A scathing review of Morrissey's recent autobiography by AA Gill wins an award presented annually to "the writer of the angriest, funniest, most trenchant book review" of the past 12 months. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 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 a mix of all-ages and adult material, print and digital, Action Lab Entertainment is trying to establish itself while maintaining a balance with a staff located around the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gannett Publishing Services has chosen the expertise from manroland web systems Inc. to upgrade and retrofit the press control systems on their manroland web systems presses at The Indianapolis Star in Indianapolis, Indiana, and at The Daily Advertis ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a past life, Michael Tiffany fought cyber crime for financial institutions. Then he notice the same techniques were being used to defraud the advertising industry.The problem was big enough to draw Mr. Tiffany into the battle against traffic fraud full-time and, in 2013, he started a company... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 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 ]
Scribe has acquired UK & Commonwealth rights in a trilogy by Swedish crime writer Christoffer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 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 ]
Humanoids, formerly the smaller U.S. arm of French comics publisher Les Humanoïdes, has moved to front and center after the more than 30-year-old publishing house relocated its home office to Hollywood from Paris. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The VSCO Cam app has developed a pretty dedicated following of serious mobile photographers. Over the summer Visual Supply Co. even unveiled a minimalist publishing platform called VSCO Grid. But ties between the two were... let's say, weak. An... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Operating income at Simon & Schuster rose 32% in 2013, to $106 million on a sales increase of 2.4%, to $809 million, parent company CBS reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Johnston Press employees in Ireland have received notices informing them that the terms of their employment contracts will be switched to a new company, Formpress Publishing Ltd, later this week.They believe it to be a precursor to the publisher's newspapers being sold to the company, which was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK Ltd is giving its women’s fiction and lifestyle website Books and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple will continue to be watched by an antitrust monitor during its appeal of a court order creating the position, a court ruled.While a setback for Apple, which had asked for a stay of the appointment of an external compliance monitor in an ebooks price-fixing conspiracy case, the ruling by... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Driven by a solid fourth quarter and good sales for the year in the U.S., Lagardere reported sales of 2.07 billion euros in its publishing division for 2013, down from 2.08 billion in 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Snow Queen' inspired not only Disney's hit musical 'Frozen' but also author Karen Foxlee, who based her critically acclaimed novel 'Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy' on the wintry tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
YA author Robert Muchamore has sparked a row in the children's sector after accusing authors... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ali Presley has been promoted to associate director, online marketing at Chronicle Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A report from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection on the state of the library ebook market has recommended no legislative initiatives, instead advocating a “wait and see” approach. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
2 years ago it was "nice to have" a mobile strategy for large and medium-sized companies. But today the reality is that a mobile strategy is a must-have for all businesses of all sizes. And the publishing industry is no exception. Toda ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]