This week in children's apps, we feature two apps with a Dr. Seuss favorite, another starring a boy pirate, and one more with Little Critter, who goes on a counting adventure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adaptations of novels by British authors make up 40% of the 20 top-grossing films worldwide since... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a survey, Codex Group reports 39% were aware of the Amazon/Hachette dispute — and 7.5% are buying less from Amazon. Are you? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three full-time staff across buying and marketing have left travel bookseller Stanfords. Jon... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue at Scholastic rose 2% in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014, to $1.82 billion, and operating income fell 7% to $63.1 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three stories by Salinger printed in 1940s magazines have now been collected into print, ebook, and audio format. Devault-Graves Agency co-founder Tom Graves says it's the first time a Salinger work has legally appeared in electronic format. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first Man Booker Prize longlist after opening to world English writers includes books by four Americans, six Britons, two Irish writers and one Australian. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The traditional kickoff night for Comic-Con attracted the usual mob of fans looking to get their first glimpse of a show floor full of comics, games, TV shows and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A week after adding 795 titles in a deal with Mason Crest, Start Publishing has acquired Whiskey Creek Press and its main romance imprint, Torrid. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Market data company Voxburner, publisher Nosy Crow and publicists Angel Publicity are among early... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two new releases made Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended July 21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with Regan Arts, the new publishing and multimedia unit at Phaidon headed by Judith Regan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mighty Media Inc.,a Minneapolis packaging, production, and interactive company, has, as of July 1, made Scarletta, which publishes books primarily for the children's market, a division of Mighty Media. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 67-year-old Golf World magazine is closing its print edition and shifting entirely to digital media, where it will be part of the Golf Digest website, the magazine said Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the magazine said nearly 10 employees were laid off as a result of the move, which combines... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Prime minister gave News Corp boss full rundown of scheme before he announced policy to party roomTony Abbott gave Rupert Murdoch a full rundown on his planned paid parental leave scheme before announcing the policy in 2010, in a marked contrast with his decision not to consult the party room, a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The executive suite at Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair, experienced a shakeup Wednesday that leaves Vogue Editor Anna Wintour as the unchallenged top editorial voice at the company and moving Conde Nast closer to an eventual transition in the CEO role.The company said its longtime... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Numerous top authors are enlisting fellow writers to formulate a "long-term" strategy to combat Amazon's dominance of the market, writes The Bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad has upgraded its copyright protection to Creative Commons 4.0, offering fans the ability to remix millions of stories into new content with permission. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Americans Joshua Ferris and Richard Powers, among others, made the cut, but Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Goldfinch" was notably absent from the first global longlist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
BitLit has landed a deal with the publisher to allow readers to get their print books into an ebook format. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]