Amazon is continuing the roll-out of its Kindle Unlimited ebook subscription service, already up and running in the US and UK. In both Spain and Italy, the service is now being offered for 9.99 euros a month, with access to 700,000 titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK is to close its Penguin Benelux and France and Penguin Germany offices, putting up to six roles at risk of redundancy, as part of a restructure of its international and group companies’ sales teams. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta Finland launched a new issue at the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair: Best of Young Finnish Novelists, published by Otava. We talk with editor Aleksi Pöyry about it. The post Meet The Editor: Aleksi Pöyry of Granta Finland appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cygnus continued its piece-by-piece sell off Monday, sending its public safety and transportation divisions to SouthComm. Terms weren't disclosed. The deal includes 11 magazines, seven trade shows and seven digital properties. Cygnus says all employees moving to new ownership will be retained. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Prank scares got an extra boost this past Halloween week as online audiences sought out viral videos that would provide thrills and frights. YouTuber SA Wardega, who has had video success in the past with his scare tactics, led the prank wars with his Zombie Apocalypse Halloween Prank. Undead... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has told Arts Council England to move faster in correcting its "clear arts funding imbalance in favour of London". However ACE chair Sir Peter Bazalgette has argued for more money to help that process, saying that it is difficult for ACE to act... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite a tough economy in Greece, family-owned bookstore chain Eleftheroudakis has restructured and is optimistic about its future business model. The post Greek Bookstore Chain Eleftheroudakis Emerges from Crisis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Foundry Literary + Media has hired Peter Steinberg as an agent, and Richie Kern as the agency's new director of filmed entertainment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cornerstone today releases an enhanced digital edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee’s book was released as an ebook for the first time in July, after Cornerstone acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to the ebook and digital audio. The special enhanced digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Technology has appointed David Montgomery to the newly created position of chief technology officer as it “bolsters its senior management team”. The company, which provides software and services to publishers, is also planning to recruit a new global projects director, and has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Half of the libraries in North Yorkshire could face closure unless volunteers come forward to keep them open, the county council has warned. The push towards community-run libraries follows an original decision by the council in 2010, which saw nine of the council's 42 libraries run by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author escort Isabel Keating leaves a legacy as she retires after 35 years of accompanying around the Twin Cities authors on tour. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crowdfunding publisher Unbound has launched Women in Print, a campaign to encourage more female writers to submit their ideas for books. Unbound has published 43 books, two magazines and a box set of photos to date, of which 32 were by male authors, 12 by female authors, and two by male and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nosy Crow will next year turn its fairy tale apps, including recent addition Jack and the Beanstalk, into picture books. Digital manager Tom Bonnick told The Bookseller the decision was a “no-brainer” because of all the “fantastic artwork” he had from animator and illustrator Ed Bryan. “We... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dan Vado, founder of the Alternative Press Expo, is running the show again after 19 years. He talks about his plans for the pioneering West Coast indie comics festival after it relocates to San Jose. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Requests for Facebook user information from law enforcement are up 24% since 2013.Tech companies like Facebook and Twitter siphon up untold gigabytes of user data, which makes them obvious targets for governments and law enforcement agencies looking to gather evidence. This week in a bid for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Helen Macdonald wins the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction for H is for Hawk, a memoir about how becoming a falconer helped her deal with grief. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The purchase of Harlequin, combined with the continuing strong sales of the Divergent series, resulted in a 24% sales increase at HarperCollins in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, which ended September 30. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
When New Testament scholar Scot McKnight noticed pastors skipping scholarly works to read popular theology they could take to their congregations, he decided to write books that spoke to those in the pews as well as in the pulpit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
St. Martin's Press has acquired the debut novel 'Everybody Rise,' by Stephanie Clifford, in a seven-figure book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]