One of iTunes' earliest slogans was "Rip, Mix, Burn," encouraging us to digitize our CD collections and recording custom playlists that were about as third as romantic as a mixtape. At some point, you've probably wished that you could do the same for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harper Lee, whose single work of fiction, 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' earned her the National Medal of Freedom and the distinction of having written one of the bestselling novels ever published, is going to be releasing a second book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twitter reactions to news of a follow-up to To Kill a Mockingbird including one from a BBC editor flub one rather important detail: its author is femaleNever mind terrible book covers for female authors – this is, frankly, small potatoes in the world of gender and literature. Because even if... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A blizzard that dumped 19 inches of snow on Chicago on Sunday disrupted the travel plans of publishers in town for the library conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Draft2Digital is a self-published ebook platform offering about 40,000 titles and adding more than 3,000 titles a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The program, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, recognizes great fiction and nonfiction debuts from authors at the start of their careers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
An unpublished novel by Harper Lee is to finally see the light of day, 60 years after the US author put it aside to write To Kill a Mockingbird. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Killer Reads, HarperFiction’s new digital-first crime and thriller list, has made its first acquisitions through an open submission process it held last summer. Sarah Hodgson, deputy publishing director and Kate Stephenson, editor, have acquired three new titles from the hundreds of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jillian and Mariko Tamaki's 'This One Summer' is the first graphic novel to receive both a Caldecott Honor and a Printz Honor; while Cece Bell's graphic memoir 'El Deafo' received a Newbery Honor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andrew Thrave, director of education at GL Education Group, has left the company after 10 years. Thrave, who joined when the company was still Granada Learning, and whose role has seen him oversee the company's print and electronic publishing as well as its strategy and partnership development,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Purdue University, the second of three colleges in the country to have a co-branded online store with Amazon, now has the first staffed campus location from the e-tailer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Centre Lane Partners has taken over the role of general partner of the investment funds that supported Perseus LLC, the parent company of the Perseus Books Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Denis Wilson Yes, data has become a buzzword and anyone with a little extra hot air will be eager to tell you it's the cure to what ails your business. The collection of articles in this issue of Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Food blogger and cookbook author Christina Lane shares the ultimate small-batch dessert, just in time for Valentine's Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Australian opened its obituary for the country's bestselling author, Colleen McCullough, with this: “Plain of feature, and certainly overweight..." The post The Australian Insults Colleen McCullough in Obit, Inciting Ire appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some in Canada are protesting the awarding of the 2014 Governor General’s Literary Award to a controversial book about high school gender identity issues. The post Protest Against Controversial YA Award-winner in Canada appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kwame Alexander has won the 2015 John Newbery Medal for 'The Crossover' (HMH); Dan Santat has won the 2015 Randolph Caldecott Medal for 'The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend' (Little, Brown); and Jandy Nelson has won the 2015 Michael L. Printz Award for 'I’ll Give You the Sun' (Dial). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
'PW' catches up with director Scott Bonner for a wide-ranging talk about life in Ferguson, MO, and the library’s much lauded efforts following the shooting of Michael Brown. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Securing recurring revenue, adjusting to a mobile audience and getting to know programatic. The post 6 Things B2B Publishers Should Worry About In 2015 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
To sell online, indie publishers must use Amazon. But its methods leave them out of pocket – or out of sight, paying hidden charges, says the founder of Linen Press Indie publishers need transparency and support from online companies that sell their books. Amazon fails such publishers on both... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]