Following a month of upheaval in the independent sector, publishers have told The Bookseller that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mathew Modine says books will never fully replace computer apps, as he releases a book app about the making of a famous film. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Music weekly's circulation drops below 'death knell' 20,000 mark but publisher says reach and revenues are growingIn its heyday it sold more than 300,000 copies but the circulation of the New Musical Express, the last of the old-school music weeklies, has dipped below 20,000 in the latest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher says it was forced to withdraw Wendy Doniger's book The Hindus because of law threatening jail for insults to religionPenguin India has said "intolerant and restrictive" Indian laws forced it to remove a book from sale after it tried to defend an American author's religious history... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Catherine Ryan Hyde has written 24 novels, most of them published by Big Five houses. One of her works, Pay It Forward (S&S, 1999), was adapted into a (fairly successful) Hollywood film. She’s been invited to the White House to talk about her writing. More recently, she’s dabbled in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Japan’s Rakuten will acquire instant messaging and calling app developer Viber Media for US$900 million, the e-commerce giant said Friday, highlighting its moves to penetrate new markets.Rakuten’s purchase of the messaging and VoIP company follows its acquisitions of Canada’s ebook platform... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s 2014, and for North American manga publishers, the digital revolution is well underway. Where there once were only a handful of publishers offering their titles online or via ebook apps, now almost all of them are offering, or negotiating to offer at least some of their current and backlist... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Angry Birds is getting ready to introduce in-game digital video ads in an expansion of its advertising products that the company will unveil soon, according to Michele Tobin, Rovio’s head of advertising. Tobin told Adweek today that the company’s games provide premium inventory for video... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers that rely on Facebook to drive large portions of their traffic are at constant risk of having the rug pulled out from under their feet. A recent algorithm tweak may have done just that. The post Facebook Withdrawal: Viral Publishers See Traffic Plunge appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, true crime that calls to mind "In Cold Blood," and a massive engineering mistake. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Specs Who Brandi Glanville Age 41 Accomplishments Star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; author (her new book, Drinking and Dating: P.S. Social Media Is Ruining Romance, will be released Feb. 11) Base Los Angeles What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I guess it... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has signed the world rights to a new autobiography by Sex Pistols singer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octopus Publishing Group has merged its publicity and marketing departments to create one team... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell to $13.19 billion in 2013, down 1.6% compared to 2012, according to preliminary estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A report advocating the inclusion of fair use provisions in Australia’s copyright laws has drawn criticism from the International Publishers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In genre fiction, going it alone is beginning to look a much more dependable route to successBrenna Aubrey self-published her debut romance novel At Any Price on the Amazon Kindle on 9 December 2013. One month later At Any Price had netted a total profit of £16,588. Aubrey's success is far from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profits rose 32% in 2013 at S&S and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hanover Publisher Services, a small press distribution unit operated by Steerforth Press, had a big year in 2013 reporting revenue rising 50%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corporation wants new facilities to drag soap out of 1980s into 21st century and more gentrified east London.The cost of building the new set for BBC1's EastEnders is likely to top £15m, a tender document for the sprawling lot in north London has revealed.The new facilities at the BBC's studios... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Bella Andre has struck a deal with Kobo that will give the e-bookseller exclusive rights to the French translation of some of her titles for a three month period. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]