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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
As convenient as ebooks may be, lending them to friends is a headache; copyright woes notwithstanding, it's simply hard to show what you have on offer. Vodafone Romania just made things a bit easier, though. Its new Digital Library Wallpaper gives... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Religion publishers showcased big new books and previewed forthcoming titles—including the Duck Dynasty patriarch's autobiography and a VeggieTales comic book series--at BookExpo America in New York May 23-31. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin will this year publish books based on Nickelodeon cartoon Matt Hatter Chronicles, as part... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com's negotiations with publisher Hachette Books Group have sparked a wave of anger toward the e-commerce giant from authors and readers alike. Several authors and analysts have spoken out, saying Amazon is a threat to traditional publishers. Perhaps. But whatever is going on in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newspaper and magazine publishers have always been rather more than pure media companies. Look back a hundred years and you’ll find a multiplicity of reader promotions and clubs designed to keep readers loyal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Dawkins has defended his views on fairy tales on the BBC World Service, following reports... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Well my IBM eBook is finally available. Right now that’s just on Amazon.com for the Kindle (just click the link to the right) but by next week it will be on every eBook platform (iPad Nook, etc.) and there will be a trade paperback as well as an audio edition. I’ll announce all of those here as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has launched InkedIn, a new online community for S&S authors that lets them hold one-on-one or group discussions on publishing related topics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble’s Nook has partnered with Samsung to build co-branded tablets. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 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 ]
Europeans can continue browsing the Web without fear of breaking copyright law, Europe’s top court has determined in a landmark ruling. The legality of this common practice came into question in Europe as a result of a years-long tussle involving U.K. newspaper publishers, a public relations... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week we feature an app from Moonbot Studios, founded by picture book artist William Joyce, and another app approved by the folks at the Smithsonian. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
With booksellers from all over the country and beyond gathering in New York City for BEA, what better time for the ABA and the CBC to organize a tour of the studios of children's book illustrators? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber & Faber is to reprint 25,000 copies of Eimear McBride’s Baileys Women’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with Samsung for the technology giant to develop co-branded tablets that will include Nook software. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
European libraries are allowed to digitize books without the consent of the rights holder, the senior advisor to Europe’s top court said Thursday.The European Copyright Directive does not prevent the digitization of books in a library’s collection if those books are made accessible to the public... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 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 ]