The México20 list highlights 20 Mexican authors under 40 to be promoted in 2015 when Mexico is Guest of Honor at the London Book Fair. The post “México20″ List Spotlights Top Young Mexican Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tencent and Baidu are only non-US digital media companies in top 10 by revenue, but country has four of top 10 fastest-growing firms, report saysChina is eroding Silicon Valley’s pre-eminent position as the home of the world’s largest internet businesses, with two companies making the top 10 by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Midwest Tape has appointed Tammy Faxel publisher of its audiobook and video division, Dreamscape Media. 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 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 ]
The retail colossus is aiming to recruit fan fiction writers with their own ambitions to sell, but Wattpad is winning users who want to shareIt’s a cheerful orange giant stuffed with fan fiction and smileys which can garner a billion reads for an erotic One Direction story – scoring 25-year-old... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 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 ]
Irv Myers has announced that he will be stepping down as president and CEO of New Leaf, effective December 31, 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Her debut novel, Girl Online, was written with the "help" of her publisher, Penguin, admits Zoella. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital publishing needs a lifeline. But as The New Republic debacle has showed, mixing tech and media cultures is a tricky combination. The post Why Silicon Valley and media don’t mix easily appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Tim Cook published an open letter in September to address iCloud privacy and security concerns, he said free online services treat you, the consumers, as product. Even newcomer Ello, which is dubbed the anti-Facebook, has a manifesto that ends w... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Silvertail Books has signed a real life account of policing in the US, compiled by British policeman Michael Matthews. We Are The Cops: The Real Lives of America's Police brings together eye-witness accounts from almost 100 anonymous police officers, covering everything from the the first day... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta has won a five-way auction for a book from Telegraph wine writer Victoria Moore. Wine Dine Dictionary is a guide to pairing wine with food, arranged A to Z by food at one end, and A to Z by wine the other. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Harry Potter' fans came together at a castle in Poland to act out the world of J.K. Rowling's books. More events are planned for April. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
At least 28 editors at the New Republic resigned today following a management shake-up at the century-old political magazine.The departures by staff editors and contributing editors were reported in a tweet by Ryan Lizza, a contributing editor, who also stepped down.The editors stepped down en... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The High Court has deemed the government’s ban on sending books to prisoners unlawful. Mr Justice Collins today (5th December) declared the ban unlawful saying he could see “no good reason” for the rule, “in the light of the importance of books for prisoners.” New measures were brought in in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Angry Robot has signed a two books from Arthur C Clarke-nominated author Matthew De Abaitua. The publisher bought world English rights in a deal wit Sarah Such of Sarah Such Literary Agency. The first book, If Then, is a novel in two parts, covering both the First World War and an English town... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Tony Black has signed a four-book deal with Scotland’s Cargo Publishing. Helen Sedgwick, joint m.d. of Cargo Publishing, signed world rights to the novels directly from Black. She said: “Tony Black is a writer of enormous skill and depth and we’re absolutely delighted that he’s chosen... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder imprint Yellow Kite has acquired a book about The Whole30 programme. Publisher Liz Gough bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Whole30: The 30-day Food Programme to Transform Your Health and Your Life by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig. Gough pre-empted rights in a six-figure deal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]