Fresh off a year in which his graphic novel, "Boxers and Saints," was nominated for a National Book Award, cartoonist Gene Yang, along with artist Sonny Liew, is back with "The Shadow Hero," a new work about arguably the first Asian American superhero. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mike Darcey says relying on online ads as main revenue stream is risky in market containing rivals such as Google and FacebookNews UK chief executive Mike Darcey has called the Guardian and Daily Mail digital "minnows" – despite the publishers' boasting a combined monthly online readership of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 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 ]
When the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books unveiled its list of participating authors on Tuesday, the event caused a stir among local booksellers who immediately noticed the list featured buy links to Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The deal covers ebook distribution for Zubaan's English-language trade catalogue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
News websites and online publishers saw advertising soar 18 per cent in Britain last year, fuelling hopes that digital growth has reached a long-awaited tipping point where it will offset print decline. Figures from the Association of Online Publi ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Heavy Metal Magazine has been purchased by two show-biz veterans who have an ambitious plan to relaunch it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bobo Backslack is the unluckiest person in all of North Dakota. All he wants is to work hard at his job, get a girlfriend, and make his mom proud, but all the forces, both natural and supernatural, seem to be working against him. "The Bad-ventures of Boboslack" is created by Jon Chadurjian and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
A dirty truth, especially for would-be publishers of books on housecleaning: Despite the “innovations” in cleaning products that companies offer up on a weekly basis, cleanliness almost always comes down to a solution of distilled white vinegar and a fresh rag. To print anything truly new on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hot Key Books has signed a book from actress and writer Emerald Fennell. Emma Matthewson,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month's starred reviews of self-published books from BlueInk Review honor two works of fiction: a dystopian saga and a thriller set in Australia. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author and TV presenter Tony Robinson has won his second Blue Peter book award, for Weird World... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you tweet, have a Facebook account or post photos on Instagram, then congratulations – you’re a publisher. Here is a guide to protecting yourself against legal action on social mediaPaul Farrell 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 ]
With sales of print books declining and the growth of ebook sales slowing, Harlequin had declines in sales and earnings in 2013, parent company Torstar reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
Books published by Scholastic, Bloomsbury and Kelpies have won prizes at the 2013 Scottish... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher of the Guardian and Observer to announce 25% rise in revenues in year to end of March 2014The Guardian is expected to report an increase in digital revenues of more than a quarter to almost £70m in the last year, as the future of its national newspaper titles is secured for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]