US-based Baker & Taylor (B&T) and Canada-based Whitehots Inc will co-operate to offer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
My friend and colleague Joan Bunting, who has died aged 88, was in charge of overseas sales at Cambridge University Press (CUP) for many years. A woman of pioneering spirit and great business acumen, she was instrumental in opening up the Japanese market and in setting up CUP's Australian... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hastings Entertainment’s merger with a company affiliated with one of its largest shareholders has hit a snag as a judge has issued a temporary restraining order. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The grassroots group #WeNeedDiverseBooks announced at BookCon that it is launching several new initiatives to promote multicultural books and authors. Plans include the first Children's Literature Diversity Festival in Washington, D.C. in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Korean publisher JR Comics debuted its popular graphic novel series based on classic Chinese adventure stories at BookExpo America last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers tend to focus their social media strategies around the twin titans of Facebook and Twitter. But perhaps they are ignoring WhatsApp at their own peril. FTW, USA Today’s viral sports site, offers a good ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
After posting another year of record losses and closing all of its e-reader stores outside of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
By John Parsons This article is from the Publishing Executive Buyer's Guide which is a publisher's reference on emerging technology in the media industry. You can find other Buyer's Guide Sections here: ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fortune and Money magazines each rolled out their own websites Sunday, ending a long partnership with CNNMoney.com under which their digital content had been subsumed in the larger site.The collaboration is coming to an end because the magazines' and CNN's family is splitting up: Time Warner is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Denis Wilson This article is from the Publishing Executive Buyer's Guide which is a publisher's reference on emerging technology in the media industry. You can find other Buyer's Guide Sections here: ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first time Maggie Stiefvater attended BEA, to promote her 2009 Scholastic release, Shiver, a fan rushed up to her as she sat huddled in a booth with her editor, exclaimed, “You’re Maggie Stiefvater,” and fell down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Martin Short has done just about everything a star can do: television, movies, the Broadway stage, and lots and lots of talk show appearances. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The world’s bestselling children’s author, R.L. Stine, is here today to sign books in the Autographing Area. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Golden Globe winner Lena Dunham is best known as the creator and star of the hit HBO series Girls, where she plays 20-something aspiring writer Hannah Horvath. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wisdom Publication is showcasing two titles that offer advice about life: Brave Parenting: A Buddhist Inspired Guide to Raising Resilient Children by Krissy Pozatek (Mar.) and Don’t Worry, Be Grumpy: Inspiring Stories for Making the Most of Each Moment by Ajahn Brahm (Oct.). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lynn Brunelle remembers that her “inner geek” first began to show itself in the middle of her fifth and sixth grade “horse phase.” She didn’t just like horses; she wanted to know every single scientific and beautiful thing about them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you’re looking for three of today’s top authors—Ruth Reichl, Jodi Picoult and Kathy Reichs—they can easily be found, on bestsellers lists everywhere. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
As Lev Grossman celebrates the August release of The Magician’s Land, the final volume in his Magicians trilogy, and Deborah Harkness celebrates the July release of The Book of Life, the final volume in her All Souls trilogy, the two credit the zeitgeist, as well as the skills they honed in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ruth Reichl joins the wildly popular novelists Jodi Picoult and Kathy Reichs on a panel about bestsellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
No one knows how the first book-to-film critics panel at BookCon will go, least of all Matt Atchity, the editor-in-chief of the online film review site Rotten Tomatoes, who is going to be moderating. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]