Usborne will launch a South Korean imprint in partnership with Seoul-based publisher BIR next year. Usborne Korea will launch in autumn with around 40 titles and is Usborne’s first Asian imprint. “I have long wanted to expand our very successful foreign imprint policy into Asia, where we... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Whiting Foundation and the Slate Book Review have joined forces on a new campaign that, according to the two partners, aims to "breathe new life into second novels." This year, the initiative, We Second That, recognizes five of the "greatest second novels of the last five years." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended December 7, 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the year draws to a close, new indies continue to open, most recently Classic Lines Bookstore in Pittsburgh, and established stores are thriving. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The lack of diversity in the book publishing industry is not new or surprising to veterans of the business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Poet Dylan Thomas will be commemorated each year with a new "Dylan Day", to be celebrated on 14th May. The announcement comes at the end of the year-long Dylan Thomas 100 Festival, which has celebrated the centenary of the poet's birth. Dylan Day, beginning in 2015, will be funded for three... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
We all know that it's against the law to sell copyrighted material, but is it also illegal to tell people about software that can strip DRM off ebooks without the intention to distribute? New York Judge Denise Cote has recently ruled that it's not. .. Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
English PEN and the Howard League for Penal Reform today (11th December) delivered hundreds of books to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to send on to prisoners. Authors Francesca Simon and Miranda France joined representatives of the charities, who wore Christmas-themed clothing and offered mince... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sue Monk Kidd’s 'The Invention of Wings' was Amazon’s top-selling title in 2014, the e-tailer said Friday morning. 'Gray Mountain' by John Grisham came in second. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Suzanne Donahue, v-p and associate publisher at Simon & Schuster, will be leaving the company on December 22. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
A former top Amazon employee has revealed that European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker acted as a “business partner” to the company when it came to negotiating its tax arrangements. Bob Comfort, the former head of tax for Amazon, has given an interview with Luxembourg newspaper... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books lost a little bit of sales ground in the third quarter of 2014, according to data from the latest survey of book-buying behavior from Nielsen Books & Consumers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Headline is to publish a special fan edition of musician Frank Turner’s touring memoir The Road Beneath My Feet. The publisher has teamed up with PledgeMusic, a direct-to-fan music platform, to offer the £30 hardback. Fans are being asked to provide their own personal reminiscences of seeing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
From books that will light a fire under your New Year's resolutions, to an exploration of the science of taste, to the ultimate foodie bucket list, here are titles to watch for in January. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past decade, Chelsea Green Publishing Company in White River Junction, Vt., has appeared frequently on PW’s list of fast-growing small presses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google News will withdraw from Spain, after the government passed a law to charge aggregators for linking to news publishers. A tech lawyer answers the big questions Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber saw a sharp drop in turnover for the year ending March 2014, and made a small operating loss for the year. The independent publisher recorded a turnover for the year of £16.3m, down 18% from £20m in the previous year. From an operating profit of £2.3m in the year to end March 2013, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has released data about how many people finish ebook bestsellers and data indicates that purchasing a book is no indication of willingness to read it. The post Haven’t Finished Reading that Bestseller? You’re Not Alone appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Awareness of Small Business Saturday (SBS) in the UK is growing, with an extra £36m spent in small shops last weekend. The initiative, which encouraged people to shop in their local businesses last Saturday (6th December), is in its second year, but has already seen a marked increase in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Foyles has defended the wages of its staff after an online petition called on the company to pay booksellers the Living Wage. The petition at Change.org was set up today (11th December) by Lindsay Woods, who is campaigning for the six-store company to pay all its workers “at least the London... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]