When shelf space abounded at bricks-and-mortar locations, it was not uncommon for booksellers to stock political books that matched their own ideological leanings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author and part-time judge Constance Briscoe, who earlier today (2nd May) was jailed for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Feldman, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, will lead the American Library Association for the 2015-16 term. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins' parent company News Corp has acquired Harlequin Enterprises from the Canadian... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
You could have heard about the “poor man’s copyright” anywhere: from an older relative, from a friend, from a high school English teacher. They find out that you’ve been working on a novel and they want to help, so they tell you to mail it to yourself once it’s done. That way, even if you don’t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sweden is the guest of honor at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), running from April 30 to May 5 at the vast glass-and-steel Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the best guesses of b-to-b publishing CEOs, print revenue isn't going away and digital dollars aren't stacking up as fast as they thought (or, maybe, hoped) they would. Print advertising still accounted for more than half (52.5 percent) of total revenue last year for the 100-plus... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Weekly Stock Index fell 7.2% in April as share prices dropped for 11 of the 14 companies on the PWSI. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The consolidation in the trade market continues today, just not in the way anyone expected, with HarperCollins agreeing to pay C$455 million to acquire Harlequin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The topics of marriage and raising children are both evergreen and ever new for first-timers,” says Philis Boultinghouse, senior editor at Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Much like their marquee character Wolverine, Marvel Comics is the best there is at what they do and what they do is launch #1 issues with variant covers, event mini-series and assorted publishing stunts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like many people across the business world, publishers have a skeptical view of so-called Big Data, seeing it as “the next big hype.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
A HarperCollins spokesperson has said the company is "focused on closing the deal"... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Françoise Mouly, New Yorker art director, cofounder (with husband Art Speigelman) of the seminal comics magazine RAW, and founder of the award-winning Toon Books line of comics for early readers, is launching Toon Graphics for Visual Readers, a new imprint for older readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
A desire to make spirituality a more integral part of everyday life combined with the technology that makes that easier would seem a match made in, well, at least Silicon Valley, if not somewhere higher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kristin Spang has been promoted to publishing manager and manager of special initiatives at Penguin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, new Michael Cunningham, a big Michael Jordan biography, and an evil place called the Thickety. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
After Michael Lewis’s much-buzzed about 60 Minutes appearance at the beginning of the month, "Flash Boys," the author’s exploration of high-speed trading on Wall Street, was the most-talked about book on social media in April. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest news on religion publishing for spring 2014. New books and apps, author interviews and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anne Geddes, author of "Anne Geddes Little Blessings" (Sourcebooks, 9781402298189), will appear on "CBS This Morning" on Monday, May 5. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]