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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
A Q&A with Doug Grinspan, associate publisher of WIRED. The post Expanding Your Content’s Reach In a Post-Print Era appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print book sales in Canada last year remained even at 52 million total units, but the total dollar value was down by about C$16 million to C$934 million compared to 2013, according to a new report from BookNet Canada. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mainstream mags may be shutting down, but specialist publishing has never been in healthier shape. So which magazines should you be subscribing to?While mainstream magazines are seeing sales fall, and long-standing titles such as Loaded are printing their final issues, the world of niche,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gene Baur, author of 'Living the Farm Sanctuary Life' (Rodale, 9781623364892) will appear on 'The Daily Show' on Monday, April 6. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Club Bertelsmann, Germanys first — and for a long time very successful — book club finally closed its last two retail stores on March 31st 2015. The post Final Shutdown: Club Bertelsmann Closes Remaining Stores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hachette Book Group and Penguin Random House have both issued statements commending Indiana legislators for revising the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
"We try to heavy up in mobile because we know the consumption is there," said Vilma Vale-Brennan, managing partner-multicultural lead at media agency MEC North America.Once consumers move to a mobile device, however, they're harder to reach with targeted ads. Tracking systems -- referred to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today Turkey blocked access to a number of websites including YouTube and Twitter. The ban came after the sites published images of a prosecutor being taken hostage at a court in Istanbul earlier in the week. Google has vowed to getting things back up and running, but it's not the same story for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
When the team behind the popular blog Three Many Cooks submitted their cookbook proposal to Ballantine, executive editor Pamela Cannon had a different vision for the project, and a collaborative food memoir was born. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harper Lee is, according to the state of Alabama, well enough to have signed off on the release of her forthcoming novel, 'Go Set a Watchman.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Sara Lloyd of Pan Macmillan, book marketing in 2015 is all about mobile, millennials, and the interplay of real and virtual worlds. — a topic she'll address at the LBF's Digital Minds conference next Monday. The post New Trends in Book Marketing: Mobile, Millennials and More appeared first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our April 2015 selection of reviews from BlueInk Review, a service which reviews self-published books. The post April 2015: Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Surge in popularity of genre attributed to ‘anti-stress’ benefits and nostalgiaThe bestselling title on Amazon in the US right now is not Harper Lee’s hugely anticipated second novel, Go Set a Watchman, or George RR Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series, or even Zoella’s much-mocked but... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The c.e.o of Hachette UK and the chairman of Hachette Livre have both dismissed the ebook subscription model, calling it "absurd" and "cannibalising". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Between 1 million and 2 million people will watch the return of Mad Men on Sunday night, but based on digital buzz, it seems only die-hard fans and not newcomers will be tuning in. Digital research from publisher and social media agency Moviepilot predicts that showrunner Matthew Weiner's... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the new episode of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, Borderlands Books founder Alan Beatts and Singularity & Co. co-founder Cici James talk crowdfunding. The post Indie Bookstores Turn to Crowdfunding to Stay Alive appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Winds' is the upcoming book in the 'Song of Ice and Fire' series on which the HBO TV series 'Game of Thrones' is based. Check out which character the excerpt focuses on. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]