Nobel Prize-winning writer Nadine Gordimer has died aged 90. The South African, awarded the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has hit back at the American Author's Guild for calling its offer to temporarily give... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Library Board in Singapore is removing and destroying three children’s books featuring plots with gay or nontraditional families. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has helped catapult sites like BuzzFeed and Upworthy into social stardom, boosting the visibility of media content on the News Feeds of millions of users and generating a deluge of traffic. But in this rising tide, some publishers have seen ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cambridge University Press has appointed Mandy Hill as the new managing director of academic publishing, taking over for Richard Fisher, who will be leaving in December after 30 years at the Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers have an engagement problem. Here's how some of them are making the best out of the situation and maximizing the drive-by session. The post How publishers make the most of casual encounters appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jerry Gross, co-founder of the Independent Editors Group, died in Santa Monica, Calif. on July 6. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital publishers are moving the battle for audience attention from their eyeballs to their eardrums. The post Publishers give Web articles audio options appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paypal has blocked the Belgian bookstore ‘t Vershil, specialising in books and DVDs for a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
When combined, maps and comic books are irresistible to fans who want to explore their favorite fictional worlds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Qu’ran is the star at the Islamic Book Exhibition in the United Arab Emirate of Sharjah, where the holy book being celebrated in a myriad of guises. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
He's a veteran journalist whose new book on the Clintons sits atop the bestseller list, but Klein again stands accused of fabrication. Friends and former colleagues describe the man behind the controversyThe opening scene in Blood Feud, the new book by Ed Klein about the Clintons and the Obamas,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adicio has announced an agreement with Morris Publishing Group, LLC, a division of Morris Communications, that will launch new career centers at each of Morris’ 10 daily newspapers and 30 non-daily publications in 10 markets across the U.S. .. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Isobel Harrop has said that the Young Adult field is “one of the best places to be a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The wrap-up event of the ninth convention hosted by the International Thriller Writers held July 12 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City featured some unexpectedly moving presentations that emphasized the importance of their parents and children to the writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Top Shelf has released the cover art for 'March Book Two,' the much-anticipated second volume of Civil Rights legend John Lewis’ three-volume graphic memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite torrential rains, the first Chicago Independent Bookstore Day on July 12 was a huge success that exceeded all expectations, participating indie booksellers told PW. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In its latest filing, Apple called the DoJ’s ebook price-fixing case an “incoherent attack on supposed collusion,” and urged the Second Circuit to reverse. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A survey of nearly 2,500 writers has shown that median income of a working author last year was just £11,000, down by 29% since 2005A new breed of publishing event, a secretive curtain-raiser, designed to tease the book trade and the critics, is to take place somewhere in London on Monday... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Allan Ahlberg refused a lifetime achievement award because it was sponsored by the internet bookseller Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]