HarperCollins in the US is preparing to return to a full agency model for ebook sales next week, according to a report on Publishers Lunch. The site reports that multiple retailers have been made aware that HarperCollins will change its terms as of 14th April, requiring all of its ebooks to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ion Trewin, literary director of the Booker Prize Foundation, has died. Trewin was diagnosed with cancer in October last year. His death today (8th April) was announced by the trustees of the Booker Prize Foundation. Jonathan Taylor, chair of the trustees of the Booker Prize Foundation, said:... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK booksellers have welcomed the news that Penguin Random House will release the final novel in Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series this September, saying it will sell “amazingly well”. Danielle Culling, a bookseller at Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath, said The Shepherd’s Crown... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
He leaves media arm of Thomson Reuters to join international publishing, events and electronic information group which is owned by DMGTAndrew Rashbass, chief executive of Thomson Reuters media arm Reuters, is leaving the company to become executive chairman of DMGT-owned Euromoney.Reuters... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
McGraw-Hill’s Kevin Watt will join digital textbook platform Kortext as business development director at the end of April. Watt is moving from his position as head of sales for the UK, Ireland, Northern Europe and Southern Africa at McGraw-Hill Education. In his new role at Kortext, Watt will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The findings of a new survey debunks theories that Facebook is losing its “cool factor” among teenagers.Facebook is the most popular social network among teens, according to the results of the survey published Wednesday night by the Pew Research Center. The researchers found that 71 percent of... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zynga founder Mark Pincus is rejoining the gaming company as CEO effective immediately, replacing Don Mattrick, who led Zynga for less than two years.The executive shuffle comes after the company struggled in recent years to maintain its early growth rate. It hired Mattrick in 2013 to help... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Spain-based Dosdoce.com this week released an English language version of its 2014 report “New Business Models in the Digital Age.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Japanese writer Haruki Murakami makes the shortlist for 2015's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, alongside newly-translated authors from Equatorial Guinea and Colombia. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alfie Deyes has avoided the difficult second book syndrome by notching up his, and publisher Blink’s, first UK Official Top 50 number one. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Smithsonian Institution and Penguin Young Readers are collaborating on a new series of narrative non-fiction books riffing on the Smithsonian experience The post Penguin Young Readers Partners with Smithsonian Institution appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Avon's digital-first imprint Maze has signed a novel from self-published author Amy Lynch. Editor Caroline Kirkpatrick signed world all language rights in Bride Without a Groom in a deal with agent Frank Fahy. The novel will be published as an ebook on 7th May. Kirkpatrick said: "With the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster, the subscription ebook startup that has been slowly persuading publishers to embrace the Netflix model for books, has now ventured into the ebook retail business: On Wednesday, the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney plan to publish "Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America" on Sept. 1. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book services company ePubDirect has today (8th April) relaunched itself as Vearsa. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Seattle booksellers are trying to outdo their colleagues in other cities as they celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on May 2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont has signed four books by Jess French, a zoologist and wildlife presenter of kids TV channel CBeebies. The books are non-fiction titles about “minibeasts” and Egmont will publish Fluttering Minibeast Adventures and Tickly Minibeast Adventures in March 2016 with a further two books, Slimy... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster has launched an online ebook store in the US. The subscription company, which started out in September 2013 charging $9.95 a month for unlimited ebooks, has now expanded into online retail, launching an ebook store where customers can pay for individual titles. While only S&S,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
To the surprise of many, the bestselling title at Amazon US is by Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford, whose adult coloring books are topping the charts. The post Amazon’s Bestselling Book is an Adult Coloring Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster, The "Spotify For Books," Is Taking On Amazon With E-Book Sales Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]