Sales of Scotland’s first pro-independence daily paper falls to 15,000 – a quarter that of launch edition – but publishing group remains committed to investing in the titleSales of the National have fallen below 20,000 as the novelty of Scotland’s first pro-independence daily newspaper appears... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even before the snow picked up on Monday, bookstores began to feel the effects. Many canceled events and will be closed today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The rights marketplace has certainly seen 2015 begin with a bang and nowhere more so than through the glut of audiobook licensing deals being completed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three projects from the UK and one from the Ukraine have been named as winners in the YourFry competition. YourFry was launched by Penguin in partnership with file transfer site WeTransfer in 2014 and challenged people to use technology to develop the stories in Stephen Fry’s autobiographies... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The robust children’s market in 2014 has been the main theme of The Bookseller’s Review of the Year features, and it is driven home in our look at last year’s bestselling authors. The top 50 writers are once again eclipsed by the shadow of the Gruffalo, with the mighty Julia Donaldson taking... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke with Ziv Lewis, foreign rights/acquisitions manager of Kinneret Zmora in Israel, about the difficulties of dealing with his country's new Fixed Price Law, the joy of reading 'Hebrish' and the "game-changing" novel his house is releasing this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organizers of the Jaipur BookMark estimate the Indian book market is worth $20 billion, while noting that ebook sales were down 20% this past year. The post Jaipur BookMark Estimates Indian Publishing Worth $20 Billion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newsflash: check out which debut authors and their editors have made the list for this literary prize! As any author will tell you, great books are a bit of a team effort – especially their first book – and that’s why the Branford Boase award was launched 15 years ago This award is given every... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bardowl, the audiobook streaming service that launched to the public in 2012, is to close this week. In an email to subscribers the service noted: “It is with great disappointment that I have to tell you that we are closing Bardowl. From next Wednesday your subscription will not renew, and at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Jonny Geller, authors Malorie Blackman, Hilary Mantel and Kate Mosse, and trade figures Nicola Solomon, Richard Mollet, Gail Rebuck, Charlie Redmayne and Tom Weldon are among the figures on the 2015 Debrett’s 500. The annual list brings together the 500 most influential and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a brief brief order this week, Judge Denise Cote ruled that plaintiffs in a second ebook price-fixing case cannot depose HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anne Louise Fisher is to retire from the scouting business she founded just over 30 years ago. Catherine Eccles, who has worked alongside Fisher at Anne Louise Fisher Associates for the past nine years, will take over the company with immediate effect. The firm, set up in April 1983, will be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
At its heart, Twitter seems to be suffering from some sort of existential crisis, struggling to work out if it's a social network, a messaging service or a publishing platform. Today sees the company launch two features that, if we're honest, only re... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Next month, the bookstore and publisher will begin testing a pilot romance program in which a bestselling author promoted four titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amy Marie Spangler of the AnatoliaLit Agency surveys the Turkish book market and the challenges it faces due to currency and political fluctuations. The post Turkish Book Rights Market Buffeted by Currency Fluctuations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tesco will close its ebooks service blinkbox Books at the end of February after talks with Waterstones to buy the platform broke down. All 60 core staff who work on the blinkbox Books platform are now expected to enter a consultation period over their jobs and are likely to be made... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paul Khauli, managing director of Levant Group distributors, has died. Khauli passed away in Beirut on Friday 16th January, following a heart attack, aged 67. His funeral was held in Beirut last week (19th). Bill Kennedy of Avicenna Partnership, which offers sales and marketing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s book illustrators have argued that award organisers, the media and sometimes even collaborating writers are failing to give them enough credit for their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Glossy magazine publisher Conde Nast, which owns Vogue and Vanity Fair, is enlisting its editors to consult with advertisers and help them create articles and images.The move -- which comes with the rollout of 23 Stories by Conde Nast, a new department charged with creating content for brands --... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon. Chances are you do, too.I used to feel pretty good about the e-tailer. Now, increasingly, I feel a little dirty every time I patronize it.For one thing, its nearly yearlong price-setting war with Hachette -- which quietly wrapped up in December with Amazon more... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]