At a London Book Fair discussion, moderator Audrey McCulloch (CEO, ALPSP) asked a pointed question: has open access publishing just made scholarly publishing more complicated? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both an influential writer and contentious political activist in post-war Germany, Günter Grass died on April 13, 2015. The post German Author Günter Grass Dies appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
GroupM and Conde Nast caught a lot of people off-guard when the publisher agreed to only charge the media agency's clients for ads that were guaranteed to are entirely viewable by comsumers, a tougher stance than the industry was pushing. "I got emails from all of my peers in the industry... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Open Road Integrated Media has secured rights to a large body of British writer Alan Sillitoe’s work, as well as the rights to his last, unpublished novel, 'Moggerhanger.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Already in over 1,000 libraries in the U.S. and Canada, users abroad will soon be able to use 3M to borrow library ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tasker, who has held positions at Simon & Schuster and Scholastic, most recently served as v-p, product development at Disney Publishing Worldwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tributes have been paid to “one of the giants of world literature” Gunter Grass, who died today (13th April) aged 87. The Nobel Prize-winning German novelist was the author of The Tin Drum, first published in 1959. Geoffrey Mulligan, Grass’ long-time editor at Harvill Secker, said: “Whereas... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon started mending its tattered relationship with the big five publishers last year, signing deals with Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and even Hachette. Now it's HarperCollins' turn to make peace with the e-commerce giant, according to The Wall Str... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trajectory has partnered with Chinese mobile carrier Xiaomi to bring ebooks into the Chinese digital book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont has signed a four-book deal with children’s fantasy author Robin Jarvis, author of the bestselling series The Whitby Witches (Wayland) and The Deptford Mice (Hodder Children’s Books). The new series is again set in Whitby, North Yorkshire, and is about two friends who get caught up in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Showrooming is just a “genteel form of shoplifting” author David Nicholls told an audience at the London Book Fair Digital Minds Conference this morning (13th April). Giving a keynote speech at the digital event ahead of the fair's official start tomorrow (14th April), Nicholls spoke of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nielsen has signed an agreement with Chinese retail tracking service Openbook to share data on the international book market. The collaboration will increase the flow of information between the Chinese book market and those in the US and UK, with Openbook publishing weekly overall and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thought Catalog, long the go-to platform for navel-gazing 20-somethings, is digging into e-commerce. Shop Catalog, its parent company's new experimental shopping site, is using the product recommendation as a form of self-expression, which it hopes will keep readers coming back and, hopefully,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers have agreed to a multiyear deal covering the sale of print and ebooks, the latest agreement between the Web retailer and a major publishing house... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Elinor Cooper has joined Diamond Kahn & Woods (DKW) from Rochelle Stevens & Co, bringing her list of clients with her. Cooper worked as an agent at Rochelle Stevens & Co for two years and was previously an associate agent at AP Watt Ltd for eight years. DKW was set... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Isobel Dixon of the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency has helped bring a wide array of authors to a global audience, including many from South Africa. The post Literary Agent Isobel Dixon’s Passions Span Africa and Beyond appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
If one theme resonated at the London Book Fair's Digital Minds conference, it was that even in the age of digital, we need to remember we are selling books to humans. The post LBF’s Digital Minds Emphasizes “People Over Pixels” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Museum Press is understood to be preparing to hand over frontlist and recent backlist titles to another publisher, ahead of closing down its book publishing operations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
YA authors hundreds of readers gathered in Houston, Tex. for a day packed with author talks, readings, panels, signings, and even a musical interlude. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Ingram Content Group has added another member to its Global Connect alliance, reaching an agreement with South Korea’s Korean Studies Information Co. Ltd. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]