Dr. Frauke Jung Lindemann, founder of The Berlin Agency, talks about the changing rights business and how she's found more opportunities in the film market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 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 ]
Scarry's son Richard Scarry Jr. recently found a manuscript by his father and completed the illustrations. The book will be released on Aug. 26. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wales-based children’s and young adult publisher Firefly Press has acquired a YA science... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some 308 agencies from 33 countries are booked for the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair, including 72 U.S. agencies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sphere has signed two more books from TV presenter and novelist Judy Finnegan. Catherine... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Whoops.Last week architect Zaha Hadid demanded that the New York Review of Books retract a June essay by critic Martin Filler, claiming that the "personal attack disguised as a book review" had "exposed Ms. Hadid to public ridicule and contempt."Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo is set to release the world’s first waterproof e-reader after finding customers would... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
EducaTablet has launched a digital-content ecosystem where Latin American students can access textbooks from major publishers, in Spanish and English, online and off. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today, we break down Amazon's controversial ebook-pricing model, learn about Ralph Lauren's smart shirt for athletes, anticipate LG's round-faced G Watch R and more! Read on for Engadget's news highlights from the last 24 hours. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's not uncommon for libraries to offer ebooks in addition to dead-tree copies, but the newly opened Florida Polytechnic University takes its digital tome offerings a lot more seriously. The institution has decided to completely forego stocking its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cornerstone imprint Hutchinson has said staff are "saddened" by the death of director... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Continuing the trend of iconic comic books selling for house-in-the-Hamptons levels of cash, a nearly perfect copy of Action Comics No. 1 (aka the first appearance of Superman) sold for a record-breaking $3.2 million last night on eBay. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Click-bait articles are rife online. Countless websites ply a trade in leading headlines designed to lure readers in, giving as little away as possible as an encouragement to click through. A virtual prick-tease, if you will. Sometimes the click is worth it, but all too often the article --... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
New books in a big religion publishing month include offerings from Joel Osteen, Sam Harris, and Joyce Meyer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ingram Publisher Services has signed Magnet & Steel and In the Sports Zone, LLC to its list of publisher clients. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Minnesota-based Capstone Publishing Group has acquired the assets of Engage Literacy, a K-3 literacy program, from Australian-based classroom publisher Hinkler Education. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has added to its family of E-ink digital readers with the launch of the waterproof Kobo Aura H2O. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's attempt to crack down on publisher click-bait might be well-intentioned, but it could incidentally hurt publishers that produce shorter stories. The post Facebook’s war on click-bait risks collateral damage appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The average pay raise for publishing employees in 2013 was 2.8%, according to PW’s just-concluded salary survey. The percentage increase last year was the same as in 2012, when the survey also found that pay had risen by 2.8%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]