The news last month that Harper Lee would be publishing a second book was met with a brief blip of exultation followed by skepticism from fans of To Kill a Mockingbird. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Devon will become the latest authority to move its library over to a new community-owned mutual organisation. Councillors approved the plans at a cabinet meeting yesterday (11th March), following in the footsteps of other councils, including Suffolk and the City of York. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest book about Steve Jobs suggests the late Apple cofounder’s dislike of TV was one reason he terminated a 1990s personal computer called the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (TAM).The expensive, short-lived machine was launched in March 1997, months before Jobs resumed leadership of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leading YA authors such as Cassandra Clare, Malorie Blackman and Patrick Ness are taking part in this year’s Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC), which will run alongside the London Film and Comic Con (LFCC) in July. The line-up for this year’s event, announced today (12th March) by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK’s parent company Lagardere has released its results for 2014, showing that profits at Lagardere Publishing, which includes Hachette UK as well as other publishing divisions across the world, were €197m, down by 12% or €26m year-on-year. Sales for 2014 came to €2,004m, down 4.5% from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Boston-based indie publisher David R. Godine saw a major sales boost last October when French author Patrick Modiano won the Nobel Prize for Literature, bringing its revenue for the year up 30% over 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Free e-lending in libraries could cause "serious damage" to the bookselling industry, Booksellers Association (BA) chief Tim Godfray has said. Speaking as part of the Chief Executive Panel at the BA's Academic, Professional and Specialist Conference at Surrey's Wotton House yesterday (11th... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week: Ayn Rand's connection to the 2008 financial collapse, America's youngest serial killer, and a modern retelling of "Madame Bovary." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two bookstores changed hands this week—Main Street Books in Davidson, N.C., and Partners Village in Westport, Mass. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The AWP Conference & Bookfair is undoubtedly amazing: where else can you find most of America’s literary writers, publishers, writing students, and organizations all in one place, plus readings, panels, talks, and social events? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Marilynne Robinson and cartoonist Roz Chast were among the winners at the National Book Critics Circle. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown has acquired the UK and commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to an LGBT YA novel by Candian author Raziel Reid. When Everything Feels Like the Movies is about a teenager, Jude, who desperately wants to be famous and confidently gay, but is ostracized by the other students at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pratchett is the author of such works as 'Wyrd Sisters,' 'Night Watch,' and 'The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.' He was knighted in 2009 and was the bestselling author in the United Kingdom in the 1990s. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder imprint Coronet has acquired a new book from singer Olly Murs, titled On the Road. Coronet’s editorial Director Charlotte Hardman acquired world rights in a deal with Modest! Management. Coronet published Murs’ first book Happy Days, which told the story of his journey to stardom, in 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attendees at AWP’s 2015 conference will sometimes want to break out of the cavernous halls of the convention center. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Irish Arts Center in New York City will be handing out thousands of books by Irish writers to NYC residents on the holiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The AAP reports book sales for 2014 rose 4.9% to $15.72 billion compared to 2013, driven by children’s and YA books, up 20.8% to $1.9 billion for the year. The post Children’s and Young Adult Drive Book Sales for 2014 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers should use the current favorable trends to tap into new and existing markets to expand their customer base, said ABA CEO Oren Teicher at SIBA 's Day of Education. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Driven by gains in the children’s/young adult and K–12 instructional materials segments, publishers’ sales hit $15.72 billion in 2014, up 4.9% over the previous year, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to catering to Millennials, Total BooX believes that eliminating the the friction in the traditional ebook purchasing process is key. The post Total BooX: Ebooks for the Way the 21st-Century Reader Reads appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]