Penguin Random House UK is to become the sole distributor for Faber & Faber, after signing a deal to provide distribution services for Faber Factory Plus. PRH UK’s Grantham Book Services (GBS) will serve all the publishers that are part of Faber Factory Plus, Faber & Faber’s sales... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association president Calvin Crosby has resigned his position, now that he has joined McSweeney's as marketing director. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
For many, the tragic events in Paris have highlighted the importance of free expression. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book business is strong in North Carolina as booksellers in the Tar Heel State come out of the economic downturn that wreaked havoc across the nation starting in 2008. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
When the American Booksellers Association first tested the concept of a post-holiday educational conference a decade ago, it wasn’t necessarily a sure thing that booksellers would come. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Star Way will offer workshops, apps, and original videos and audiobooks, among other services. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers have long had an outsized impact on books from indie publishers and university presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The main conference program kicks off this afternoon with the popular Exhibits Roundtable/Booklist Author Forum, followed by an opening reception in the exhibit hall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vancouver-based BitLit has added Wiley to its growing list of ebook-bundling partner publishers, offering deeply discounted DRM-free ebooks to print-book owners. In this newly announced partnership, readers who own Wiley print books, including Wrox and Sybex imprint titles, will be able to use... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anne Enright has been appointed the first Laureate for Irish Fiction. The author receives €150,000 over the three-year term of her Laureateship, during which she will continue her own work as a creative artist, teach creative writing at University College Dublin and New York University, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, a cult classic waiting to happen, God's bankers, and an early bid for best graphic novel of 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 80 writers will participate in the Tuesday and Wednesday evening author receptions (February 10 and 11). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookstores across Canada reported that sales in 2014 were generally up, or at least comparable to 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blinkbox appears to have confirmed its ebook customers will be transferred onto the Kobo platform next month. Tesco revealed on Monday (26th January) it would close the blinkbox books platform by the end of February after failing to find a buyer. Waterstones had reportedly been in exclusive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Colleen McCullough, the Australian author of The Thorn Birds, has died at the age of 77. The author died in hospital on Norfolk Island on Thursday afternoon, her publisher HarperCollins Australia confirmed. Shona Martyn of HarperCollins Australia paid tribute to McCullough, calling her "one of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Anderson family, which controls 58% of the stock of Books-A-Million, is offering $2.75 a share to acquire all the shares of the bookstore chain that it does not already own. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Now in its sixth year, the Key Executives Mega-Conference will take place in Atlanta Feb. 23-25. Sponsored by the Inland Press Association, Local Media Association, and Southern Newspapers Publishers Association, this year’s program centers ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stanfords is relaunching the Dolman Travel Book of the Year prize, doubling its prize money, and creating a new award for travel writing. From 2015, the renamed Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year award will carry a prize fund of £5,000. The revamped awards will also include the Edward... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Video consumption continues to accelerate, and traditional publishers need to keep an eye on this ever-continuing burgeoning market. Video ad revenue is expected to jump again by 26.1% in 2015 after an approximate expenditure of C$145 million ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Carolina is home to a growing number of independent presses that publish in diverse subjects and categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]