The publisher has promoted Mary Ann Naples from v-p and publisher of Rodale Books to senior v-p and publisher. With her promotion, come a number of other hires, and structural tweaks to the books division at the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
Shawn Morin, chief operating officer of Ingram Content Group since June 2012, has taken on the additional responsibilities of president. 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 ]
Microcosm Publishing has taken on the operations of Elly Blue Publishing with company founder Elly Blue named marketing director for the full Microcosm/Elly Blue list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
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 ]
Why leave it to a label to tell you what a book is about or who should read it?Read an extract from Clare Furniss’ book, The Year of the RatI read a really great book recently. It’s about a girl whose parents both die and she has to go and live with her cousin who she really doesn’t get on with.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 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 ]
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 ]
I’m a firm believer in judging books by their covers, and the cover of the 10-million-selling relationship self-help book The 5 Love Languages isn’t promising. A stock-photo couple embraces on a garish purple beach, the sunset spraying fake lens flare into the foreground. The subtitle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Sheraton, former 'New York Times' food critic and cookbook author, talks about the challenges and joys of creating the ultimate foodie bucket list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ina Garten's ninth cookbook, 'Make it Ahead,' was the top-selling cookbook of last year, moving more than 500,000 copies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trends, milestones, roundups, and recipes—here are PW's top 10 cookbook stories of 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstores are taking stock and re-evaluating their offerings during the new year, new you season. Some like SF Vanni, the first Italian bookstore in the U.S., are returning as a pop-up. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
EF Labs takes a colorful page from children's book illustrations for its employee manual.The company employee manual: Just saying those words is enough to lull you into a boredom-induced coma. And the idea of actually reading the content within—likely drier than the paper it's printed on—is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A book club started by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has already had almost 140,000 "likes". Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]