His satirical picture book, 'This Land Was Made for You and Me (But Mostly Me),' written with Bruce McCall, is one of three titles up for the prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Illustrator Paul Kidby will be giving away copies of a print showing his design for one of London... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
An eight-question online quiz helped People StyleWatch publish its largest September issue ever this year in terms of ad pages and revenue. But it might also confuse readers about what's advertising and what's editorial.The quiz, "Meet Your Celeb Style Twin," asks readers eight questions about... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
For publishers today, data has become the key to competitive advantage. But executing against data has traditionally been a challenge. Only in recent years has the publishing industry invested in the technology required to make sense of data's complexity and volume. It speaks to a culture shift,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Activision creates and publishes a small group of blockbuster video games aimed at mainstream consumers. The world's largest game publishing company handles some of gaming's most culturally impactful titles: the Call of Duty franchise, this year's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Title trails last in music magazine sector, selling fewer than 15,000 copies in first half of year Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has released a new device for local businesses to take credit and debit card transactions... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publishers include ISI Books, the imprint of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute; Abbey Press, a Catholic Publisher, and Liberty Island Media, publisher of conservative fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Northern and Shells Star reports 19% drop in print sales the biggest faller in the womens weekly market Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A recent survey of senior executive AOL Platform clients from leading US advertisers, agencies and publishers revealed how and why programmatic buying is being utilized in the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is using “authors as collateral damage and using customers as pawns”, author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
For this former editor-turned-production manager, the reassuring drone from the pressroom and the vibration of my office walls were inextricably linked to the profession of newspaper publishing. When my employer idled the presses and tasked me to ove ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is to launch its first ever staffed customer order pickup locations at the campus of an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
New partners include ePubDirect, Independent Publishers Group, CoreSource and Firebrand Technologies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The celebration echoes California Bookstore Day, which was held for the first time this past May. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lindsey Kelk a the bestselling British Chick-Lit author and participated in HarperCollins' virtual Romance Festival. Here she reflects on the experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 20 translators of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry from 12 different languages will together receive $300,000 in recommended grants. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just over a week ahead of the release of the film adaptation of 'If I Stay,' Gayle Forman's novel, once again, took the top spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the start of the fall semester nears, the college bookstore market is heating up with the launch of a second Amazon co-branded online school store at Indiana's Purdue University. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Guardian journalist and co-author of a savagely funny book about the Sun newspaper, Stick It Up Your Punter!Pugnacious and anarchic, the former Guardian journalist Peter Chippindale, who has died aged 69 of kidney failure, assured his reputation with one savagely funny book Stick It Up... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]