The Amazon Book Team urges KDP authors and others to email HBG CEO Michael Pietsch to tell him what they think of the publisher’s attempt to what Amazon says is its effort to keep ebook prices artificially high. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-10 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 ]
An online encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world sets a challenging precedent for scholarly publicationsAround a thousand years ago, an encyclopedia of knowledge of the ancient Mediterranean world was assembled. With 31,000 entries, the Suda is in part a dictionary of grammar, and in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sensing the changing tides in the industry, iPad magazine designer Joe Zeff is bringing his talents to the enterprise world.You may not have heard of Joe Zeff before, but if you've picked up an iPad edition of PC Magazine, Fast Company (full disclosure!), or Time's 9/11 memorial, you've likely... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first episode of the TV show 'Outlander,' which is based on Diana Gabaldon's bestselling books, was posted online ahead of its Aug. 9 premiere date. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neither side has confirmed it, but it looks like Amazon's latest pricing battle (after Warner Bros. and its ongoing battle with book publisher Hachette) is with Disney. That's why you can't pre-order a copy of Guardians of the Galaxy on DVD or... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's fight with Hachette over ebook pricing just got extra-personal. Hot on the heels of writers attacking Jeff Bezos' "retaliation," the Amazon Books Team has posted a Readers United site that calls on you to email Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the largest Pittsburgh-area telecommunications firms. Click on the photo to the right to start the slideshow. The complete list of the largest Pittsburgh-area telecommunications firms is available to subscribers via the digital edition or on Page... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the magazines with the largest number of single-copy sales, only four saw increases at the newsstand through the first half of 2014: Prevention and Women's Health, which are owned by Rodale; HGTV Magazine, a joint venture between Hearst and Scripps; and All You, a Time Inc.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Strategies include everything from setting timers to taking nature walks to listening to black metal.Since April, Samara, Russia-based designer Yevgeny Yermakov has been asking designers a series of five questions--about work habits, favorite books, career challenges, and creativity--and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton is publishing Ali Smith's Man Booker longlisted How To Be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corp., the global publishing conglomerate chaired by Rupert Murdoch, reaffirmed its commitment to print in the face of ongoing financial pressures that have upended the industry as more readers migrate from paper to digital platforms. "W ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than half of Liverpool's libraries are at risk of closure as the city council looks to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Consumer magazine circulation was down 1.9 percent through the first half of 2014, according to the Alliance for Audited Media. The group released its semiannual report on Thursday, detailing more than 350 consumer titles in the U.S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Julian Gough is using Kickstarter to part-fund a writing research trip to Las Vegas. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past few years, some regional booksellers associations have moved away from holding fall trade shows in favor of onferences or forums to reflect a greater emphasis on authors and education. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eoin Purcell, formerly editorial director of New Island Books in Dublin, has been appointed to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to two different reports, HarperCollins finished a strong fiscal 2014, which ended June 30, with revenue of $1.4 billion, up 5% over last year, while Simon & Schuster reported second-quarter revenues of $211 million, a 12% increase over the same period in 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Customers in certain areas of New York City and Los Angeles can now get same-day shipping on Barnes & Noble products. Will it help the book retailer? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has defended its decision to use an image of a doll-like young girl on the cover of a new edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]