Around the turn of the 20th century—a golden age for libraries in America—the Snead Bookshelf Company of Louisville, Ky., developed a new system for large-stack library shelving. Snead’s multifloor stack systems can still be seen in many important libraries built in that era, for instance at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corvus has acquired two novels, including a “sweeping historical fiction”. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite complaints from former MacAdam Cage authors about ebook royalties and statements, Mark Pearce, publisher of MP Publishing, the ebook distributor that controls their ebook rights, claims all royalties have been paid and all statements are up to date. Pearce is urging former MacAdam Cage... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
FOLIO: has organized a one-day event in Chicago this summer to help niche media publishers leverage the newest strategies to help build stronger brands via techniques for boosting revenue growth, controlling costs and transforming a business without losing the core vision. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's "Heaven is for Real" was the top selling title on Apple's iBooks Bestseller list for the week ended April 21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sue Townsend’s funeral is to be held in her hometown of Leicester next week. All are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Going to the library frequently is the same as getting a pay rise of £1,359 a year,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
With sales of 78,000 copies, Harvard University Press has gone back to press for "Capital in the Twenty-First Century." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many people rely on faith to get through serious illness or injury, their own or that of someone they love. Books on the topic—most of them memoirs—are perennial in the religion category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House's food blog and online cooking community, TasteBook, has added a new bookstore called The BookShop. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
It sounds like a bad joke: America’s liberals have fallen for a Marx-referencing, Balzac-loving French intellectual who has proposed a worldwide tax on wealth. If Thomas Piketty (pronounced “Tome-AH PEEK-et-ee”) were not traveling around the United States on a triumphant book tour, you might... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Guardian Faber has acquired a new book by actor and comedian David Mitchell. Commissioning... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Response to "God and the Gay Christian" kicks off new Southern Baptist imprint; awards and honors; Logos offers Episcopal Church titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than half of Britain’s online retail spend goes to Amazon, working out at £70... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers and 4 Kids Books & Toys took home the honors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A coalition of publishers, booksellers and libraries argue that pre-enforcement challenges are "a critical tool for protecting free speech." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has died. Penguin, Marquez's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has announced the dates for its fall regional trade show through 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four out of five of the books nominated for Best Novel at this year’s Hugo Awards are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Taunton Press has reached a five-year custom publishing agreement with Stanley Black & Decker Inc. to develop a Stanley-branded publishing program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]