Critics of the merger worry Comcast will have unmatched bargaining power in dealing with media companies, essentially turning Comcast into a gatekeeper able to toll digital media companies for faster access to its network. The post Will the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Hurt Publishers?... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and consumers in Canada who had become accustomed to a Canadian dollar at par with the American dollar are adjusting to what appears to be the new reality: a Canadian dollar hovering around the 90¢ mark. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Men's Health remains number one paid-for title in the men's print market as rival Bauer Media title reports sales of 96,452FHM, which in its pomp as the UK's most popular men's magazine sold more than 600,000 copies a month, has now slipped below a monthly circulation of 100,000.In the latest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books India has recalled American Indoligist Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History, sparking a debate about publishing freedoms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Square Books and Square Books Jr. in Oxford, Miss., singled out a bouquet of 12 books from each of its storefronts in an e-mail blast for Valentine's Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Satirical title has a print circulation of more than 220,000, ahead of The Economist and The WeekPrivate Eye held on to the number one spot among news magazines in the second half of 2013 with a print circulation of more than 220,000, ahead of The Economist and The Week.Ian Hislop's satirical... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Major writers including Arundhati Roy and Neil Gaiman condemn 'egregious' suppression of Wendy Doniger's book under pressure from Hindu nationalistsMajor authors from Arundhati Roy to William Dalrymple and Neil Gaiman have condemned Penguin's controversial removal of Wendy Doniger's book The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
When comics fans invaded the town of Angoulême, France, two weeks ago for the Angoulême International Comics Festival, children were well represented. That's not surprising: Children's comics are big business in France. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton will publish Stephen King’s second novel of 2014, Revival, in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
IPC Media music magazine reports drop in circulation of 21.1% year on year, with rival Q down 14.2%A relaunch of the New Musical Express failed to stop its sales falling below the 20,000 mark for the first time, down more than a fifth year on year.The IPC Media title, which celebrated its 60th... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives has launched a digital monthly magazine optimized for reading on tablets and screens. Our first issue on Selling & Sales highlights new strategies for boosting book sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Listings magazine, which is the most popular paid-for title in UK, reported an average weekly sale of 1,374,813TV Choice has increased sales to a five-year high of almost 1.4 million, the biggest beneficiary among listings magazines from the demise of Richard Desmond's short-lived TV Pick.H... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
People who pre-order the book, Thrive, before March 25 will receive a DonorsChoose gift card equal to the book's list price.DonorsChoose, one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2014, draws inspiration from the better parts of the crowdfunding model: Public school teachers from across... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Frances Pinter has been appointed as chief executive officer of Manchester University Press,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said the decision to add payment via social media came from customer requests.Passengers can now pay for their flights via social media on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The company announced Tuesday that passengers will be able to use Facebook and Twitter to book flights,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The web giant's books imprint flexes its muscles after scoring an ebook No 1, but the little guy may yet win the dayA good month for Amazon's fledgling publishing business – the imaginatively-titled Amazon Publishing – just got better, after the imprint won the rights to Cath Quinn's historical... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A growing right wing movement France has begun attacking children's books depicting content (nudity, homosexuality) they call 'immoral.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bauer's Closer, Hearst's Best and IPC's Now, and OK! all record double-digit falls, year on yearRichard Desmond's Star magazine has jumped into the top 10 biggest sellers in the women's weeklies market, after reporting a 16.5% sales surge in the second half of 2013.But there were double digit... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Press Complaints Commission has published the statistical breakdown that was requested when its chairman, Lord Hunt, appeared before the commons media and culture select committee two weeks ago.The PCC has put up two tables on its website. One shows all recorded breaches of the editors' code... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has acquired the world rights to the final three titles in Sarah J Maas’ Throne... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]