Bestselling authors George R.R. Martin and Chuck Palahniuk and director Quentin Tarantino, along with their respective comics publishers Avatar Press, Dark Horse, and Dynamite Entertainment, generated a lot of attention at the recent Comic-Con International about their forthcoming comics projects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including Sebastian Faulks, P D James, Howard Jacobson, India Knight and Richard Dawkins... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The stories in Forensic Songs, Irish author Mike McCormack’s second short-story collection, are all marked by a sense of being lost in time, as characters struggle to shield themselves from forgotten pasts and the encroachment of a technologically advanced future. The cover of Soho Press’ first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judy Melinek, author of 'Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner' (Scribner, 9781476727257), will appear on NPR's 'Science Friday' on Friday, August 8. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has defended the new cover for the Penguin Modern Classics version of Roald Dahl’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stepping up competition in the ebook subscription category, Scribd is launching a new browsing feature that claims to combine the best of human and algorithmic book recommendation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bookselling chain is partnering with Google's new shopping service, Google Shopping, to offer same-day delivery in three U.S. cities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profile Books has taken on the publication of "micro-imprint" Tuskar Rock, created by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has signed world rights to an account of the kidnapping of a Nazi general involving... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins finished a strong fiscal 2014 that ended June 30 with a 5% increase in revenue to $1.4 billion, while EBITDA jumped 39% to $197 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adams Publishing Group, LLC announced today that it has purchased the assets of Chronotype Publishing Company located in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The acquisition includes The Chronotype, Northwestern Wisconsin’s largest weekly newspaper, and T ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google and Barnes & Noble, taking on their mutual rival Amazon.com, have paired up to offer same-day delivery of books purchased online. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph has acquired a memoir by Sue Perkins, comedian and co-host of “The Great... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Veteran publishing consultant Bruce Harris advises publishers to get out of warehousing and fulfillment and into their own branded bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book subscription service Scribd has revealed a “reimagined way to digitally browse and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The planned acquisition of Perseus, by Hachette Book Group and Ingram, is off. David Steinberger, CEO of Perseus, said that, despite much effort from all three parties, an agreement could not be be reached on "everything necessary" to close the deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Need that yoga for dogs book yesterday? You can now get it "today" at least from Barnes & Noble, who have joined Amazon with same-day book deliveries. It's enlisting an odd partner for the service: Google, one if its competitors in the ebook space.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
New findings from BISG's ongoing survey of student and faculty attitudes show students will pay for solutions that reduce study time, improve outcomes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lance Fensterman, who had overseen BookExpo America for Reed Expo before moving on to work on other shows, will once again be responsible for BEA in his role as senior v-p. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book 'My Parents Open Carry' is by the co-founders of the pro-gun organization Michigan Open Carry, Brian Jeffs and Nathan Nephew, who said they 'looked for pro-gun children's books and couldn't find any.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]