Chronicle Books and Top Partners,a company owned by the same corporation that operates Tsutaya Mega bookstore chain, to open Chronicle Books Japan boutiques in 25 of its stores this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
After close to 30 years on the East Coast, the family-owned press is heading West under the leadership of a new generation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-08 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 ]
HarperCollins has reopened its graduate programme for 2015, with applicants now asked to make an application online with a home-made video interview. During the video, applicants will have to describe the best designed product they can think of, and explain how they would persuade a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo is set to launch a new e-reader in the UK on 1st June. The Kobo Glo HD will offer “the highest resolution screen available on the market and at the lowest price,” according to the Canada-based e-reading company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of iconic monk and author Thomas Merton, who is celebrated with a feast of new books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Technology is being adapted to glean data from users and consumers in a variety of cultural spaces, from bookshops to libraries to museum shops. The post Exploring “Smart Bookstores” and Libraries of the Future appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Sword (Orbit), the sequel to her multi award-winning Ancillary Justice (also Orbit), is among the finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards. The annual awards honour the best science fiction and fantasy works and achievements of the previous year across a number of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK has appointed its first corporate responsibility manager. Siena Parker will take on the newly created role, developing a corporate responsibility strategy in areas including literacy, charity and the environment. Parker, who will report direct to c.e.o. Tom Weldon,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster, which offers "all you can eat" access to 1 million books, is now taking on Amazon directly with individual book sales. The post The ‘Netflix for Books’ Just Invaded Amazon’s Turf appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Daredevil can't see you, but he knows you're coming. His new show is so good, it might catch comic book fans by surprise. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
He is long known to have used composite characters and a new biography will reveal more embellishments – but perhaps that’s the magic of his workOver the weekend, the feathers of American literary journalists ruffled lightly in the breeze of a review that appeared in the New York Review of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's Bologna Children's Book Fair saw a 10% increase in foreign visitors, with 1,200 exhibitors attending from 77 countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Greek literary agent Evangelia Avloniti on how publishers in the economically embattled country are faring, fears of "Grexit" and why nonfiction has become so popular among Greeks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Boston Book Festival is expanding with a free, day-long festival just for kids, Hubbub: Creative Commotion for Kids, at the close of the school year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the third major deal for an indie author in the run-up to next week's London Book Fair, Grand Central's Forever imprint has inked Meredith Wild to a five-book, seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
We’ve had the BBC’s best children’s books of all time and not a single one was published after 1968, so what are the future classics, books written in the last 20 years that people will still be reading in 50 or even 100 years time? Join in our discussion to predict the future classics! Many of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
After selling more than 2m ebooks under her own steam, the DIY star has now sold ‘dark, sexy’ Madame X trilogy to Berkley BooksRomance novelist Jasinda Wilder has become the latest self-published writer to land a major deal with a mainstream publisher, after her “dark, sexy” Madame X trilogy was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
He replaces Michael Denieffe, who is retiring after 45 years with the companyEd McCann has been appointed as managing editor of the Irish-based newspaper publisher, Independent News and Media (INM). He replaces Michael Denieffe, who is retiring after 45 years with the company.McCann was deputy... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Holy Grail in the publishing world is to harness our ability to maintain a direct relationship with our customers when using various third-party data providers and applications. Publishers such as us – The Columbus Dispatch & ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]