Are Americans working too hard, too fast, and too chaotically for our own good? Slate books editor Dan Kois was eager to find out when a review copy of Stephanie Brown’s Speed: Facing Our Addiction to Fast and Faster—and Overcoming Our Fear of Slowing Down landed on his desk. So he proposed a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
An authorised biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard by Artemis Cooper will be released in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nook is selling 100 of 2013's most popular books for only 99p for a new promotion.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tom Weldon, c.e.o. Penguin Random House UK Lessons from 2013 include: the shift to online sales... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weekday and Saturday editions of newspaper to cost 20p more as the Times also increases price by same amountThe Guardian is to raise the price of its weekday and Saturday editions by 20p, following Monday's price rise for the Times.From 11 January, the Saturday edition of the Guardian will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-publishing alliance WestBow will now support Zondervan publishing, as it currently does Thomas Nelson. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Haber of Brazos Bookstore in Houston argues that selling Spanish language books in the US is a challenging responsibility with unexpected rewards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ofcom clears broadcasters after complaints, but tells them to consider explicit warnings before airing 'challenging' footageRead the full Ofcom ruling on TV news coverge of Woolwich killing (P22)Ofcom has told broadcasters including ITV and the BBC to learn lessons after they aired graphic... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kate Atkinson, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Michael Symmons Roberts, Chris Riddell and Nathan Filer have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad, the online writing and reading community, continued its long arch of membership growth and increased social connectivity, finishing 2013 with more than 18 million registered users according to data released by the company today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookish, the struggling social network backed by three big five publishers, has been acquired by start-up online retailer, Zola Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The editions will feature new cover treatments and introductions from author Steve Berry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW's annual end-of-the-year survey of indie booksellers found many happy with 2013 and optimistic about the year ahead. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bricks-and-mortar bookstores are missing a huge opportunity by failing to take advantage of the self-publishing revolution, argues Tanja Tuma. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
US-based book recommendation and retail site Bookish has been acquired by ebook start-up Zola... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christine Shubert, the trustee overseeing the Chapter 7 proceedings of Good Enterprises, has asked the bankruptcy court to give Good Books’ distributor, Simon & Schuster, the authority to continue to sell the company’s titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian's flagship summit convenes in March 2014, bringing together media and technology companies from across the world to discuss the creative and commercial future of mediaChanging Media Summit 2014Disruption to disruptor: taking control of your digital strategyDay one - 18th March... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins' forthcoming move to London Bridge will mean a greater level of collaboration... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher adept at balancing the demands of literature and commerce, and a notable writer on artIn his prime, with his coloured shirts, red braces, bright bow ties and macho cigars there were few more flamboyant London publishers than Tom Rosenthal, who has died aged 78. But the extravagant top... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dakota News, which distributes magazines and popular titles to mass market outlets in parts of the Midwest, is expanding into Minnesota since Gopher News recently went out of business after 112 years servicing Minnesota accounts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]