Sales in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade division rose 9% in 2013, to $170.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA declined to $24 million from $29 million in 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Katie Bond is to take voluntary redundancy at Bloomsbury following a restructure of the company... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the first time, Frankfurt's fellowship program will be geared exclusively toward industry professionals working in children’s and YA books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The children's laureate Malorie Blackman, on how to get kids reading on world book day Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blackwell’s has begun a teaser campaign targeting key figures in the trade with an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
An electronic version of Peter James’ 1993 novel Host, which was published on two floppy... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sophie Cottrell has been promoted to to senior v-p, corporate communications at Hachette Book Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Cold War had almost everything—two superpowers facing off in an existential struggle, spies, double agents and honey traps, lots of great books and movies. But in retrospect it was missing one important element of modern life: Internet comments. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Touré Roberts excelled in business, but ended up founding a church in L.A. with many musicians and actors in the congregation. Now his business savvy and unique pastoral experiences have led to a book he hopes will help readers “understand how to move in one direction," using faith to conquer... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Neil Gaiman has said “vilifying Jonathan Ross personally” was "not wise... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author's "Tenth of December" was fittingly the tenth winner of the short fiction award, which came with a $20,000 prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a summary judgment filing, Apple argues that Judge Denise Cote is biased, and should not decide Apple's damages. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW Comics World, Publishers Weekly’s regular email newsletter on graphic novel and comics publishing, is increasing its frequency to twice a month. Beginning March 5 2014, the newsletter will go out on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Silvio Berlusconi's publishing house has launched a glossy magazine dedicated to Pope Francis, with photographs and a pull-out centrefold. Here are a few ideas for the next issue …Pope Francis is no ordinary celebrity, but until recently he was lacking one of global fame's most common... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sephora has released a makeup line based on the upcoming movie 'Divergent,' adapted from the young adult book of the same name by Veronica Roth. Fellow young adult franchise 'The Hunger Games' also had tie-in makeup products, as well as a clothing line. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tobago-born writer, activist and founder of the London-based publishing venture Karia PressBuzz Johnson, who has died aged 62 from an arterial haemorrhage, was the founder of Karia Press, one of the small but dedicated band of African-Caribbean publishing initiatives in the UK that have had an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rabat is a hotbed of literary activity, with the Etonnants Voyageurs literary festival opening today, and the International Comics Festival coming next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The startup that lets patients book appointments with doctors online will cover all of the lower 48.ZocDoc, a service that lets patients book appointments with doctors online, announced Wednesday it is expanding from 2,000 cities and towns--roughly 40% of the country's population--to cover the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
There is something “seriously amiss with the way secondary schools encourage young people... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Tartar, editorial director of Fordham University Press, has died in a car accident. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]