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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
This essay is adapted from They Might Be Giants’ Flood, published as part of the 33 1/3 series and out now from Bloomsbury. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Sourcebooks has acquired U.S. rights to the 1989 political thriller novel "House of Cards" by Michael Dobbs as well as two sequels. 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 ]
Got a kid with an insatiable appetite for books? You may want to sign up for Oyster, then. The subscription ebook service has just launched a children's section, giving young readers all the titles they can handle. The deal also brings Disney... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week in children's apps, we feature one app that allows kids to travel the world with an international adventurer, two apps that explore the world of the dinosaurs, and another that takes users for a ride with a very famous cat. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nominations for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize include journalist Dawn O'Porter's teen novel Paper Aeroplanes and books by an actress, a performance poet and a screenwriter. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google’s Android is now the most popular smartphone operating system in the UK – so publishers can no longer just talk about iPhone and iPad apps. But despite its increasing market dominance (on mobile anyway) the Google propo ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harry Potter fans were incensed when J.K. Rowling said – in excerpts released from an interview – that she'd had misgivings about Hermione and Ron as a couple. The full text of the interview offers more clarity, along with Rowling's feeling about a controversial scene from the movie series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
An email to Brazilian publishers suggested that Barnes & Noble plans to start selling ebooks in Brazil soon, but B&N has yet to confirm. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In France, the manga bubble never burst—although it may be starting to deflate a bit. Last year French manga sales declined for the first time. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the 2014 Winter Olympics here, many newsrooms are covering the games with their specific readers in mind. Maybe you’re a newspaper in a small town that has a local Olympian, or maybe you’re a niche sports site devoted to cove ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profile Books will publish the new book by Costa Book Award shortlisted author Gavin Francis in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Americans dominate the eight books vying for this year’s inaugural £40,000 Folio book prize from the UK, which is open to all English-language titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales in 2013 fell 1.6%, to $13.19 billion, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]