Random House imprint Vintage Books announces global sales of erotic thriller which started life as Twilight fan fictionOne-hundred-million copies of EL James's erotic trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, have now been sold around the world, her US publisher announced today.More than 27m of the books,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A snapshot of STM publishing in India, which represents 84% of the publishing industry's profits in the country, from this February's GLOBALOCAL conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
"There are a lot of people doing a lot of things we used to do," Stephen Page told the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vinutha Mallya recaps the highlights of GLOBALOCAL 2014, the 'forum for content' organized by the German Book Office, New Delhi and the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Demonstrators will descend on Amazon’s headquarters in London later today (28th February)... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber has signed a three-book deal with comedian and director Richard Ayoade. Editorial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former The Book Depository managing director Kieron Smith pictured is to launch an online global... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks announced this morning that the Chicago-based publisher is adding the Peanuts gang to its Put Me in the Story digital platform, which allows parents to create personalized versions of children's books as an app or in print format. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
We look at what would the proposed introduction of fair use to Australian copyright law mean for publishers, and why is it attracting international attention. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Special WBN editions of Solomon Northrup’s memoir have been printed as part of World Book Night’s nationwide celebration on April 23. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble reports that consolidated revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 decreased 10.3% to $2 billion from the same period in the previous fiscal year. Third quarter EBITDA increased from $59 million a year ago to $173 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
During the Lenten season Christians are urged to more deliberately contemplate Christ’s suffering and death. But traditional observances, such as penance and fasting, all too often produce dour expressions instead of spiritual fruits. Three new books hope to resurrect the joyful side of this... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Daniel Berchenko has been promoted at PW, named managing editor of the publication. Before joining PW as copy chief in 2012, he was a copy editor at "Photon International" magazine. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is allowing to Pages to tag one another, but brands and publishers need to judicious in how they use the new feature.The post Facebook rewards brands for tagging appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
U.K. illustrated book publisher the Quarto Group reported revenue of $176.3 million for 2013, a slight decline from the $180.9 million reported in 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sparked by societal changes, some evangelical Christians have begun to break from a deeply anti-homosexual history. Two new books offer a more welcoming and modern take on Bible passages that are often used to exclude those who are LGBT from full inclusion in the church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Labour deputy leader claims paper's associate editor has admitted she was never an apologist for paedophiliaHarriet Harman has again called on the Daily Mail to "apologise and put the record straight" over its claims she turned a blind eye to a paedophile lobbying group in the 1970s.The Labour... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Launched in October of 2013, StoriesAlive is an app and subscription service offering access to a library of multimedia-rich, interactive childrens’ stories for $7.99 a month for the iPad and Android tablets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Harlequin launches new ebook reader app for iPhone and iPad, tying into its existing website. By Stuart DredgeStuart Dredge Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
'I want people to understand what we knew, when we knew it, how we made decisions and how we dealt with the enormous economic uncertainty,' Bernanke said of his book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]