Libraries in the Iraqi city of Mosul have been ransacked by Isis militants, with the central library destroyed using explosives. According to reports in the Independent, observers on the ground believe that more than 112,000 manuscripts and books have been destroyed, including several titles... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tom Rob Smith scores his first UK Top 50 number one with the paperback of his latest thriller, The Farm. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
National Book Tokens is this week launching a pilot of a series of ebook gift cards, which it says will be an “innovative step forward that will help evolve ebook gifting”. The cards will be for six genres - literary fiction, mass fiction, crime and thriller, sci-fi and fantasy, romance and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Benedictine nun Joan Chittister offers salve for the soul; cosmology and theology combine in the theory a God who is consistent with science. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
But all publishers can point to the fact that their audiences are moving onlineSales of regional newspapers, meaning their newsprint versions, declined further in the final six months of 2014, according to the latest figures realised by ABC.That, in itself, is hardly surprising. But the overall... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigns for The Miniaturist (Picador), H is for Hawk (Jonathan Cape), There’s Something I’ve Been Dying to Tell You (Hodder & Stoughton) and Half Bad (Puffin) were among the winners at the 2015 Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC) Awards. The awards honour publicists in nine categories, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Quarto Group has acquired Lewes-based publisher Ivy Press for £1.3m, as well as taking on £200,000 of debt. Quarto subsidiary Quarto Publishing has entered into a conditional agreement for the purchase of Ivy Press' owner, Lewes Holding Ltd. The acquisition is conditional based on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's been a year since Justin Smith became Bloomberg Media's global CEO with the mandate of raising the financial news and information brand's awareness with business executives. We chatted with him about how publishers can Facebook-proof their business, why print still has a future, and working... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
I’ve met, interviewed and shared stages with many authors over the years, and seen all too many signs of pride and oversensitivity to criticism. There is an inherent egotism in believing your voice matters – but that’s no reason not to put pen to paperMany years ago, when I had just started... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pigeonhole.com, a young, digital-only publisher in the UK, is commissioning new fiction, refashioning classics, and offering their ebooks via serialization and subscription. The post Pigeonhole.com Offers Subscriptions for Serialized Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Market statistics indicate that women buy the greatest share of books, and publishers offer titles that address some of their unique struggles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones Blackpool will reopen after a member of staff was killed by a falling shop sign. A Waterstones spokesperson told the Blackpool Gazette: “Waterstones Blackpool will reopen again after repair works to the building that will be undertaken shortly. We will confirm the date of reopening... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne has told the Scottish Book Trade conference that Amazon's focus on driving up margins will be "a particular challenge for publishers this year", but that major Asian players such as AliBaba and TenCent could be on their way to disrupt "the great disruptor". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Robert Alter, translating the Old Testament is not only a way of expressing his love of both Hebrew and English, but also of illuminating the Bible as the key work of Western literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The sister of a murdered woman finds a way to forgive the teenaged killer, and is now working for his parole and opposing mandatory sentences for juveniles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Martin Amis, Sarah Waters and Jessie Burton have made the 15-strong longlist for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. The longlist has been released for the first time following a 40% increase in entries this year. Amis is longlisted for his dark love story set in a Nazi... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly 100 independent bookstores and 270 authors throughout Canada have signed up for the first annual Canadian Authors for Indies Day on May 2. The post Indies First Goes North: Canadian Authors for Indies Day is May 2 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andrew Nurnberg, the British agent who represents Lee, is taking an unusual approach to selling the foreign rights to her forthcoming novel, 'Go Set a Watchman.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author and wife featured on radio special about finding love when disabled; awards and honors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Under the deal, Lerner will fold the Egmont USA titles into different imprints including Carolrhoda Books, Carolrhoda Lab, Darby Creek, and Millbrook Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]