Sam Humphreys is to return to Pan Macmillan after just over three years at Penguin Random House... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Baker & Taylor is bringing Axis 360, the distributor's digital media circulation program, into Canadian libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following the death of agent Deborah Rogers on April 30, Rogers Coleridge & White has appointed Gill Coleridge as chair to succeed Rogers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The activist and public intellectual signed three books with the publisher of "Race Matters," including its sequel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the issues in dispute between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group are negotiations over new ebook terms, sources familiar with the matter said. And publishers also see the latest fight with Amazon as part of an ongoing battle to retain retail diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers’ Association (IPA) and the Federation of European Publishers (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
"This One Summer" Talk & Signing; Julie Delporte and Pascal Girard; Dallas Comic Con; Big Wow! ComicFest; Appleseed Comic Con; Daniel Clowes Exhibition Opening; Maine Comics Art Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month, Dan Kois, Jessica Winter, and Meghan O’Rourke discuss Jenny Offill’s slim but potent novel Dept. of Speculation. Does the novel’s bifurcated structure work? Is its theme of the difficulty of making art when facing the daily struggles of domesticity resonant? What does that title... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Parthian Books, Faber and Jonathan Cape all have English-language titles in the shortlist for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, Hachette scuffle over terms and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Colleen Bates, publisher of Prospect Park Books in Pasadena, Calif., gave herself a practical exercise 10 years ago: in order to learn about book design, sales, and distribution, she would self-publish a book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, Huck Finn and Jim travel through time, twins named Boy and Girl, and "The Shining" meets "Glee." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Fishman is taking over as CEO of TV Guide Magazine after current chief exec Jack Kliger resigned Wednesday. The "planned transition" comes just six months after Fishman and Kliger were named COO and CEO, respectively, by the magazine's ownership group, OpenGate Capital. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has signed a second novel from Chris Killen. The publisher acquired world rights in In... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by a 65.1% increase in ebook sales, January sales jumped 43.7% in the children’s/young adult category compared to January 2013, according to figures in AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Competition from digital editions has put pressure on more than one bricks-and-mortar retailer, and that trend is largely behind the decision by Hastings Entertainment to find a merger partner, according to documents filed by the company in connection with its pending acquisition by Joel... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
When the APA hands out the prizes at its annual Audie Awards Gala on May 29, actor and narrator George Guidall, who has given voice to more than 1,100 audiobooks, will receive a Special Achievement Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
On Wednesday, Sam Kean published one of Slate’s most popular stories of 2014, “Phineas Gage, Neuroscience’s Most Famous Patient.” The piece extends from Sam’s work on his latest book, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Gillian Cross is the winner of this year’s Little Rebels Children’s Book Award... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Innovative uses for big data, a new products showcase, and much more feature in our latest survey of the Indian publishing technology scene. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]