German publisher Bastei Lubbe is the latest overseas publisher to use digital distribution to enter the U.S. market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
William Heinemann is to publish a book looking at productivity and why “some people seem to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barb Burg, who started her career in publicity in 1986 at Bantam Books and rose to become senior v-p and director of publicity and public relations for Bantam Doubleday Dell, died April 29. She was 50. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearst Magazines UK, the principal business for Hearst in the United Kingdom, has named Anna Jones its new chief executive officer per a joint announcement Monday by Hearst Magazines president David Carey and Duncan Edwards, president and CEO of Hearst Magazines International, to whom Jones will... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Steven Spielberg will direct a film version of Roald Dahl’s The BFG for DreamWorks,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
To Kill a Mockingbird (William Heinemann) is to be published as an ebook for the first time by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Beckham, Andy Murray and Ronnie O’Sullivan are among the sports stars competing for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Gone Girl" editor Lindsay Sagnette has been promoted to editorial director, fiction for Crown and Hogarth. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thrillbent, the digital comics platform launched by comics writers Mark Waid and John Rogers, has been upgraded to Thrillbent 3.0, introducing a new subscription plan for $3.99 per month as well as an integrated iPad app. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Journalist and author Edward Klein is returning to Regnery Publishing to release "Blood Feud," an account of the relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Disney Publishing Worldwide and Del Rey Books are teaming up to do a new line of Star Wars adult fiction novels. The publishers will be working directly with brand creator, Lucasfilm. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sandeep Mahal is to leave The Reading Agency after seven years to become director of The Space, a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Seven of the 17 titles shortlisted [see below] for the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's publisher Capstone Young Readers and Epic!, a kids’ ebook subscription service, announced a distribution agreement that will make 500 Capstone titles available through the Epic! digital service. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Second Circuit has issued an administrative stay while a three-judge panel reviews Judge Denise Cote’s decision to proceed with the damages phase of Apple's ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
On May 1 Collective Copies, a worker-owned print shop in Western Massachusetts’s Pioneer Valley, will hold the grand opening of its Off the Common Bookshop. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sameer Hashmi reports from a bookstore in Mumbai, where a thirst for political insight is driving up book sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The self-publishing platform is expanding its services, adding broader distribution through Amazon.com, a new set of free online design tools, and offset printing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Much as predicted at the time of its acquisition by Amazon, Comixology is removing in-app purchasing from its iOS apps, eliminating the 30% sales commission to Apple. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The winners were announced at a ceremony at the New School in New York City on April 24. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]