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 ]
'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 ]
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 ]
As error-prone as OCR-produced ebooks are, could the book world benefit by offering consumers more information about how an ebook is produced? The post It’s Okay, You Use OCR…But Tell Ebook Buyers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rowman & Littlefield has acquired the assets of Gooseberry Patch, the Columbus, Ohio-based publisher best known for its family-friendly cookbooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
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 ]
Jon Karakauer's next book, 'Missoula: Rape and the Justice System In a College Town,' will be released on April 21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The supercomputer analyzed flavor combinations and profiles to come up with recipes like an Austrian Chocolate Burrito. (It tastes better than you might think.) Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reports that physical books are gaining ground at the expense of digital are just plain wrongHas the ebook had its day? If you’ve skimmed a newspaper over the past month you could be forgiven for thinking just that. “The physical book market is making a comeback after years of decline,”... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Read Media Monkey’s diary from the Monday print pages• To the Paddy Power Political Book awards 2015 at London’s Imax cinema, where the winners included Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson, Andrew Marr revealed his next book (presumably another novel because his first one was, er, so remarkable)... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The jointly developed survey will seek to understand library patrons’ use of digital resources and other services offered by public libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chipping Norton Literary Festival has appointed six new patrons, including literary agents Carole Blake and Natasha Fairweather, and Orion Fiction m.d. Susan Lamb. The new patrons will join the festival’s four founder patrons – Mark Billingham, Sue Cook, John Dougherty and Prue Leith. Joining... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The mother of murdered soldier Lee Rigby has written a book, to be published by Simon & Schuster. Senior commissioning editor Kerri Sharp bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Lee Rigby: A Mother’s Story by Lyn Rigby from Robert Smith of Robert Smith Literary Agency. Lee Rigby was killed in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oneworld has bought a book looking at the “expanding billion dollar industry” of hair. Senior commissioning editor Sam Carter acquired world rights to Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair by Emma Tarlo, Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, from Emily Sweet Associates. The book “recounts... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Linda Shaughnessy is stepping down from her role as joint head of the Foreign Rights department at United Agents. Shaughnessy was head of Foreign Rights at AP Watt for 34 years before it was bought by United Agents. She will continue to act as a primary agent for her own clients, who include... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
An increase in Prime membership subscriptions helped Amazon to a fourth quarter profit. The e-commerce giant has been under pressure from investors to return a good result after reporting a loss for the previous two quarters of its financial year, but shares recovered yesterday (29th January)... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and booksellers in Ireland have breathed a sigh of relief as the market experienced an unprecedented rebound in 2014, surpassing expectations. Figures from Nielsen BookScan reveal that 9.6 million physical books were sold through the tills in Ireland, equating to €106.4m (£79.4m) in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a “brave new perspective on feminism, fashion and the righteous pursuit of a sexy vibe” by journalist Polly Vernon. In Hot Feminist, Vernon draws on "her own experiences of how ideas of womanliness and feminism are endlessly manipulated both in the media and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan is to publish a collection of short stories by television and radio presenter Sir Terry Wogan. Editorial director Trisha Jackson acquired UK & Commonwealth Rights from Luigi Bonomi at LBA. Jackson said: “I’ve been a huge fan of Terry’s for many years and these incredibly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]