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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
The U.S. Military Academy, Simon & Schuster and Rowan Technology Solutions have announced that they will publish a series of books on military history called The West Point History of Warfare. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The post On the agenda at Digiday Publishing Summit: Sept. 17-19 appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-07-10 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 ]
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 ]
This week in children's apps, we feature apps from the world of Dr. Seuss and Little Critter that explore shapes, holidays, and what life is like on the farm. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award has been given to Irish author Colin... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers’ Graphics, the Chicago-based POD print provider, has acquired Commercial Letter, a direct marketing printing company located in St. Louis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Distinguished children’s author Allan Ahlberg [pictured] has declined the inaugural... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author C J Flood and editor Venetia Gosling have won this year’s Branford Boase Award,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
He once owned 200 newspapers, headed the Heinz corporation and invented Kerrygold but the midas touch has finally failed Tony O'ReillyAt his 300-hectare luxury County Kildare estate, Sir Tony O'Reilly once feted the rich, the famous and the infamous. Guest lists at the restored 18th-century... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins imprints Fourth Estate, William Collins and The Friday Project have a new marketing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 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 ]
After writing a letter to readers calling on them to ask the e-tailer to end its sales terms dispute with Hachette, Preston posted an updated version of the note, complete with the signatures he has collected from other authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a short reply brief filed on July 2, HarperCollins attorneys urged the court to uphold their request for an injunction and more than $1.1 million in damages and attorneys fees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comic book writer Alan Moore says a council's plans to sell a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue valued at about £6m "could only be catastrophic". Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]