Amazon appears to be testing an ebook and audiobook subscription programme in the US called... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Desmond Elliott Prize-winner Ros Barber is moving to Oneworld for her second novel. Barber won... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com appears to be testing a new subscription model that would give members all-you-can-read access to more than 600,000 ebooks for $9.99 a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lynn Mooney and Sarah Hollenbeck, two Women & Children First employees, have purchased the 35-year-old Chicago feminist bookstore from its founders. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
The Folio Society managing director Toby Hartwell has resigned from his role and will leave the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan is to publish the first collection of comic verse from entertainer Des O’... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Secret first launched earlier this year, the only subscribers who could see your anonymous missives on the app were folks who were somehow connected to your phone's address book -- they were either your friends, friends of friends or friends of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The story of how journalist Marja Mills came to know the 'To Kill A Mockingbird' writer Lee is being called 'witty' and 'charming.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 10 years after the first Scott Pilgrim book came out, O'Malley is back with Seconds, his first new graphic novel since the series ended. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the UK, the Society of Authors’ chief executive claims that traditional publishers’ terms 'are no longer fair or sustainable' for author's to make a living. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book publisher Start Publishing has added 795 titles to its catalogue in a deal with independent publisher Mason Crest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has acquired a non-fiction book by Britain’s first Green MP, Caroline... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hillary Rodham Clinton, author of "Hard Choices" (Simon & Schuster, 9781476751443), will appear on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Tuesday, July 15. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Poland's two largest bookstore chains, Matras and Empik, are adding new services and plan vast expansions amid a shrinking number of independent bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robert Collins, deputy literary editor of the Sunday Times, is to leave his role this week, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Princeton Legacy Library will give new life to over 3,000 out-of-print titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Journalists in Liberia believe that the arrest and detention of newspaper publisher Octavian Williams for a traffic offence was motivated by his newspaper's political coverage.Williams, who runs a tabloid in Monrovia, The Nation Times, was detained by police on 2 July and accused of driving a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tribune Publishing will spin off from Tribune Co. on Aug. 4, the new publishing company confirmed Tuesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The downward trend of bookstore sales continued in May with sales in the month off 7.5% compared to May 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]