Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson has won the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for his short... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Readium Foundation (Readium.org), an independent nonprofit launched in March 2013 with the objective of developing commercial-grade open source publishing technology software. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mabel Normand, who came to fame at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, was one of the top comedy stars of the silent era. Besides appearing in several shorts with Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle, Normand also wrote, produced and directed these slapstick comedies. She's the subject of "Mabel and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York—In the 10 years since Facebook launched, it has changed the face of communications and media. In doing so, it also made itself a tool for content publishers for both encouraging engagement and driving revenue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In recent months, the double-digit sales growth of ebooks in English has begun to plateau, but since the Spanish-language book market tends to be around three to five years behind the English-language market, ebook sales of Spanish books in the U.S. are just beginning to gain traction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Astri von Arbin Ahlander is not your average 29-year-old. She’s also not your average literary agent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
On April 1, Michael Cairns officially replaced the retiring George Lossius as CEO of Publishing Technology. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to the library ebook lending market, it’s fair to say that Simon & Schuster has been the most cautious of the major houses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Celebrating the writer's best books on the 75th anniversary of "The Grapes of Wrath." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Cenveo Publisher Services, 2014 is the year digital strategies must deliver in terms of profits for its publisher clients. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperFiction has acquired a novel about a marriage that falls apart from Fionnuala Kearney.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Growing up a preacher's kid is never easy, but when your father is as high-profile as T.D. Jakes, it's even harder. Now his daughter Sarah tells her story of running off the rails before getting back on track. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
London based publishing start-up Jellybooks has won £25,000 from the Government-backed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bodley Head will publish a book by Mark Thompson, c.e.o. of the New York Times. Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers and publishers in the South respond to the defunding of colleges in South Carolina over LGBT-themed books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
With blogger Amanda Rettke's debut cookbook, "Surprise-Inside Cakes," bakers can create cakes with a secret inside. Rainbows, cherries, hearts, holiday candles – imagine Russian nesting dolls, only made with cake and frosting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
DC Entertainment’s list of serialized superhero comics will now be available for sale on Google Play along with digital editions of DC and Vertigo original graphic novels and collected editions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Katherine Rundell’s novel Rooftoppers (Faber and Faber) has been crowned the overall winner... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
At Hachette India, Poulomi Chatterjee has been appointed editorial director to replace Nandita Aggarwal, who is leaving to pursue personal projects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two businessmen have bought the freehold of Marlborough's only bookshop in order to keep it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]