Emily Hall, 25, whose family purchased Main Street Books in St. Charles, Mo., earlier this week, says that she will continue in retiring owner Vicki Erwin's footsteps. Hall will officially become a full-time bookseller on Feb. 15. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that it has partnered with Google to deliver K-12 core curriculum through Google Play for Education, Google's content store for K-12 schools. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judging by its 2014 fiscal first half earnings report, Meredith's National Media Group is stabilizing as it continues to diversify its revenue streams and adapt to a changing marketplace. The publisher of brands like Better Homes & Gardens and Parents saw revenue increase slightly to $517... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster's new science fiction imprint, Simon451, has launched a writing contest for college students. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Investment group buys Recorded Books and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tom Bower, the author who so often strikes fear into his subjects, has taken a second critical look at Richard Branson.His new book, some 14 years on from his first biography, is being serialised in the Sunday Times, with the second instalment due in two days' time.I think all journalists would... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Romance author's fans succeed with social media drive to persuade Atria books into a paper version of free e-novella released late last yearAfter fans of the romance author Colleen Hoover bombarded her publisher with thousands of tweets and Facebook pleas, Atria has finally bowed to the pressure... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 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 ]
Penguin Random House’s parent company Bertelsmann has announced preliminary figures for... 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 ]
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 ]
The sale of The Panoramic Publishing Group, publisher of the weekly Laker newspaper and 10 other ancillary publications, to Daniel L. Smiley, general manager of Turner Publishing in Turner, ME has been completed. Brad Lipe had bee ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Coinciding with the Angoulême International Comics Festival tomorrow, French comics guru Guy Delcourt has announced the opening of a new comic book academy in Paris. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher's Sun+ digital offering gains massive boost as it joins packages available to mobile network's 23 million UK customersThe Sun has struck a deal with mobile operator O2 to offer its 4G customers content including Premier League football goal clips, a groundbreaking move that could... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anomaly Productions, an indie comics publisher specializing in digitally enhanced graphic novels, has released an app version of "Shifter," a sci-fi graphic novel with augmented reality technology. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The home of Captain America, Spider-Man, and many other beloved comic book heroes is setting them loose on the world. Hulk fans: happy.What's the sound of 8,000 beloved comic book characters storming the globe? We're about to find out.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dunkin' Donuts, which has scored social-media points all football season with its Vine-ESPN play, is extending that initiative through Super Bowl weekend with a dedicated push. The brand last night published the first of three fun, historical, Super Bowl-themed Vines that will appear as... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Caitlin Moran is to go on a “rock n roll literary tour” to promote her new book, How... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Universities minister David Willetts is to speak at this year’s Academic, Professional and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]