You send a command from your smartphone and your house automatically decorates itself with a holographic Christmas tree complete with decorations and a suitably conifer-like smell. Sound like science fiction? Maybe, but this is among the predictions by the authors of a new book that looks at how... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The independent bookstore Tales of the Lonesome Pine works with a local animal shelter to bring cats into the store and search for a permanent home for them using social media. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you curl up under the duvet with an ebook for a bedtime read then you are damaging your sleep and maybe your health, US doctors have warned. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK is to allow libraries to lend its full catalogue of nearly 14,000 ebook titles, effective immediately. Following what the publisher said was a "successful" pilot scheme, it is expanding access to its full catalogue of ebooks to libraries nationwide in the UK. A similar... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the comic book world, Marvel and DC characters were never destined to meet ... until now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has seen an "especially" productive year in business, with "encouraging" sales seen after joining US and UK subscription platforms. In an end-of-year letter to staff and authors, Carolyn Reidy, president and c.e.o of Simon & Schuster in the US, said the publisher had... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neville Thurlbeck and James Weatherup get green light from employment tribunals to take action against News Group NewspapersTwo former News of the World journalists who were jailed for hacking the phones of politicians and celebrities have been given the go ahead to sue Rupert Murdoch’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Haynes Publishing Group has issued a profit warning, citing "soft" trade and tighter inventory controls from retailers. The car manuals publisher said its half year results, which will be posted at the end of January, will be "seriously impacted" by "key consumer retailers implementing working... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Anonymous campaigners hand-deliver giant Christmas card to online retailer’s UK headquarters and call for company to pay workers a living wageDisenchanted shoppers have taken over £5m worth of business away from Amazon this Christmas in protest at the internet retailer’s business... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Pleasant' is a graphic novel by Roz Chast that explores caring for aging parents. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Axel Springer goes Anglophone to seek an international audience Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Founded in 2012, Chile's Edicola publishes new Chilean and Italian authors in Spanish, Italian, and English in both print and ebook formats. The post Edicola: Bringing New Chilean and Italian Authors to the World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pete Duncan, who spent five years in the role of managing director of Constable & Robinson, has left Little, Brown and is to start his own business consultancy in the New Year. Constable & Robinson was acquired by Little, Brown in February, and later integrated into a new editorial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent Pinter & Martin has made a full acquisition of yoga book publisher YogaWords for an undisclosed sum. YogaWords, which was established in 2008 by online yoga shop Yogamatters in partnership with Pinter & Martin, will become wholly-owned by the latter on 1st January 2015. As... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Argentina's La Bestia publishing house brings previously untranslated top English titles, from authors such as Kurt Vonnegut, into Spanish translations. The post Argentina’s La Bestia Revives English Authors in Spanish appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has acquired Osprey Publishing Ltd from private equity company Alcuin Capital Partners for £4.6m. Bloomsbury paid £3.2m in cash, and issued shares to the value of £1.4m to make the purchase, and will situate the business within Bloomsbury’s Special Interest Publishing, a part of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Downtown Bookworks has secured the rights to Secret Millionaires Club, a financial literacy-themed online and TV series starring an animated Warren Buffett. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist (Pan Macmillan) has been crowned the Specsavers Book of the Year for 2014 after a public vote. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
In her annual year-end letter Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy thanked employees for contributing to an editorial program that produced a “plethora” of award-winning books in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robb McDaniels, founder and CEO of INgrooves Music Group, and who oversaw the launch of the company's ebook division, INscribe Digital, will step down at the end of 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]