The launch of the Espresso Book Machine at BookExpo America in June 2007 promised to usher in a new age of bookseller publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Social audio site SoundCloud has become an important too for audiobook marketers thanks to its large user base and ease of use. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
After months of wielding the stick, Amazon is trying the carrot—or at least pretending to—in its feud with Hachette over ebook pricing. Early this week, it sent a letter to “a few authors and agents” with a sugarcoated proposal to “take authors out of the middle” of the dispute. So long as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon has gone directly to authors 'hoping to gain hearts and minds – and leverage' in its dispute with Hachette. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Could goalie Camus cope with an attack formed by Burroughs, Ballard and Bolaño? Guardian readers imagined football squads made from their favourite writers. As the World Cup comes to an end, we take a look at our best fictional elevens. But what team would you put your money on? Back when the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, growing up with Harper Lee, saving an American town, and an unstable nanny. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Emmis Publishing named Brian Sweany editor-in-chief of Texas Monthly. He has worked at the magazine since 1996, most recently as senior executive editor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan has signed three novels from Rebecca Chance for "a good six-figure sum".... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury Publishing has acquired a “definitive” biography of the iconic Argentine-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has signed a book from Nev Schulman, the host and executive producer of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Disney Publishing Worldwide is launching Disney Story Central, an online portal of interactive titles for kids aged 3-7. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The pay-what-you-wish digital bundle includes sci-fi autbors Greg Bear, Barbara Hambly and, to mark the 45th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing, a novel by astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK is expanding its commercial women’s fiction website Books and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In recent years, a debate has raged on among publishing and advertising industry insiders over “sponsored content”—more recently called “native advertising” and once known as & ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Museum has unveiled a new 1, 200 sq ft bookshop aimed at doubling revenue. The new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon recently offered Hachette writers 100 percent of ebook profits until the dispute between the publisher and the bookselling giant is resolved. The move prompted criticism from Hachette. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our complete coverage of 2014 ALA Annual Conference, including a survey of the main events; the speakers; the readings, discussions, and presentations; the panels, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Teresa Zampino has joined Penguin Random House International Sales & Marketing as Penguin Group marketing manager, international. She was previously at Hachette Book Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is it too much to ask for a comic book flick that doesn't rely on three crappy prequels for the plot to make sense? Let's lose the complicated, interwoven storylines and focus on quality standalone films. Angry Nerd explains why Marvel's new Guardians of the Galaxy gets it just right. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just days ahead of Chicago Bookstore Day on July 12, California Bookstore Day, which inspired it, announced a new sponsor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]