By encouraging the young to publish fan fiction, story-sharing startup Movellas is tackling English children's low literacy levelsLiteracy levels among English young adults compare poorly with those in other industrialised countries, according to an OECD survey last autumn which ranked England a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Collaborative publishing website Medium, which aims to reinvent the blog, secures first external investmentMedium, Twitter co-founder Ev Williams's online publishing venture, has no shortage of ambition – to reinvent the blog as a digital storytelling format and match the impact of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The survey was conducted by the site Good e-Reader among participants whom Good e-Reader estimated buy between 50 and 100 books a year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
We find out so little about a person by watching them on Big Brother or reading their secrets exposed in the Daily MailWe just met half an hour ago. But I'm sitting in a Soho tapas bar, drinking sherry, and telling Josh Cohen my life story. The joke – lost on neither of us – is that he has just... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite temperatures in the low teens, a messy Saturday afternoon blizzard, and numerous reports of weather-related travel snarls, 12,207 people attended the 2014 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yesterday we called the pre-Super Bowl for Doritos, but a lot can happen overnight when you put a Clydesdale and a bunch of Labrador puppies in the same ad. Therefore, upon further review, we're reversing the call: Budweiser's "Puppy Love" is champion the pre-Super Bowl champion, really crushing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The editorial director of the Online Publishers Association weighs in on whether brands should be in the business of creating copy -- or whether that should be left to a partnership with the pros. The post Should Brands Even Be in the Content Business? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
While authors have appeared in person, via Skype or via telephone at book clubs before, Book the Writer has the clubs pay for the author's appearance. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Phyllis Tickle has had a rich career as an author, a respected commentator on the state of religion in America today, and a visionary and futurist for the Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the January 27 inaugural gala for Seriously Entertaining, a monthly “literary cabaret,” the actress Uma Thurman read three fiery passages as part of a literary quiz called “Tip of My Tongue.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Veronica Roth’s Divergent, the first book in her wildly popular series of the same name, was the most-talked-about title on social media in January. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
I’m in!” proclaimed signs on bookstores, restaurants, and businesses throughout Seattle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Without Betty Cornell, 15-year-old Maya Van Wagenen would be in a very different place. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House’s parent company Bertelsmann has announced preliminary figures for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
An Octopus Publishing imprint is set to publish a book with BBC Radio 6 Music showcasing 500... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two Pulitzer Prize-winners and a Man Booker-shortlisted author are among the 16 people longlisted... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marvel has made an application programming interface available to developers interested in building digital applications around its comic book data and content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an article for the Paris Review, “This Month’s Most Expensive E-Books," Dan Piepenbring wonders 'what's the limit one is willing to pay for a digital edition?" Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harry Potter author seeks 'unspecified damages' for 'causing distress'The Daily Mail has taken down a story from its website about the author JK Rowling after she sued the paper for libel.Rowling says the online article, headlined "How JK Rowling's sob story about her past as a single mother has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The San Antonio Express-News will consolidate its packaging operations with the Houston Chronicle, Express-News publisher John C. McKeon announced Wednesday. Both newspapers are owned by New York-based Hearst Corp. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]