Most great hip-hop collaborations involve an MC and a producer. For 36 Seasons, Pretty Toney turned elsewhere.Last year, comic artist Matthew Rosenberg, a lifelong Wu-Tang Clan fan, sent off pitches to several rappers with ideas for album stories. When he got the call that rapper Ghostface... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK is looking increasingly isolated in charging 20% VAT on ebooks after two more European countries lowered their rates to be in line with print books. Italy has ruled that VAT on ebooks will be cut from the standard 22% to 4% so it matches the rate imposed on printed books. Meanwhile,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booktrust and the BBC have launched a short story competition for teenagers. The ‘BBC Young Writers’ Award with Booktrust’ is for teen writers (aged 14-18) of short stories, on any topic, of up to a 1,000 words. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
It may be very old, but Microsoft's Compiled HTML Help (CHM) is still a common format for software documentation, as well as the occasional ebook. Windows has a standard HTML Help viewer which should be able to display most files, but it’s a little fragile (just search the web for "regsvr32... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Laura Hillenbrand’s 'Unbroken' ousted Gillian Flynn’s 'Gone Girl' from the top spot on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended December 8. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following the news earlier this week that Irv Myers will step down as president and CEO of New Leaf Distributing at the end of 2014, the company announced that New Leaf owner Santosh Krinsky will take over Myers' responsibilities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sphere has acquired two more novels from Deborah Rodriguez, including a sequel to her debut, The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul. Catherine Burke, publisher at Sphere fiction, bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Australia New Zealand and Canada, to the novels from Lizzy Kremer of David... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two UK rights experts argue that physical book piracy is often due to lack of availability — so, the more content that can be licensed the better. The post Can Proper Licensing Help Solve Piracy Problems? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
YouTube star Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella, shrugged off a mild ghostwriting controversy to retain the top spot of the UK Official Top 50 for the second straight week, with her Young Adult novel Girl Online (Penguin) becoming 2014's fastest selling book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six ways Hearst is tackling the gritty work of becoming a modern publisher. The post How fusty old Hearst is becoming a modern publisher appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette is selling three of its titles, including Amanda Palmer's new book 'The Art of Asking,' using buy buttons on Twitter. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Previously unseen sketches of one of the UK's best-known comic book characters are to be published for the first time. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Audio line debut for IVP; 2015 Grawemeyer winner announced; Target Holiday Book Club features Nelson book; Baker titles selected as best church resources; Puritan/Reformed publisher releases new Bible, books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman, Julian Barnes, and others expressed delight when a high court in the United Kingdom struck down a ban on sending books to prisoners. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW talked to Other Press publisher Judith Gurewich, who picked up world English rights to a bestseller in France after a heated auction at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Pulitzer Prizes have recognized the country's top journalism for almost a century, and for most of that time, there was just one major requirement for entry: the story had to appear in a printed newspaper. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten stores ranging from University Book Store in Seattle, Wash., to Park Road Books in Charlotte, N.C., will begin offering book and interactive ebook bundles starting later this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Serpent’s Tail has acquired a second book from Sarah Perry, whose debut was longlisted for the Guardian First Book of the Year Award 2014. Hannah Westland, publisher at Serpent’s Tail bought UK and commonwealth rights in Perry’s second novel, The Essex Serpent, from Jenny Hewson at Rogers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The audio recording of Malala’s autobiography for young people, Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education, has been nominated for a US Grammy Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cornerstone's Jack Fogg is joining HarperCollins in the newly-created role of publishing director for fiction and non-fiction. Fogg is currently editorial director at Cornerstone imprint Century, where he has worked with authors including Rod Stewart, James Corden, Tim Vine and Hugh Howey. He... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]