Reading charity is donating around 2,000 books to foodbanks in London and the Midlands this Christmas. The charity is teaming up with The Trussell Trust foodbank network to distribute books to foodbanks in Wandsworth, West Norwood, Manchester, Coventry and Birmingham. Each foodbank will receive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arts Council England is to demand its funded organisations reflect the diversity of contemporary England, and will make diversity a factor in its next round of funding decisions. From 2015, ACE is going to "monitor and support" National Portfolio organisations to ensure they reflect diversity... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two-hundred and eighty-six workers are to go from Penguin Random House US' Kirkwood warehouse and distribution facility, starting at the end of January. The publisher has confirmed filing a notice with the New York Department of Labor to this effect. The reason for the closure given in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Book Group in the US has partnered with Gumroad to sell books directly through Twitter. From later this week (11th December), tweets from certain authors will contain buy buttons allowing customers to buy the books without leaving Twitter. The first book to be offered this way will be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Dec. 12 to Dec. 23, Rowling is posting 12 new stories set in the 'Potter' universe on the website Pottermore. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has confirmed Siobhan Curham “helped Zoe [Sugg] tell her story”, after rumours began circulating on social media that Curham ghostwrote Girl Online. Spokesperson Tania Vian-Smith told The Bookseller: “Siobhan was part of the editorial team.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE) has warned its members that France may raise VAT on ebooks from 5.5% to the standard 20% during the first half of next year to avoid a fine of several million euros from the European Court of Justice, according to the trade... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue at John Wiley rose to $477 million in the second quarter ended October 31, 2014, from $449 million in the comparable period in 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stefanie Sacks, author of 'What the Fork Are You Eating?: An Action Plan for Your Pantry and Plate' (Tarcher, 9780399167966), will appear on 'The Dr. Oz Show' on Tuesday, December 9. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple’s iBooks store in the UK has released its "Best of 2014" list showing that titles with film tie-ins led to the highest sales on the platform among paid-for titles. In fiction, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Penguin) sold the most units on the UK iBooks platform in 2014, followed by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Low-cost ebook conversions enabled massive growth of the market, but there were many errors. It's now time to upgrade those ebooks to a higher quality. The post If Ebooks are Software, It’s Time for Version 2.0 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah, it's time to step up your book club game.Each December, our eyeballs glaze over amid the onslaught of annual "best-of" listicles coming at us from every corner of the Internet. The best Vines! The silliest texts! The most inspiring life advice uttered by Taylor Swift!Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, editors were talking about Terry Gilliam's forthcoming memoir, and a book that offers an inside look at Bayern Munich and its new head coach, Pep Guardiola. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
It looks like Zoe Sugg’s bestselling super hit Girl Online may have been written with the help of a ghostwriter – but does that even matter? Teen author Matt Haig makes his case in Zoella’s defenceThis week there has been a lot of debate surrounding the success of make-up vlogger Zoe “Zoella”... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier's Blink Publishing is launching a new imprint, Blink Reality, to focus on "compelling true stories and relevant real life issues". The imprint will be headed by newly appointed publisher Emily Thomas, and will begin releasing titles in summer 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hachette Book Group is partnering with native commerce platform Gumroad in a special promotion to sell print books by Amanda Palmer, Chris Hadfield and The Onion via Twitter beginning December 11. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Peter Zeihan, author of 'The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder' (Twelve, 9781455583669), will appear on Fox Business Channel’s 'Varney & Company' on Monday, December 8. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American Bar Association's publishing division is launching a trade imprint. Ankerwycke has just released its debut title, a legal thriller by blogger David Lat, to be followed by 34 titles in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, which honor the work of American newspapers and news sites, have expanded eligibility for two prize categories, Investigative Reporting and Feature Writing, to include many online and print magazines, the Pulitzer P ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House announced the senior management appointments of its now-unified publishing operations group, which will be headed by Sue Malone-Barber as senior v-p, director, publishing operations, PRH. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]