement to a whole range of subjects and interests that encourage learning in the home.
To celebrate the launch, we’re giving 5 copies of each book away to DK e-newsletter subscribers. Send an email to [e-mail] with the subject line: DK eBook Giveaway. Winners will be chosen at random on January 23rd.

[Talon Karrde]

JOIN OUR TWEETCHAT

Monday June 3, 2013 - 3 pm EST
With Jason Fry ( @jasoncfry)
Author of Star Wars®: The Clone Wars™ Episode Guide
Follow #DKChat


Join us on Monday June 3, release day for the new Star Wars : The Clone Wars Episode Guide, for a discussion of the animated TV series and the process of writing Star Wars non-fiction, in our TweetChat with author Jason Fry starting at 3 pm EST

Submit your questions in advance - tweet to @dkpublishing and include #DKChat.

[Talon Karrde]

STAR WARS READS DAY - OCTOBER 5, 2013

Star Wars Reads Day, a day-long celebration of literacy and Jedi, Sith, Wookiees, and all things Star Wars, is returning with over 2,000 events across the globe. Over 1,000 costumed volunteers from the 501st Legion, Rebel Legion, R2 Builders, and other groups will be dressed to impress at numerous events around the country.

We are excited to announce that all Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million locations will participate. Independent bookstores and libraries will also join in the fun by planning everything from trivia contests, costume parades, Star Wars collectible show-and-tells and more. But don't forget to call your local event ahead of time to find out when the festivities will begin. Find an event near you!

And be sure to "Like" the Star Wars Reads Facebook page and include #StarWarsReads in all your social media posts about the day!


Can't make it to an event?
Don't worry! Goodreads.com will host a day-long Star Wars Reads Day Panel with special guests for those who are unable to attend an event in person. Star Wars authors will be available to answer any questions you might have!



This year, the folks over at WeLoveFine.com were so excited about the events, they decided to become an official sponsor. They created three official Star Wars Reads Day t-shirts and they are on sale now. Order yours today!