Monocle magazine is putting audio, accompanied by native advertising, at the heart of its digital publishing plan. The post Why Monocle is betting big on digital radio appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Levine, poet of the American working class and U.S. Poet Laureate from 2011-2012, has died at 87. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The web has simultaneously enabled an accelerated cycle of untrue stories and rumour, and the ability to debunk themEvery journalist is familiar with the type of story that is “too good to check”. It is a warning label on tales that beg to be true but probably aren’t. In the pre-social-media... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
If Google's vice president is to be believed we are in danger of losing an entire generation of information to the digital realm. Look to the history book, and you do just that -- look in a real, physical book. Pictorial histories can be found in photo albums. The works of Oscar Wilde, Samuel... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A novel self-published following a Kickstarter campaign is competing against books from Jonathan Cape and Blackfriars in the best debut novel category at the Kitschies. The Kitschies, which covers novels containing elements of the speculative and fantastic, honours writing in four categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Saqi Books has signed world rights to a new book on the rise of Islamic State by UK-based journalist Abdel Bari Atwan. Atwan was editor-in-chief of the London-based pan-Arab daily al-Quds al-Arabi for 25 years, and now edits website Rai al-Youm. The book, Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corporate publishers need to offer female employees a flexible working environment and take advantage of decentralised office arrangements in order to encourage more female executives to take the step to the next tier of management, key figures in the trade have told The Bookseller. However,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
William Collins has signed a book on German-born Jews in the 1930s who escaped Nazi Germany, only to return to fight on the front-line. Editorial director Martin Redfern signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada in The Ritchie Boys by Bruce Henderson in a deal with Don Conaway at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Gemma Malley has been appointed as Booktrust’s new director of communications. Malley has previously led communications and marketing at Ofsted, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Universities UK, and is the author of the YA Declaration series for Bloomsbury... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chatto & Windus has pre-empted a debut novel inspired by Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream. Publishing director Clara Farmer acquired world rights to The Strawberry Girl by Lisa Strømme from Bill Hamilton at A M Heath. The novel is set in 1893 in a small fishing community in the Norwegian... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octopus Publishing Group has signed world rights in Churchill: The Life - In His Own Words and Pictures. The illustrated history of the prime minister's life draws on unique archive resources, in association with Churchill Heritage Ltd, and written by historian Max Arthur. Editorial director... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion has bought two gift humour books, including a cookbook inspired by "Game of Thrones". Anna Valentine, publishing director, non-fiction, bought world rights directly from Rory Scarfe at Furniss Lawton for Game of Scones: All Men Must Dine by Jammy Lannister, and Motivational Quotes to Help... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reading charity Booktrust has been chosen as The London Book Fair’s Charity of the Year for 2015, the year of Booktrust's 90th anniversary. Benefits will include promotion and marketing support in the lead-up to the Fair and at the event itself, as well as year-round promotion and an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Patterson remains the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the eighth year running, according to data released today (13th February) by the Public Lending Right (PLR). Daisy Meadows holds firm in second place, while fellow children’s authors Julia Donaldson and Francesca Simon remain... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
One store is having staff act out famous rom-com bookstore scenes, while another is giving a prize to someone with a great love story. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
TV presenter and Tudor specialist Lucy Worsley has written her first children’s novel set during the reign of Henry VIII. The book, currently titled The Other Elizabeth, is centered around a young handmaiden at court but explores the story of Katherine Howard, Henry’s fifth wife. It will be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Atef Abu Saif, Jana Elhassan, Lina Huyan Elhassan, Shukri al-Mabkhout, Ahmed al-Madeeni and Hammour Ziada are the six authors shortlisted for the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. The shortlisted was revealed by a judging panel chaired by Palestinian poet and writer, Mourid... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Northampton-based publisher Igloo Books is set to produce a series of books based on London taxis, after signing a licensing deal with The London Taxi Company. Igloo, which signed the agreement through Bulldog Licensing, acquired the worldwide rights for a three-year period. It will publish... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A native ad for Fidelity will appear on the cover of the latest issue of Forbes, which hits newsstands on Monday. The ad is on the actual cover -- it's not part of a foldout or second cover.Forbes was among the first publications to fully embrace native advertising -- a tactic where ads seek to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Susan Lamb, m.d. of Orion Fiction, is to leave the company at the end of this week. Jon Wood, m.d. of Gollancz and deputy group publisher, will assume Lamb’s publishing responsibilities, and will report to Orion Group publisher Malcolm Edwards. In a letter sent to authors and agents today... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]