On the one-year anniversary of the service, digital comics locus ComiXology says it now offers more than 1,000 titles through its self-publishing platform Submit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Driscoll reportedly paid the firm ResultSource Inc. hundreds of thousands of dollars to secure a place on the NYT bestseller list for his book. It's only the latest story of companies who will work to ensure a book makes it onto a bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Set aside that Soldier Field would have to expand to 70,000 seats -- or 8,500 more than its current capacity for football crowds -- in order to meet the National Football League's minimum stadium size for hosting a Super Bowl, but spending public money on expanding a sports palace doesn't have a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'Paddington' book series was written by Michael Bond and initially illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Samsung's clearly been listening to Venus in Furs a lot recently, which explains why it's gone a bit crazy on the faux-leather all of a sudden. After covering both the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Tab Pro and Chromebook 2 in the stuff, the company has now... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital comics vendor Comixology marked the one year anniversary of Comixology Submit, its fast-growing self-publishing platform, with the offer of a bargain e-bundle collecting the top 100 books from the Submit program for $10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new technology that is set to make its debut in April could one day make it possible for users to read Harry Potter books in just a few hours. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
It was recently revealed that former banker John Lefevre, who lives in Texas and does not work for Goldman Sachs, was behind the popular Twitter account. Publisher Simon & Schuster said at first it would still publish Lefevre's book but now says the deal has canceled. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month Slate’s Audio Book Club hits the road for a live show at Town Hall Seattle. Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and special guest star Hugh Howey (Wool) discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel of war and space aliens, Slaughterhouse-Five. The trio discuss Vonnegut’s deep depression, the way Billy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
How to fit real-life information into your story without sacrificing or slowing down the story. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Spring just around the corner, here are some of the best cold-weather comics to see out the end of the season. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Superman was the first comic-book superhero to break the sound barrier, with the 1940s radio show The Adventures of Superman. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Figures in its filing with the SEC show that Barnes & Noble cut Nook capital expenditures by 74% in the third quarter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Text-based Web publishers like Business Insider and Vox Media are trying their hands at video. But some are doing a better job of it than others. The post Digital publishers chase video with mixed results appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time Inc. has raided the digital world to land a new publisher for Fortune magazine, naming Eric Danetz to the post on Friday. Mr. Danetz had been chief revenue officer at Defy Media, the web video and branded entertainment company created when Break Media and Alloy Digital merged last fall.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Princeton University history professor Sir David Cannadine has been appointed as the new editor... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
SXSW Interactive (March 7-11), the annual tech festival, opens today in Austin, Tex. and expect to see a wide range of publishers and publishing-related events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jenni Pulos, author of "Grin and Bear It: How to be Happy No Matter What Reality Throws Your Way" (St. Martin's, 9781250028198), will appear on the "Today Show" on Monday, March 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Looks like whatever happens in the Goldman Sachs elevator will stay in the Goldman Sachs elevator. Less than two weeks after the anonymous author of the popular @GSElevator feed on Twitter was... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Businesses in cities with Local First associations saw sales rise 7% versus 2.3% in those without. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]