Kenya's Kwani? expresses frustration at the reluctance of publishers from the "global north" to deal rights for co-editions or ebooks to publishers from Africa. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a recent episode of his show, Colbert discussed the dispute between Amazon and publisher Hachette which has caused some books, including his own, to be delayed or unavailable to customers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, literature's most important obscenity trial, a haunted jail, and what it means to be a woman writer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the spread of low-cost home studios, more and more people are aspiring to become audiobook narrators. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Galley Beggar had the courage to take a chance with an unknown author writing in an unconventional wayIf you hadn't previously heard of Galley Beggar of Norwich, that is hardly surprising. It's a small-scale operation set up by a local bookseller. But Galley Beggar has something which big... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our Clip of the Week comes to you in the form of two back-to-back segments from Wednesday night's "The Colbert Report," in which Stephen Colbert first outlines the ongoing battle between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group over ebook pricing, and then, together with his guest, National Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House U.K. has created a single children's division, led by Francesca Dow. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s no secret that writing can be a solitary business. “People talk about just how isolating it used to be,” says author Angie Fox (the Accidental Demon Slayer series). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Canadian book industry’s increasing reliance on bestselling “blockbuster”... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
To commemorate Audiobook Month, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) is orchestrating a blog tour as a part of its June Is Audiobook Month campaign (JIAM), during which 31 different websites will give away an Audie-winning audiobook each day in June. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Book Group in the US is to lay off 3% of its workforce as part of a “cost-savings... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Shops launch 'I didn't buy it on Amazon' sticker campaign, rallying customers and authors including JK RowlingIndependent booksellers in America are weighing into the dispute between Amazon and Hachette with a series of banners telling potential customers "Thanks, Amazon, the indies will take it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book publisher RosettaBooks is launching an interactive e-reading app for mobile phones and tablets that allows consumers to buy an inventory of backlist classics from Rosetta's retail partners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amid continued attention (and press coverage) for its ongoing terms dispute with Amazon, Hachette has announced a round of layoffs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended June 1, 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thom Shea, author of "Unbreakable: A Navy Seal’s Way of Life" (Clovercroft Publishing, 9781940262376), will appear on the "Sean Hannity Show" on Thursday, June 5. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In appreciation of the reopening of London’s most famous bookshop, Foyles of Charing Cross Road, we look back on its history and into its future 107 ways. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Carmichael's Kids opens in Louisville, Ky., this August, it will be the third store and first children's specialty book and toy store for Carol Besse and Michael Boggs, founders of Carmichael's Bookstore in 1978. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gary Zelko, director and publisher of the Merck Publishing Group since 1982, has retired. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nicholas Lemann has hired Camille McDuffie as publisher and Jimmy So as editor at "Columbia Global Reports," a new publishing project dedicated to coverage and analysis of under-reported global issues. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]