Pam McLucas Byers, a veteran publishing executive on both coasts, died on October 27 after a long illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble will be offering 500,000 copies of signed works by major authors to kick off the holiday shopping season. But will it be enough? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Thames and Hudson title about medical illustration has been crowned Book of the Year at this year’s British Book Design and Production Awards. Richard Barnett’s The Sick Rose won the top honour, as well as being named winner in the Exhibition Catalogues category. Phaidon Press also received... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Curtis Brown is launching an online book group, offering readers the chance to get “a sneak preview of work from some of the agency’s most exciting new and undiscovered authors” just ahead of publication. Applications for readers for the group, the first online reading group to be hosted by a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The penultimate book in Sylvia Day's Crossfire erotica quintet has ended Jeff Kinney's two-week run at the summit of the UK Official Top 50 by a matter of just 221 copies, while Lynda Bellingham's just-released novel joined her memoir in the top 50. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury Publishing imprint Virgin Books has acquired a “timeless business book” by a basketball coach. Ed Faulkner, Ebury deputy publishing director, bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson from Simon Trewin at WME. During his career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adult author Sheila O’Flanagan has written a children's book to be published by Hodder Children’s Books in 2016. The Runner is aimed at readers aged 10+ and is about a 16-year-old called Joe. When he is being chased by bullies he accidentally runs through a portal to another world, and finds... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sylvia Day’s 'Captivated By You' jumped seven spots to hit #1 on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list, for the week ended November 24. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
JetBlue is adding ebooks from HarperCollins to its entertainment mix. Passengers can read excerpts from new titles and then choose to purchase the rest. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last week, the Texas State Board of Education held its final public hearing on new social studies textbooks being adopted for use in the state’s schools over the next decade. Despite being deep in the heart of Texas, some right-wing activists testifying at the hearing appeared to believe we were... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
As time spent gains ground on page views as the universal metric for engagement, publishers are trying to figure out the best ways to keep readers on their sites. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A rare Shakespeare First Folio, regarded as the most important book in English literature, is discovered in a small French town. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
PubWest has opened registration for the PubWest 2015 Conference, to be held February 5 at the Westin Pasadena, in Pasadena, Calif. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Urban explorer Andre Govia talks to Co.Design about the risks and rewards behind the scenes of his latest book, Abandoned Planet.Andre Govia describes himself as "addicted to decay." The U.K.-based urban explorer's book of photography, Abandoned Planet, is an extensive tribute to that addiction,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Criterion Designs is a beautiful book that captures 30 years of iconic movie covers. The post 30 Years of Iconic Criterion Covers Collected in One Beautiful Book appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Susan Hawthorne argues that independent publishing is the source of cultural diversity, bringing bibliodiversity to confront megapublishing and bookselling. The post Independent Publishing as the Source of Bibliodiversity appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers are predicting that a Picador novel by a little-known Japanese writer will prove a left-field Christmas bestseller. The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide, translated by Eric Selland, sold over 16,200 in paperback in its first six and a half weeks since publication at the end of September... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion Children’s Books is increasing its range of early reader titles, with four non-fiction books planned for 2015. The books are all on science or nature and the first, The Deep Dark Sea, is by Tony De Saulles and will be released on the 19th March. The other three books coming out next year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Publishing has released an essay by bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, which documents her investigation of Jack the Ripper for her 2002 title, 'Portrait of a Killer.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks has secured the rights to Nickelodeon's portfolio of properties for its Put Me in the Story personalized book platform. The first two titles are 'Dora's Birthday Surprise!' and 'Happy Birthday, SpongeBob!' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]