Responsibility for Europe's copyright enforcement has been moved in Jean-Claude Juncker's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ikea's parody of Apple marketing -- the ad that gushes over the eternal battery life and instantaneous page loading of the Swedish retailer's ordinary paper catalog -- has gone viral. ("It's not a digital book, or an ebook it's a bookbook.")Created by BBH Asia Pacific for Singapore and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Conde Nast, the publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair, is looking to hire an executive to lead its digital efforts, Ad Age has learned.It could not be determined precisely what responsibilities the post will entail, and it remains possible that Conde Nast won't fill the position, which is not... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the next two weeks until September 26, more than 180 Top Shelf print and digital titles will be offered for as much as 50% off and many more will be priced at $10 or less. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new report from the Pew Research Center Internet Project offers mixed news for public libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In mid-July, insolvent German book chain and mail order company Weltbild took the unusual step of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Claire Conrad will rejoin Janklow & Nesbit as an agent, after leaving to spend more time with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three Brits, two Americans, one Aussie make the cut for this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist, the first year non-Commonwealth authors have been eligible. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leena Majander-Reenpää is the publisher of WSOY, one of the leading Finnish publishers dating back to the 19th century. Find out about the latest authors, bestsellers and digital publishing projects from WSOY. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
American Academy of Religion recognizes excellence in scholarship; another big hit for Lysa TerKeurst. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
French booksellers have found an amusing way to apologize to their customers for not stocking Valerie Treirweiller’s bestselling tell-all, political revenge memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kim Kelleher, the former president of digital publisher Say Media, was named VP-publisher of Wired magazine, parent company Conde Nast said Tuesday.The appointment marks a return to magazines for Ms. Kelleher, who was VP-publisher of Conde Nast's Self for six years before heading to Time Inc. in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Young people in the US are just as likely to use libraries as older adults, and are more... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lauren Pizza, the quintessential Jersey Girl, turned around a memoir in four months, with boundless energy, the help of SkyHorse Publishing and a few psychics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Forget laptop stickers: Intel’s pasted a second screen on a prototype laptop it showed at its annual developer conference.The laptop had a regular screen on one side of the display panel and a gray scale e-ink screen on the other. When it was shut, the e-ink screen could serve as an electronic... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon this week emailed Kindle customers court-mandated notice of the terms of Apple’s recent deal to settle damages in its ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first-ever app from the James Beard Foundation highlights vegetable recipes featured in 'The James Beard Foundation's Best of the Best,' with entries from Alice Waters, Charlie Trotter, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, and Daniel Boulud, among others. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neil Gaiman will present the medal to Le Guin at the 65th National Book Awards ceremony on November 19, in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writing for The Atlantic, Kate Newman wonders why memoirs aren't fact-checked more closely and questions whether a lack of resources is really to blame. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Movies, movies, and more movies were the key to book sales for teens and younger readers this summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]