The character 'is the only one I feel guilty about,' the author recently wrote in an essay detailing how she plotted her seven-part series and how a story change made this character's death necessary. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Unbroken,' Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 bestseller adapted into a film out Christmas Day, held on to the #1 spot in Apple’s iBooks store Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital comics often come in the form of comic book archives, typically JPGs stored in a single archive file (cbz = zip, cbr = rar, and so on). You might think these simple compressed formats would already produce the smallest possible files, but no -- the free CbxConverter can resample images... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
‘Everyone is doing exactly what these criminals want,’ says Rogen, after newspapers publish emails hacked from Sony executivesAaron Sorkin: news outlets more ‘morally treasonous’ than Sony hackersVarious Hollywood figures, including Brad Pitt, Aaron Sorkin and Seth Rogen, have publicly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Berlin-based Blinkist condenses nonfiction books down to key points called blinks and is offering an app that delivers books as 15-minute audio summaries. The post Blinkist Condenses Nonfiction Books to 15-Minute Audiobooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Imagine never being able to turn around but only being able to walk in a straight line your entire life. That’s the problem facing the square crabs in 'The March of the Crabs Vol. 1: The Crabby Condition' by Arthur De Pins. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Susan Reich has announced that she will be retiring as president of Publishers Group West, the distribution arm of Perseus Books Group, effective March 31, 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Enthusiasm for reading among Mexico's younger population, and the country's fondness for US and UK writers, are reasons for foreign publishers to take note of the country, according to Roberto Banchik Rothschild, c.e.o. of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial for Mexico, Central America and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeb Bush announced this weekend that he is releasing 250,000 emails from his two terms as Florida’s governor. North Korean hackers may be dismayed that he beat them to it, but Bush 2016 boosters are happy. This move, along with a planned ebook incorporating the emails, was taken as the surest... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first Nielsen Children’s Book Summit convened in New York on Friday (12th December) at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium in midtown, saw over 150 participants attending the day-long meeting organized by Nielsen Book Americas SVP Jonathan Stolper and Bookigee’s Kristen McLean. They worked to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ingrid Selberg, m.d of Simon & Schuster’s Children’s Division, is to leave the publisher at the end of this month. S&S said Selberg had resigned from her position after 11 years at the company for personal reasons, and that a replacement was being sought. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The West Baltimore home of a defunct century-old book publisher that once commanded offices in Chicago and San Francisco will go on the auction block Wednesday — a casualty of Hurricane Katrina, technological change and even the "For Dummies" instructional book series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2015, the Frankfurt Book Fair will be staging The World Cookbook Fair, which promises to, according to the Frankfurt Book Fair, "bring the very best publishers and authors of the culinary sector." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eighty-one booksellers got a special gift just in time for the holidays. The bestselling author sent out $473,000 in grants for the third round of his million-dollar campaign to invest in indies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the last 15 years, the number of publishers, bookstores and revenue from book sales in Japan has been in significant decline. The post Statistically Speaking, Japan’s Book Trade is in Trouble appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
From 'How to Cook Everything Fast' to an authoritative collection of Mexican recipes, here's a look at a few of the hefty cookbooks of 2014. ] Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Acclaimed comics writer Mark Waid and artist Fiona Staples will relaunch the flagship Archie comics series in 2015 with updated character designs and a new story focused on the triangle of Archie, Betty, and Veronica. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Exclusive: Author makes spirited response to Mail on Sunday after corporation decides to air The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher on Radio 4’s Book at BedtimeRead Hilary Mantel’s controversial short storyMan Booker prize-winning author Hilary Mantel delivered a spirited attack on her critics... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hilary Mantel says criticism of the BBC's decision to broadcast her short story The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is "froth and bile". Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
For more than a decade, the visually-impaired have been locked in an excruciatingly slow and circuitous battle against US copyright laws. The post E-Book Legal Restrictions Are Screwing Over Blind People appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]