Smart and enhanced content. Intuitive and dynamic workflow. Interactive and integrated media. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Sketchy project briefing, messy files, ultra-short turnaround or multiple e-deliverables are all in a day’s work for India-based vendors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s publisher Usborne has signed an ebook distribution deal with ePubDirect.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Outspoken MP Margaret Hodge has said customers should not use Amazon after it emerged that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
With more than 600 education technologists and software architects on staff, LearningMate has been making fast inroads into big data for education. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the last two decades, the talk has been that library reference is dead. Is it time to change the conversation? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author of "World War Z" and "The Harlem Hellfighters" says it's okay to have over 200 drafts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Julia Roller remembers when she spent uninterrupted, significant time in prayer and Bible study and was able to practice spiritual disciplines as part of her routine. That was before the arrival of a baby boy who didn’t sleep much. And then another. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
Blink Publishing has acquired the “revealing” autobiography of Luisa Zissman, a... 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 ]
A book exploring England’s ancient track roads and green grass roads has won the inaugural... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Eoin Colfer was today announced as the third Laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Renamed Sidewalk, the company is laying the groundwork to reinvigorate campus stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]