With Barnes and Noble reduced to borrowing Samsung tablets and Sony giving up altogether, only Kobo stands in the way of Amazon's total ebook domination. Now, the company is hoping to steal a march on its rival by introducing the first waterproof... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Are you out there getting lost on your own? With friends? If so, we’d love to hear—and see—your travels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reducing the click-bait clutter is just the latest in a series of alterations aimed at filtering the news feed for quality. It looks like long-form publishers have something to celebrate. Sponsor content by Parse.ly. The post Why publishers should cheer Facebook’s click-bait crusade appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Oakland store is moving downtown in early October and quadrupling its space. To help defray costs she just launched an Indiegogo campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Celebrating its fifth birthday this month, Harlequin TEEN—Harlequin’s dedicated imprint for young adult books—has quite a few things to be excited about. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House has made changes to its corporate communications team, with Claire von... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Scottish Children’s Book Awards shortlists have been announced with Floris Books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Awards and honors for Catholic books and Christian fiction; conferences and trade shows in September and beyond. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former bookseller Julie Kagawa always had a “thing,” as she puts it, for dragons. Now, with her new series, Talon, due out October 28, the bestselling author of The Iron Fey books got the chance to explore her childhood obsessions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the Dennis Publishing title relaunches, we look back at how its covers have changed since its launch in 1999. The new-look magazine offers a bolder design, streamlined sections and new content, aiming for what its publishing director describes as a broader spectrum approach to fitness. Its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
He has previously held positions with retailers HSN, Kohl’s Department Stores, and Brookstone. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Martin Levin recounts how the inaugural Moscow Book Fair opened its doors to American and Western publishers, fostering better US/Soviet relations through the years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sandra Brown’s 'Mean Streak,' published August 19, debuted on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list at #2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning September 6, New Yorkers will get a chance to visit a floating library, housed in an historic steamship berthed at Pier 25 on the Hudson River. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blackwell’s has donated a rare book to help rebuild the Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Fair kickstarts the five-day event with a series of forum and roundtables to further facilitate information exchanges between Chinese publishers and overseas partners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
It doesn’t hurt to be endorsed by Oprah: After she smiled on him, inspirational philosopher and poet Mark Nepo’s 2000 book hit #1 on the 'Times' list. Nepo talked with PW about his newest, 'The Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be,' before joining Oprah’s The Life You Want tour... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Academy of American Poets has awarded Pulitzer Prize-winner and former poet laureate Robert Hass the 2014 Wallace Stevens Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kingstone Comics has published the graphic novel version of the film 'The Remaining,' a supernatural thriller that releases in theaters September 5. The graphic novel is already out in digital on ComiXology and in print at retail. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adi Alsaid has lived something of a nomadic life…which may be one of the reasons he was inspired to write about a road trip in his debut novel, 'Let’s Get Lost.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]