Foyles is planning a "Summer of Fun" children’s festival, featuring events with favourite characters such as Alice in Wonderland, Star Wars and Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep. The festival will take place during 25th July-30th August at Foyles stores across London and Bristol. Themes of art,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
WordPress patched a second critical vulnerability in its Web publishing platform on Monday, less than a week after fixing a similar problem.Administrators are advised to upgrade to WordPress version 4.2.1. Some WordPress sites that are compatible with and use a plugin called Background Update... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is conducting a survey into the book trade's opinions on the May 7th general election. Share your views with our quick, five-question survey on your voting intentions and how this year's election affects the book trade. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Peter Carey [pictured] and Michael Ondaatje have pulled out of a PEN gala, objecting to an award due to be given out honouring French magazine Charlie Hebdo. Rachel Kushner, Taiye Selasi, Francine Prose and Teju Cole are also among those who are no longer planning to attend the PEN American... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nailing mobile video is a major goal for marketers this year, as exemplified at this week's Digital Content NewFronts presentations. And as Snapchat and Facebook lure advertising dollars away from TV with new video options, smaller ad companies are following suit. A GIF showing the new video... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The BBC’s highly successful adaptation of Winston Graham’s Poldark series has given a major boost to print sales of the series. The TV drama, starring Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson in the title roles of Ross and Demelza Poldark, finished its first run last night (Sunday 26th April). Pan... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomberg Media made a case to advertisers today that it could target consumers of various generations across distribution platforms at its first Digital Content NewFronts presentation. Part of the 34-year-old media company's pitch revolved around a message that suggested we're all acting like... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2015 edition of Publishers' Forum opened Tuesday (27th April) in Berlin with a determined tagline and programming to match: "How to Reconstruct Publishing: Competing Visions, Channels, and Audiences." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Founded in 1964, the store now occupies 6,000 square feet in Lincoln Hall, an historic storefront in the town. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The city of Incheon and the Frankfurt Book Fair will organize the Incheon EduContent Fair on November 12-15, 2015, to focus on education in Asia The post Frankfurt Book Fair Announces Incheon EduContent Fair 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google will give €150 million (US$163 million) to European publishers and digital journalism startups in the next three years as part of a wider package that aims to support the news sector.The Internet giant has had a difficult relationship with publishers in many countries in Europe over using... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Green Party is to review its policy on copyright following protests by authors and publishers. In a policy document released last week the party said it wanted to reduce copyright terms to a maximum of 14 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The second annual Self-Publishing Day in Münster, Germany, brought together authors, distributors and bestselling self-publishers like Poppy J. Anderson. The post Self-Publishing Day: German Indie Authors Unite appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kiser succeeds Chris Navratil, who left that post in October as a part of a Perseus reorganization. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The High Court has ordered Hesperus to stop selling or distributing its English translation of The 100-Year-Old Man who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. The order was issued following an action brought by Hachette Book Group against Hesperus in London, which saw a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than money, crowdfunding offers valuable feedback to authors, as they learn the fundamentals of speaking directly to readers, argues Deborah Emin. The post Crowdfunding as a Source of Book Marketing Power appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries are among the organizations to join a new coalition dedicated to promoting "balanced" copyright laws. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google's new initiative will pay news outlets to dig into digital journalism.American tech companies have set their sights on the news business. A month after Facebook announced that it wants news outlets to publish content within Facebook, and a mere day after Snapchat poached acclaimed CNN... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Digital News Initiative is likely to be seen as an attempt for Google to improve its image after recently being accused of anti-competitive behaviourGoogle is to admit to making mistakes in working with news organisations as it announces a new digital partnership with eight European... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like other traditional publishers, The Wall Street Journal is trying to promote digital video viewing on its own site rather than distribute video widely to other platforms that it can't monetize. On the eve of its third NewFronts presentation, the Journal described how it uses interactive... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]