Lovett's novel follows both 'Pride and Prejudice' writer Jane Austen and contemporary character Sophie, who works in a bookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Speed and transparency are two of the key benefits publishers are gaining by incorporating digital into their editorial processes, the FutureBook Conference heard today (14th November). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House's c.e.o. Tom Weldon has said the company will not be exploring subscription, as he is not convinced it is what readers want. Weldon, in conversation with The Bookseller's editor Philip Jones at today's FutureBook conference, said PRH UK is betting on three things for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sharing on Facebook makes users 81 times more likely to turn into paying customers, the Futurebook Conference has heard. In a panel entitled What Does the Future Publisher Look Like? Andrew Savikas, c.e.o of Safari Books Online, said: "If you give people the opportunity to share, that makes... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Publishing has hired Julian Shaw as commercial director, with one of his first roles set to be keeping an eye on Hot Key Books until a replacement can be found for departing m.d. Sarah Odedina. Richard Johnson, c.e.o. at Bonnier Publishing, told The Bookseller that Hot Key Books is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nosy Crow m.d. Kate Wilson has been named most inspiring digital publishing person at the FutureBook Innovation Awards. Wilson was named as the winner at a ceremony held at the FutureBook Conference in central London this afternoon (14th November), beating a shortlist that also included Unbound... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six months after Amazon's purchase of Comixology, new patterns are emerging in the digital comics marketplace. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Julia Donaldson has bested fellow bestsellers J K Rowling, Jamie Oliver and Dan Brown to become the only author to record annual sales of over £10m in five consecutive years. The Gruffalo creator sold almost £239,000 last week through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market, to bring her tally... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, the world's first digital weapon, and an ongoing investigation of men. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended November 9, 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
HBG sales fell 18% in third quarter and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the holiday season approaches, several cities are getting in the book spirit with book fairs, including Miami and New Orleans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mollie Katzen, author of the groundbreaking 'Moosewood Cookbook,' one of the bestselling cookbooks of all time, recalls her early collaboration with Ten Speed Press, which just released a 40th anniversary edition of the seminal vegetarian cookbook. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Piers Torday has won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award 2014. Torday won the award for The Dark Wild (Quercus), a story about 12-year-old Kester and his adventures amongst some of the last wild animals in the land. The animals believe the time is right to rise up against their human enemies... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The digital publisher has acquired Coliloquy, a company that produces choose-your-own-adventure enhanced ebooks and apps. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Book Group (HBG) and Amazon have reached a new agreement on ebook and print sales in the US following a very public battle for public opinion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
After months of bitter fighting, Hachette and Amazon announced on Thursday morning that they have settled their differences and reached a new multi-year agreement for ebook and print book sales. The post Amazon Resolves Dispute With Top-Five Publisher Hachette Over Book Sales appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newman lands at Roc with ‘Planetfall’ and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new and trending TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, a company that catalogs, tags and measures activity around TV ads in real time. The New Releases here ran on TV for the first time yesterday. The Most Engaging ads are showing sustained... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Man Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan and distinguished novelists Haruki Murakami and Michael Cunningham are among the authors whose books are in contention for the 22nd Bad Sex in Fiction Award. The prize awards the “most egregious passage of sexual description in a work of fiction”, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]