Numerous experts from the UK publishing scene spoke with The Guardian about what evolution they anticipate for digital publishing in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The parties will be in court today, with DoJ attorneys accusing Apple of blatantly obstructing the work of the court’s External Compliance Monitor, Michael Bromwich. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new story reading app will launch later this month with nine picture books from publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Company plans enhanced discovery and search tools to explore the 5m magazines already createdPersonalised digital magazine app Flipboard is aiming to pass 150 million users in 2014, thanks to enhanced discovery and search tools that will allow users to better explore the 5m individual online... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Germany is currently living through its “Borders incident," as Verlagsgruppe Weltbild, one of its largest bookselling companies, filed for insolvency January 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comedians, punks and sportspeople now among 'notables' in the online reference work, once the preserve of the great and goodThe Dictionary of National Biography has charted the lives of the British establishment for 130 years. But while entry into its prestigious pages after death used to depend... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2014, as in years past, it looks as if some of the best new releases will be coming from America's smaller publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The surging popularity of the Kindle and Nook allows publishers to offer Spanish-language books in the U.S. at far lower prices than for printed copies. For decades, finding Spanish-language books in the U.S. was like tilting at windmills. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sandstone Press has acquired a new novel from Eve Makis, titled The Spice Box Letters. Director... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through the first 10 months of 2013 sales of adult trade books fell 0.6% and sales of children’s/young adult dropped 9.7%, according to AAP’s monthly StatShot figures for October. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Knewton, a company that specializes in adaptive learning technology that tracks student use and personalizes instructional content, has reached an agreement with Cengage Learning, an educational and professional publisher, to integrate Knewton software into Cengage’s higher education content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
This month, Dan Kois, David Haglund, and Emily Bazelon discuss James McBride’s National Book Award winner for fiction, The Good Lord Bird. The novel makes a farcical cross-dressing comedy of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, paints Frederick Douglass as a drunken letch, and generally takes an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dow Jones has sued a London-based aggregation service, Ransquawk, for allegedly accessing its news feed and publishing its content within seconds of its original publication.The legal action - as reported by Reuters - accuses Ransquawk (Real-Time Analysis & News) of "hot news"... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Books New Markets has made its first acquisition in Polish publishing house Marginesy.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
JP Martin's much-loved but unavailable stories have been recovered for the rest of us by one courageous readerLet joy be unconfined! Almost seven years ago, I bewailed the loss of Uncle, the wealthy, purple-clad elephant with the BA whose surreal adventures, superbly illustrated by Quentin... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Verlagsgruppe Weltbild, one of the largest German media companies with major interests in both... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Industry luminaries scry the spins ahead in the helter skelter revolution at the centre of their businessAnna Rafferty, Penguin digital managing director"I predict more digital for publishers in 2014. I'm not being (completely) facetious, I mean more digitalness in all parts of the industry,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Nazi dictator’s controversial manifesto is among the bestselling political books on Amazon and iTunes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell 4% in the first week of 2014 compared to the week ended Jan. 6, 2013, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
An essay by a former British soldier has won a competition run by The Bodley Head and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]