Publishers and booksellers have backed the first ever trade-wide acknowledgement of Super... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lisa Bloom author of "Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It" (Counterpoint, 9781619023277) will appear on "Dr. Phil" on Friday, July 18. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
These may be grim times at Microsoft, but co-founder Bill Gates seems to be having a good time in his semi-retirement (he resigned as chairman in February, though he retains a technical-advisor role). Lately, he's been posting entertaining videos to his personal YouTube channel, thegatesnotes,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some Amazon users spotted an ad for a Kindle Unlimited service, which would let users access as many ebook and audio titles as they wanted (within a certain library) for $9.99 a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
With tens of thousands of children attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in what Pope Francis has called a humanitarian emergency, illegal immigration has become a more divisive topic than ever, even within Christian churches. Now several new books tackle the issue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cote's order suggests she may not be pleased with any unnecessary delay in getting settlement funds to consumers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The US Supreme Court rejects an emergency petition from the heirs of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who are trying to stop the publication of a book based on Sherlock Holmes. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hugh Howey says his study, based on calculation of Amazon sales, shows 'real progress' for authors who have chosen to go it aloneA new report claims that self-published authors have surged to 31% of ebook sales on Amazon.com, and are now earning more ebook royalties than writers published by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
TheReadingRoom, a book discovery, reading, and e-commerce service, recently relaunched its website and relocated its headquarters to New York City, and it continues to roll out new services and features. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
After teasing us with a possible launch, Amazon has confirmed Kindle Unlimited, its all-you-can-read ebook subscription service. For $9.99 per month, Kindle Unlimited offers 600,000 books and "thousands" of audiobooks across a range of devices. As... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
StumbleUpon has been a mainstay of native advertising. But it's lost some of its luster with the rise of Facebook and Twitter. The post Publishers’ love-hate relationship with StumbleUpon appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
DreamWorks Press, a new unit of the movie studio DreamWorks Animation that was established in February, is set to release its first list this fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kindle Unlimited, a new subscription service from Amazon allowing customers unfettered access to ebooks and audiobooks, has officially launched. Amazon began testing the service, which has long been rumored, earlier this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attorneys last week submitted the details of an agreement that, if approved, would settle the damages phase of Apple’s ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has signed world rights for the literary work of Eric Rücker Eddison, often... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the debate rages over the ethics of native advertising on both sides of the Atlantic, regulators in the U.K. have added more fuel to the fire. A ruling by the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority against Outbrain is forcing publisher ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first half of 2014 was one of the publishing industry’s busiest six-month periods for mergers and acquisitions since the start of the Great Recession. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zane, bestselling erotica author, entrepreneur and publisher of S&S/Atria’s Strebor Books imprint, is teaming up with Verge Entertainment, a New York City transmedia production house founded by Shawn Martinbrough, Joe Illidge and Milo Stone. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon already gives Prime customers access to a Kindle lending library, allowing the user to "borrow" books each month. But for some of the more voracious types, this may not provide enough material for a month's worth of entertainment. For those customers, the retail giant has unveiled Kindle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling books in Mysteries & Thrillers, Cookbooks, Children & Teens, Fiction & Literature, and more, for the week ended July 13, 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]