Jenna Pocius has joined little bee books as associate editor. Pocius was previously assistant editor at Bloomsbury Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Consumer ebook sales rose 10% in the first quarter of 2014, according to the Publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following the purchase of Globe Pequot Press by Rowman & Littlefield, National Book Network (NBN) will distribute Globe Pequot Press, associated imprints and distribution clients beginning August 1. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The big publishers lock down their ebooks to their own detriment, according to a new study. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has chosen D.M. Pulley of Shaker Heights, Ohio, as the grand prize winner in its seventh annual Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors United, the group of writers who signed a letter calling on Amazon to resolve its dispute... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Alliance of Independent Publishers will be holding their International Assembly in Cape Town this year from September 17-21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his new book, renowned liberation theologian Leonardo Boff explores the ways that Pope Francis reflects, and does not reflect, his namesake, Francis of Assisi, and illustrates how the new Pope is breathing fresh air into today’s Catholic Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Happy Junk Food Day! There's a food-centric holiday for every day of the year, and a newly updated app from Food.com collects recipes to celebrate each and every one of them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's leaked 'Netflix for books' plan will alarm publishers and doom old-fashioned anonymous readingOnce upon a time, 12 years ago to be precise, David Bowie said something very perceptive. "Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity," he told a New York Times... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chief executive on the transformation of the magazine business, rivalry with Condé Nast, and takeoversDuncan Edwards may run an enviable portfolio of magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire and Harpers Bazaar, but he admits an ingrained old-school mindset has cost the publisher the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the Pioneer Woman’s perennially popular cookbooks and a sweet taste of the South are just two of top-selling titles on PW's cookbook bestsellers list for June. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through books for children and adults, print and online features, a miniseries, and an exhibition, National Geographic is exploring how the world eats and what the future of our food system may look like. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
From one Adelaide evening paper to bidding for a US giant - Rupert Murdoch's life in acquisitionsRupert Murdoch created a global media empire from humble beginnings when he inherited Adelaide's The News from his father in the 1950s. More than 60 years and dozens of deals later, the 83-year-old... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
To host a summer dinner party, PW's Clare Swanson turned to the "pure and unfussy" recipes from Diana Yen's new cookbook, 'A Simple Feast.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month, new deals for a star of 'MasterChef Australia,' the minds behind NYC hotspots Eleven Madison Park and The NoMad, and the host of 'Korean Food Made Simple.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hannah Hart talks to PW about adapting her hit YouTube series, "My Drunk Kitchen," into a cookbook (of sorts), as well as the oddness of internet fame and what she cooks like in real life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. on Friday introduced Kindle Unlimited, an all-you-can-read ebook subscription service available for $9.99 a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
JK Rowling's crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith will eventually outnumber her Harry Potter books, she reveals. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The miniseries, based on the book by A. Scott Berg, will be written by Oscar-winning 'Milk' screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]