Canongate has acquired an account of life at Guantanamo Bay by one of its prisoners, Mohamedou... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Frankfurt Book Fair will organize a two-day self-publishing and author program at the 2014 fair this year, aimed at an international audience. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stanley Hochman, editor of reference, and a translator of European literature and nonfiction, died at home of natural causes on August 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Full-page letter by Nobel peace laureate called on British people and political leaders to 'stand firmly with the people of Israel'The publisher of the Guardian has defended its decision to run a newspaper advertisement about the conflict in Gaza that called on David Cameron and other political... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Will Newsquest adopt the same editorial titles (with different pay rates)?Gannett, the largest US newspaper publisher, has created new job titles for editorial staff along with revised descriptions of their duties, as Jim Romenesko reveals.He cites a series of job titles now on offer at one of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com is taking on Walt Disney Co. and its superheroes in its quest to gain more control over pricing online.Amazon blocked pre-orders of Disney's summer hit movie "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and other titles in disk form, repeating a tactic used in recent disputes with book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Speaking with a wide variety of publishers at the San Diego Comic-Con revealed different reactions to DRM-free comics, in-app purchasing, storytelling and more as the industry adapts to Amazon's acquisition of Comixology. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes in Toronto, ON; COMICA Festival Weekend in London, U.K.; Connecticut ComiCONN in Bridgeport, CT; Ed Piskor in Brooklyn, NY. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the place where gladiators once fought, the city of Rome is hosting a summer exhibition of the public and private libraries of the Ancient World. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a move that had been rumored for some time, LifeWay Christian Resources has suspended sales of Mark Driscoll’s books, pulling them from its website and from the shelves of its 180 Christian bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of Russian books in the Ukraine have plummeted in 2014 and the Ukrainian government is looking at passing legislation to curtail imports further. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quadrille founder and m.d. Alison Cathie is stepping down from her role. Cathie founded the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Carnegie UK Trust is starting a new £200,000 project to help expand the role of public... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Compares Hachette dispute to past paperback fears, but partially quoting George Orwell is a risky moveAmazon has hit back following an open letter from more than 900 authors criticising its licensing dispute with publisher Hachette, which was published as an ad in the New York Times.However, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dori Weintraub, v-p, marketing, communications and audience development at St. Martin's Press, will be returning full-time to the SMP publicity department as v-p, publicity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The dispute between Amazon and Hachette Book Group (HBG) has escalated further after the online... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Viking has pre-empted a major new biography of former US president John F Kennedy. The book,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz has more than doubled investments in the meme-tastic site. Can traditional media companies compete?Venture capital funds exist to make risky bets. Theyre intended to be a place where excess cash can find a better return than in a bank or bonds.So how... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has responded to an open letter by Authors United, signed by 900-plus authors in support of Hachette, with their own open letter, Readers United. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic is the latest publisher to phase out downloading, meaning ebooks already purchased might become unreadableScholastic, the publisher of such children's book juggernauts as The Hunger Games and the Harry Potter series, announced recently that its Storia ebook shop would shortly be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]