International Publishing News

Updated about 8 hours ago [ At: 2024-05-02 15:03:43 UTC]

Page 2711 of 3902 pages


WNDB's Debut Walter Award Ceremony Set for Next March

We Need Diverse Books has announced that on March 18, 2016, the organization will bestow its first Walter Dean Myers Award. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #diverse books


Can children's books help build a better world?

Author SF Said on how almost all the world’s problems come down to ‘us and them’ – and how children’s books can knock down the barriers Do you believe it’s the books we read when we are young that have the deepest impact? Let us know by emailing [email protected] or on Twitter... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ll add #jella lepman #pippi longstocking #terrorist attacks #twitter @gdnchildrensbks


IAB Starts Publicity and Engineering Battle Against Ad Blocking

The Interactive Advertising Bureau elevated its fight against ad blockers on Tuesday, with President-CEO Randall Rothenberg renewing what he called his "cri de coeur" against the practice and showcasing small publishers being hurt by the practice. The organization also said it was taking new... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ad blocking #ad blockers #small publishers #scott cunningham #senior vp #general manager #press conference #advertising week


Rushdie to discuss freedom of expression at FBF

Salman Rushdie will discuss the significance of freedom of expression for authors and the book industry in his keynote address at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. A spokesperson for the Frankfurt Book Fair said: “The publication of polemic literature and its consequences affect not just... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #salman rushdie #book industry #keynote address #book fair


Bild owner to buy Business Insider

German publisher, Axel Springer, agrees to buy a controlling stake in the US news website Business Insider for $343m (£226m). Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #german publisher #axel springer #controlling stake


The Bookseller Children's Conference: live updates

Stay in the loop with events from The Bookseller Children's Conference with our live updates.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bookseller children #live updates


Konami's canceled 'Silent Hills' featured a horror manga master

Konami didn't just waste the talents of famed director Guillermo del Toro when it canceled Silent Hills -- it also tossed aside a legend of the comic book world. Del Toro has revealed that horror manga master Junji Ito (of projects like Gyo and He... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #del toro


Boudreaux: persuasive publishing

When authors describe editor Lee Boudreaux— ex-Doubleday, ex-Random House, ex-Harper/ Ecco, who has been given the notable mandate to build a fiction imprint at Little, Brown, launching in January—they say she reminds them of a 1940s movie star, larger than life and inflected with a strong... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #fiction imprint


This Week in Children's Apps: September 28, 2015

Hitting digital bookshelves this week: an interactive way to explore space with a cat. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Publishers more content with digital transition than authors

Publishers are more content about how the book business is weathering the digital transition than authors, early results of the FutureBook Digital Census have found. The Digital Census, the annual tracker of the book business’ digital evolution, was launched two weeks ago and so far more than... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital transition #book business #early results #digital census #annual tracker #digital evolution


Movie Alert: 'Goosebumps'

Since it's debut in 1992, R.L. Stine's monumentally successful chapter book series Goosebumps hasn't been adapted as a feature-length film – until now. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #movie alert


WHS reveals 100 most voted for paperbacks

WH Smith has revealed a list of 100 "best paperbacks of all time" as voted for by its customers. The chain retailer asked customers to vote for their favourite paperback through social media, with “thousands” getting involved. WHS said that Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird topped the list,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #wh smith #harper lee #jane austen


Banned New Zealand YA Novel Acquired By U.S. Publisher

Ted Dawe's 'Into the River,' which earlier this month became the first book in over two decades to be banned in New Zealand, has been acquired by Jason Pinter at Polis Books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ted dawe #polis books


Medium Raises $57 Million for the ‘Best Stories and Ideas on the Internet’

Medium, the publishing platform hatched by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, has raised $57 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz.   It’s the three-year-old company’s second funding round, and people familiar with Medi ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #round led #andreessen horowitz #funding round


Hands-on with Amazon's new Fire HD tablets: Cheap, yet refined

One thing's for sure, Amazon's thinner new Fire HD tablets aren't iPad killers. Instead, they're being positioned as the ideal budget tablets for consuming video, ebooks and music. To that end, Amazon didn't even upgrade their hardware much -- bot... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Our First Frankfurt Show Daily Issue is Out Early!

We couldn't wait until the Frankfurt Book Fair to release our first show daily issue this year! Read our event lists, interviews and need-to-know info. The post Our First Frankfurt Show Daily Issue is Out Early! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Penguin to reissue The Rights of Man

Penguin Books is to reissue H G Wells’ The Rights of Man, with a new introduction by Ali Smith. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #penguin books #ali smith


New Jung Chang book to Jonathan Cape

Jonathan Cape has acquired the new book by Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans (William Collins). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #jonathan cape


Film deal for Hurley's The Loney

Film rights to Andrew Michael Hurley’s The Loney (John Murray) have been optioned by DNA Films, with the support of Film4, after a five-way auction. The gothic novel is set on the Lancashire coast and follows a Catholic family who make an Easter pilgrimage from London to try and cure their mute... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #film deal #film rights


Honoring Picture Book Champions at the 2015 Carle Awards

The Eric Carle Honors, held on September 24, marked a milestone – the annual awards ceremony, art auction, and gala event turned 10 this year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #art auction