Harlem’s La Casa Azul Bookstore has stepped up to help residents affected by the gas explosion that destroyed two buildings in East Harlem on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Deborah Rogers has been named the winner of the London Book Fair's 11th annual Lifetime Achievement Award in International Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In January, CNN announced staggering growth in the number of users accessing their content on mobile devices. For 2013, the company averaged 30 million monthly unique visitors on mobile, an increase of 40 percent over 2012. ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stripes Publishing, part of Little Tiger Press, is expanding its reach in the YA market with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amid violent political protests and the threat of occupation by Russian troops, Ukrainians are moving to protect their most precious literary treasures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A newspaper that allowed its local police force to publish an article directly on to its website should be wary of celebrating the initiative.Torbay police posted a "story" on the site of the Torquay Herald Express, headlined "Who is this man?" over a picture of the said gentleman in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adams Publishing Group LLC (APG) announced that it has purchased three newspaper divisions from American Consolidated Media (ACM). The newspaper divisions include the Superior Publishing Group, Ohio Publishing Group, and Chesapeake Publishing G ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author of The Jane Austen Book Club gets inspiration for her new novel by a real life experiment where a baby chimp was raised as part of a human family Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s only appropriate, Graywolf Press publicity director Erin Kottke said, that the Minneapolis literary press would kick off its 40th anniversary celebrations on February 28 in Seattle during AWP. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mindy Fichter has been promoted to associate director of publicity at DK Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our annual collection of sales numbers for books sold in the last calendar year provides a granular portrait of the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 6.9% in January compared to a year ago, dropping to $1.75 billion, according to preliminary estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Russell Brand is writing a new book which will tackle his views on ecology, rioting and “... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Portobello Books has signed a second book from award-winning Guardian reporter Ian Cobain. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the UK Orion Author Party, 95-year-old Lord Weidenfeld's presence contrasted with the news that the Hachette Group sold more than 70m ebooks last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yesterday a report from The Intercept exposed NSA documents apparently showing how it could infect "millions" of computers with malware and even masquerade as a Facebook server. Now, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the NSA have both published... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Check out the top-10 hardcover fiction titles on the PW 2013 fiction bestseller chart; it resembles the decade-old list from 2003. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books sold through Nielsen BookScan’s mass merchandisers/other channel fell 9% in the first 10 weeks of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the chilly evening of March 13, authors, editors, agents, publishers, and publicists crowded into the auditorium at the New School for the National Book Critics Circle Award ceremony, which celebrated the best titles released in 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, "Dr. Jekyll" from Hyde's perspective, wrestling wildlife in the jungle, and Michael Rockefeller's disappearance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]