Former New York Times reporter pens Wall Street Journal essay standing by articles she wrote before Iraq war verifying Saddam Hussein’s WMD programJudith Miller, the correspondent whose mistaken reporting on Saddam Hussein’s supposed weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program routinely decorated... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 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 early March, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a major ruling, invalidating reduced value-added tax (VAT) rates on ebooks in France and Luxembourg. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has signed memoir from Amy Liptrot, combining her recovery from alcoholism with a tribute to the natural world. The Outrun was signed by senior editor Jenny Lord in a deal for world rights with James Macdonald Lockhart at Antony Harwood Ltd. Liptrot grew up on a sheep farm on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite several store closings, independent bookstores continue to open in greater numbers, like B&F Books in West New York, N.J. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mantle has pre-empted a debut novel by Sharon Guskin. Associate publisher Sam Humphreys bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Forgetting Time from Kerry Nordling for Flatiron Books. Amy Einhorn will publish for Flatiron in the US and Canada. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through countless discussions, experiments, challenges, and conferences, the digital transition has been front and center in the publishing industry for over a decade now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publishing and bookstores that offering indie press books are lone bright spots in an otherwise depressed South Korean publishing landscape. The post Can Independent Publishers Rescue in South Korean Publishing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you’re a regular attendee of the London Book Fair, you probably remember the Olympia London, the fair’s home through 2005. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK is working with Twitter to launch a series of videos featuring its authors talking about what they are writing live from their location using Twitter’s new Periscope app. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Serpent's Tail has acquired Adrien Bosc's Constellation, a literary sensation in its native France. The novel is based on the true story of the crash of a Lockheed Constellation passenger plane which went down when travelling between Paris and New York in 1949. The book combines stories of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A review of the 2014 financial results of the five major trade publishers that make data publicly available found that there is still value in expanding through acquisitions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
After the stock prices of all 13 companies on the Publishers Weekly Stock Index rose in February, there was much more of a split verdict in March, when prices rose at seven companies but fell at six. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
“Explosive.” That’s how Scribd chief technical officer and cofounder Jared Friedman described the rollout of the company’s latest addition to its ebook subscription service—a collection of comics and graphic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
In recent ears, the big question surrounding digital rights management (DRM) software in publishing has been whether or not publishers should use it at all. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Yes' was released almost six months ago but it's still holding steady on multiple bestseller lists. Poehler starred on the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' as well as 'Saturday Night Live' and films such as 'Anchorman 2' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wildlife expert and TV presenter Chris Packham is bringing his love of animals to the children’s book world with Amazing Animal Journeys, which will published by Egmont. The non-fiction picture book is illustrated by Jason Cockroft and is about the way different animals, from blue whales and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Library of Birmingham will be open for just six hours on weekends once planned cuts are introduced. Under the plans, which have seen the library's opening hours slashed from more than 70 hours a week to just 40, the library will be open for six hours on a Saturday, and closed all day on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette’s new London headquarters Carmelite House will become a “talent magnet” for authors and publishers, but the move will not compromise competition between the adult divisions, c.e.o. Tim Hely Hutchinson has said. In an interview with The Bookseller, Hely Hutchinson also addressed the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Fire in the Belly' author Sam Keen urged men to embrace an ideal of fatherhood, but had walked out on his family. A new book shows how Keen and his son dug out the roots of their conflict and buried the hatchet. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]