Gene Luen Yang, a two-time nominee for the National Book Award, talks about 'Secret Coders,' his forthcoming graphic novel about the magic of computer programming. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Photo: Alfred Maskeroni Specs Who Dao Nguyen New gig Publisher, BuzzFeed Old gig Vp of growth and data, BuzzFeed Age 41 Twitter @daozers What do you do as publisher? Publishing is literally the act of making information available to the public. For a purely digital operation like... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A film adaptation of a bestselling book by France's former First Lady about her six-year relationship with president Francois Hollande is in development, its producer says. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book prices have remained stable five days after a new law came into effect charging an extra 20% VAT on ebooks from 1st January. A survey of ebooks by The Bookseller shows ebooksellers and publishers appear to have cushioned the impact of the VAT price rise on ebooks at least for now, five... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book subscription service Scribd has raised $22m in new funding, according to reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a deal that combines two of the largest independent companies in the spokenword audiobook industry, Recorded Books has acquired Tantor Media. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In June, David Carey will mark his fifth anniversary as Hearst Magazines president, and a New Year's Day tradition of his (begun over a decade ago when publisher of The New Yorker) is to look back and look ahead in a letter to colleagues. In his 2015 message, Carey acknowledged that Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Edwards' poetry anthology My Family and Other Superheroes is reprinted after selling out following its recent Costa win. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Carol Chittenden is retiring after working at Eight Cousins in Falmouth, Mass., for the past 28 years; read more about her contributions to the community and the larger book world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has set up a book club on the social networking site, attracting more than 120,000 likes in three days. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The decision means that the case is headed back to the district court, although the publishers could to the Supreme Court. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The sudden death has been announced of Irish bookseller John McNamee, president of the European Booksellers Federation from 2005 to 2014. McNamee is understood to have suffered a heart attack at the weekend. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's books dominated the top of the US book charts in 2014, Nielsen BookScan's full-year statistics have revealed. Seven children's titles hit the number one spot last year and claimed pole position for 39 of the 52 weeks ending 28th December. This included an unbroken run of 15 weeks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Keats-Shelley prize, launched in 1998 to celebrate the lives and works of the Romantic poets, has launched a new competition for teen writers. To enter the Young Romantics prize, teenagers aged 16-18 can write a poem or short story that is inspired by the work or lives of the Romantic... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
We talked to Oakim, publisher of the Brazilian house Intrinseca, about his knack for finding bestsellers, the challenges facing publishers in his country, and some of the titles he's most excited about on his forthcoming list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has revealed its Spring Book Club titles with half of the 12-strong paperback selection authored by debut novelists, including newly crowned Costa First Novel winner Emma Healey (pictured) with Elizabeth is Missing (Penguin). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zuckerberg wrote that he's resolved to read more new books and is inviting Facebook users to join in. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Premium publisher" may be one of the most overused words. We asked a sampling of stakeholders what it means. Here's what they said. The post What does ‘premium publisher’ mean, anyway? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Working in the book business can make one cynical about giving and receiving books as gifts, but the gift of a hand-translated title was a special surprise. The post The Best Book Gift? A Hand-Translated Title appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A 'Persepolis'-like French graphic novel finds a home in the U.S., a fictionalized take on Jewish banker/art collector Hugo Simon sells in Germany, and a historical debut set in 43 C.E. Britain draws multiple buyers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]