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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Facebook will reduce “click-bait” posts of outside links that try to lure users with eye-catching headlines.Headlines such as “You’ll never believe why ...” or “This is the craziest thing ever,” are common on the Internet. Publishers, including marketers, post the links on social sites like... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 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 ]
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 ]
American author R.J. Huenke discusses his efforts to publish his new novel Cyberwar through Spanish self-publishing crowd-sourcing service Pentian. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unless you've been living in a book-free cave, you may have heard that retail giant Amazon and book publisher Hachette are having a little tiff. It's all about digital versions of books -- so-called ebooks -- and it boils down to this: Amazon wants... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books were flying off the shelves at two stores early Sunday morning, but not in the usual way. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake sent them tumbling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the next few months, please do not be disappointed if the gaps between my posts increase. I am currently working on a spaceflight history book for Skyhorse Publishing, and it is consuming even more of my time than I expected. The manuscript is due at the beginning of May 2015 and we’re... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
New research shows how hard it is to drive app downloads and why news publishers should be focusing more on their mobile websites and social distribution. The post Publishers: Ditch your apps; focus on mobile Web appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since launching a major revamp of their line more than two years ago, Marvel has had mixed success with their Marvel NOW! titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wayward Launch Party in Toronto, ON; Jack Kirby Birthday Celebration and Beer in Clifton Park, NY; Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, ON; Safari Festival in London, U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ellora’s Cave CEO Patty Marks confirmed the house is downsizing in the wake of what she described as "drastic" and unexplained declines in its ebook sales via Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a move meant to reflect its broadening business interests, Parragon Publishing has restructured its operations into two divisions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dark Horse Comics is expanding the number of kids' graphic novels it publishes each year, launching four new titles in 2015 with more kids graphic novels planned. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives will again publish full-color, tabloid-format print editions during the Frankfurt Book Fair. Got a story to tell? Let us know. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yahoo is bringing its native ads to other publishers' sites.Last year Yahoo adopted the low-hanging-fruit version of native advertising, a form of ad that aims to mirror surrounding editorial content. Unlike BuzzFeed's sponsored listicles or The New York Times' brand-penned posts, Yahoo's native... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Ebook price row has the potential to create irreversible changes to the literary world and its business modelsThe battle between Amazon and the French publisher Hachette is not just a spat about the price of books. Their row over ebook prices, which led to the online retailer freezing out... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's suggestion that the ebook and paperback revolutions are comparable has sparked scorn, satire and indigationWhen Amazon published their rather extraordinary "Message from the Amazon Books Team" at readersunited.com last week, they got a few things right and a few things wrong. Alongside... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]