Page 3175 of 3903 pages
For the last several years, publishers have worked to grow robust social media audiences. As the wave of fans and followers continues to swell, so too does the need to go beyond mere numbers Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Barnes & Noble is to separate its Nook Media and Retail businesses in a bid to increase... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nook business
#barnes noble
#nook media
John Grisham’s forthcoming novel will be called Gray Mountain, Hodder & Stoughton has... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#john grisham
#gray mountain
#hodder stoughton
CU-Boulder's Tactile Picture Books Project is using three-dimensional-printing to bring the joy of picture books to the blind and visually impaired. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#picture books
#visually impaired
The second installment of J.K. Rowling's Cormoran Strike series (written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith) sold roughly 21,000 copies in its first partial week on sale, according to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nielsen bookscan
Six novels have been shortlisted for the 2014 Encore Book Award, which honors outstanding second novels. The list includes The Luminaries, This is the Way, and others. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#list includes
Patrick Janson-Smith has joined London-based digital publisher Apostrophe Books as editor-at-large. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#patrick janson-smith
British historian and author Antony Beevor has been named the winner of the 2014 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#lifetime achievement
#military writing
Since digital publishing is perfect for serializing fiction almost as fast as authors can finish their latest installment, it makes sense that Christian publishers exploring that developing space are also making things up as they go along. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#digital publishing
#latest installment
#makes sense
#making things
Don Piper’s car was hit by a truck in 1989, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Piper wrote about what happened next in the bestselling "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life," which paved the way for other recent bestsellers recounting glimpses of the afterlife. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#don piper
#true story
Booktrust has given away 2,500 children’s books to foodbanks as part of this month’s... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#free books
#food banks
Bibliomotion has teamed with Exploros, an educational technology developer, to launch 30gurus.com, a learning platform that allows authors to turn their books into educational courses. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The social do-gooder just released its "attention minutes" source code. You paying attention?Clicks and pageviews are still the standard metric most online publishers use in valiant attempts to convince advertisers to write them checks so that they can keep the lights on. When pageviews are... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#source code
#paying attention
#online publishers
#convince advertisers
#selling ads
Zola’s Bookish recommendation engine is coming to 67 libraries in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#zola books
Known as the "first lady of food," Betty Crocker has spent more than 90 years dispatching kitchen advice, including selling more than 75 million cookbooks since its first one was published in 1942. But of late, the fictional brand icon has taken on a new mission as a supporter of gay... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gay marriage
#same-sex couples
#general mills
J.K. Rowling's bestseller 'The Silkworm' – previously unavailable to Amazon customers – can now be ordered, although shipping time is still slow. 'The Silkworm' is published by Hachette, with whom Amazon is currently involved in a dispute. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#amazon customers
Almost since the death of Perseus Books Group founder Frank Pearl in May 2012, speculation has swirled that the company would be sold. Now, it seems, the rumors have come to fruition, with word leaking that Hachette Book Group has acquired the publisher. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#perseus sale
Terry Eagleton is a bookseller's nightmare. "They simply don't know where to put me," he says. With good reason: the pre-eminent cultural critic and distinguished professor has written on cultural theory, politics, and history, as well as a memoir and a novel. In recent years, his attention has... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#simply don
#good reason
The German trade association the Börsenverein has officially lodged a complaint against... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The Perseus Books Group is being sold to the Hachette Book Group which will sell the distribution business to Ingram. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#distribution business