One of publishing's nastiest, most high-profile conflicts, the monthslong standoff between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group, is ending. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A team from the Daily Telegraph has won the English PEN Quiz for the second year in a row, narrowly beating the team from HarperCollins after a tie-breaker. The 13th annual fundraiser took place last night (11th November) at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon and Hachette Book Group USA have reached a new, multi-year agreement for ebook and print sales in the U.S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Dark Wild' by Piers Torday has won the 2014 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, announced Thursday evening in London. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
After attending the FT Business Book of the Year ceremony in London, Roger Tagholm wonders, what if novels had subtitles like business books do? The post What If Novels Were Treated Like Business Books? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Third quarter sales at Hachette Book Group USA fell 18.5% in the period ended September 30, 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013, parent company Lagardere reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A book about the history of Scottish towns has won £10,000 after being named Saltire Book of the Year. The Scottish Town in the Age of Enlightenment 1740-1820 (Edinburgh University Press), written by historians Bob Harris and Charles McKean of Dundee University, was awarded the top prize at the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, which earlier pulled several of Hachettes books from its inventory, will resume selling all of the publishers catalogueThe long-running battle between Amazon and publisher Hachette has come to a close, after the companies reached agreement over online and ebook sales after months of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has thrown more weight behind its plans to develop unmanned drones –“Octocopters” - to deliver orders to customers within half an hour. The online retailer has advertised for Flight Operations Engineers based in Cambridge in the UK, who would be responsible for developing drone technologies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Advocates for Internet sales taxes, which include both the American Booksellers Association and Amazon, sent a letter urging Congress to act. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wired magazine has tapped a male-female duo famous on Instagram for their alluring photography to anchor an ad campaign for apparel and accessories brand Victorinox. The ads are appearing on Instagram, in Wired and on Wired's website."We use to create content that would live in our magazine,"... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book pioneer Bob Stein is to join the ‘big ideas’ panel at FutureBook 2014. The last minute addition of Stein means bookings for The Bookseller’s digital publishing conference will now remain open for another five hours. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Veteran author Warren Adler discusses how digital publishing defies traditional norms that dictate the average life span of a book. The post The Book Launch and the Aftermath appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK retail chain Sainsbury's has opened voting for its "ebooks of the year" prize, with several international names shortlisted. The post Sainsbury’s Finalists for Ebooks of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has launched three Kindle e-readers and the Kindle ebook store in Holland. The e-commerce giant launched its Dutch ebook arm today (12th November), offering customers 20,000 Dutch ebooks alongside 3million books in other languages, reports Dutch news outlet NU. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Ali Smith has won the Goldsmiths Prize, awarded for "boldly original" fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Internet giant Amazon and book publisher Hachette resolve a bitter months-long royalties dispute that has delayed orders of several high-profile titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reaction to the agreement between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group has been coming in quickly. Douglas Preston, who founded Authors United, said he was “relieved” to hear about the agreement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a delightfully profane interview, Adam Mansbach reveals his secrets for keeping your creative edge after a huge hit.In 2011, a children's book parody took the Internet and bookshelves on a glorious joyride of profanity, driven by a nation of parents pulling their collective hair out over... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder and Stoughton has signed three new novels by South African crime writer Deon Meyer. Publisher Nick Sayers acquired UK and British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from literary agent Isobel Dixon of Blake Friedmann. The first book in the contract, Icarus, will feature Meyer’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]