One of President Barack Obama's biggest legacies will be his healthcare plan. Another, thanks to the Edward Snowden leaks, is domestic spying. But Obama has another legacy, one not so obvious, and which won't be felt until years after he's left office. The history ebooks will remember the 44th... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has acquired three books by debut picture book author Rob... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Owner Richard Desmond agrees to officially audited figures for monthly visitors to dailystar.co.uk and express.co.ukOfficially audited traffic figures for the Daily Star and Daily Express websites have been published for the first time – ranking them bottom in the national newspaper online... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kraig is perhaps best known as the author of "Modern Magick," published in 1988. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
How to Poo on a Date has won the 36th annual Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harvill Secker will publish the new novel by Denis Johnson, described as “a thriller in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Germany's small press scene is thriving, with an eclectic mix of ambitious publishers seeking out new authors, experimenting with formats and finding audiences. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Taeckens, marketing director at Graywolf Press, will be moving to North Carolina in mid-May to run his own marketing and publicity business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chiki Sarkar, currently publisher at Penguin Books India, has been appointed publisher, PRH India. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Coalition Against Censorship and the American Civil Liberties Union have joined together to urge the South Carolina state senate's finance committee to retain state funding of two university reading programs under fire for assigning controversial books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Driscoll, who recently weathered plagiarism charges, has made headlines once again, this time for hiring a company that manipulates bestsellers lists. Now the Seattle pastor is stepping back from his writing career to focus on his church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The decade-old Rhode Island bookstore has extended its search for a new owner. Without one its last day will be April 30. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A full judicial review into Lincolnshire's library cuts has been given the go ahead by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Driscoll, who recently weathered plagiarism charges, has made headlines once again, this time for hiring a company that manipulates bestseller lists. Now the Seattle pastor is stepping back from his writing career to focus on his church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Copyright experts had seen the case as a key test of the DMCA's "safe harbor" provision, which protects Internet service providers from liability for the infringing behavior of its users. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian reports that “a UK campaign to stop children’s books being labeled as ‘for boys’ or ‘for girls’ is gaining support in the publishing community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Daisy Kline has been named v-p, national accounts, Penguin Young Readers Group, effective April 7. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Brazilian startup has released a plan that changes the way users find stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bob Young helped found what would become Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) in 1993. Now, more than 20 years later, he has found a new project - a company he calls “the Red Hat of big data” - and it’s all about drones. Young, whose other roles include heading Raleigh self-publishing firm Lulu.com and backing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
DENVER -- Newspaper publishers charting their long term future need to leave themselves more entrepreneurial breathing room, even for models that disrupt their own business lines. That was the thinking from three of the industry's ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]