Time Inc., the magazine publisher spun off of Time Warner Inc. last year, plunged in New York trading after its fourth-quarter results and 2015 forecast were worse than analysts expected. The shares... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Female authors account for the vast majority of this year’s Waterstones Children’s Book Prize this year, with 15 of the 18 titles written by women (see full shortlists below). The prize is divided into three categories – best illustrated book, best fiction for 5-12s and best book for teens –... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins imprint Fourth Estate has appointed Anna Kelly to the position of commissioning editor. Kelly, who is currently assistant editor at Hamish Hamilton, will take up the role on the 17th March. Kelly said she is “very excited” to join the company. “Fourth Estate is home to a dazzling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Todd Allen has been keeping tabs on digital comics since the mid-aughts, and he's just released a ground-breaking new edition of 'The Economics of Digital Comics' that reveals a wealth of financial details rarely disclosed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation has announced that its annual scholarship program, which supports booksellers and their families. The post Binc Foundation Launches 2015 Scholarship Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers on the hunt for digital media are increasingly turning to paywalls or metered-access systems. The challenge remains the same: How can you erect a pay barrier — even if you call it a “membership” — wh ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The family of late children’s author Dick King-Smith is bringing his work into the 21st century by creating a website to promote his books online. The website goes live today (11th February) and features a biography, fun facts, a quiz, and resources for teachers of key stage one and two. There... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
BitTorrent today announced a partnership with Rapid Eye Studios to launch BitTorrent Originals. Together, the pair will create original video content and distribute it exclusively on BitTorrent Bundle, the company’s publishing platform. The post BitTorrent Will Soon Produce Its Own TV Shows... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Morgan James Publishing, which dubs itself a house that functions on the "entrepreneurial" model, is partnering with Aerbook and the Aer.io Retail Network to offer excerpts and sales of its titles via social media. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nigerian romance publisher Ankara Press has produced a free digital Valentine’s Day Story Anthology featuring several of Africa's top writers. The post Digital Love Stories for Valentine’s Day from Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Actress Sheridan Smith will voice a new audiobook of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as part of the global Puffin Classics re-launch. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland will be one of twenty Puffin Classics being reissued by Penguin Children’s Books, in a new series design by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The tepid ad market is continuing to give cable networks fits as they work to sell the commercial time they didn't book in the upfront, when advertisers shop for the upcoming TV season. Sales executives have been looking for strong growth in the so-called scatter market after a sluggish upfront... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writer Bridget Minamore, whose interests cover "hip-hop, climate change, feminism and football", has been chosen by the Hospital Club's new charitable foundation as part of its Emerging Creatives programme. The private members' club for the creative professions has marked its 10th anniversary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
You’re a fan of Kick-Ass. You’re a fan of X-Men (First Class, not X3 or the Wolverine dreck). You might not know it, but that means you’re a fan of Jane Goldman. She’s the screenwriter behind every comic book turned Matthew Vaughn-directed movie. The post The Master Screenwriter Who Transforms... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries in Cardiff have seen a reprieve from the city council, but major cuts to the Library of Birmingham are to go ahead. The ruling Labour group in Cardiff has confirmed that the seven libraries in the city that faced having their funding withdrawn will continue to be run and operated by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearst UK title lifts combined print and digital sales by 1.2% year on year, as its Condé Nast rival falls by 2.5%Good Housekeeping boosted its sales in the second half of last year to remain the most popular women’s monthly lifestyle title.The Hearst UK title overtook long-time leader Glamour... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book is an effort to 'tell the story of a life of a governor' through 'the use of [Bush's] emails.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
As a new teenage mum, Victoria Scheule would read her son The Gruffalo. Now a teacher and mother of 7-year-old Carter, she represented her old school for teenage mothers yesterday at an event starring the book's author. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The nation's largest Christian bookstore chain has filed for bankruptcy and plans to reorganize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 4.5% in 2014, to $11.38 billion, down from $11.90 billion in 2013, according to preliminary estimates released Thursday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]