Belinda Bauer has won the £3,000 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mexico's Manuvo has launched a new digitization and library subscription platform for small Spanish-language children's publishers called Naay. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ever heard of Kindle Unlimited? Us either, at least not until now. Originally spotted by kboards, a forum site that welcomes Kindle chatter, this previously unknown service appears to be an upcoming all-you-can-read subscription service from Amazon.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harvey Award nominated webcomic 'The Only Living Boy,' by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis, tells the story of a 12-year-old runaway in a strange fantasy world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Everything from novels to movies, video games, and even government reports have been given the graphic novel treatment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rowman & Littlefield has made 28 redundancies at American publisher Globe Pequot Press, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
With a recent film option, could this novel by Toronto-based author Claire Cameron gain more traction in the U.S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory chose self-published poet Valerie Macon without approval from the North Carolina Arts Council. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
At a conference in Colorado, CBS CEO Les Moonves said the company's Simon & Schuster subsidiary is "negotiating with Amazon as we speak." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
RILA and ICSC support the newly introduced Senate bill combining two pieces of e-tax fairness legislation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
But remember: All-you-can-eat subscriptions are only appetizing if there's delicious stuff in the buffet. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Colleen Coble, whose new novel, about a heart transplant recipient who has violent flashbacks that are memories of her donor’s murder, knows cell memory is real--she watched a friend's personality change after a transplant. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Thor in Marvel's comic book universe is about to become a woman. This is very cool news, but not entirely for the reasons you might imagine. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Revenue at Educational Development Corp. rose 20%, to $7.2 million, in the first quarter ended May 31, 2014 compared to the first period of fiscal 2014. Earnings in the period jumped to $239,700 from $66,600 in last year's first quarter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Award-winning Mexican app development studio Manuvo is at the forefront of building book apps for the Spanish-language market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Could Fox News and CNN have the same owner? No, but close. 21 Century Fox has confirmed reports (first published by the New York Times) that it made an $80 billion bid for fellow media conglomerate Time Warner -- and was turned down, for now.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last week saw £23.4m of book sales registered through Nielsen BookScan; its highest value... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by book format comics with $415 million in sales, the North American comics and graphic novel marketplace generated $870 million in sales in 2013, according to a new estimate by ICV2 and Comichron. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple agrees to pay as much as $400m to settle a lawsuit over accusations it colluded with publishers to fix ebooks prices. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
While publishers are devoting energy to roping in visitors via search and social, some are also tending their home page carefully. The post How top publishers tend to their homepages appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]