The two stories were written in 1958 while the late writer was working at a Detroit-based advertising agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a filing with the district court, the Authors Guild gave notice that it is appealing Judge Denny Chin’s to dismiss its copyright suit over Google’s library scanning program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of the Duck Dynasty star's book, Happy, Happy, Happy, saw an 86% increase between the weeks ended December 15 and December 22. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailers are pushing ebooks and physical books with a series of discounts and offers in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ad units in magazines' iPad editions climbed 16% in 2013, according to a report out Monday by MPA-The Association of Magazine Media and Kantar Media.The report, which looked at 69 magazines with monitored print and iPad editions, is a hopeful sign for traditional publishers stymied by secular... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Desert Sun and Gannett Publishing Services [GPS] have selected Harland Simon to replace EAE press control system on a Goss Headliner press and communications to two KBA Towers, plus associated Reelstands at their facility in Palms Springs ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a December 23 ruling, a federal judge declared that the character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as other characters and elements of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic series are in the public domain. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a flurry of year-end filings, Judge Denise Cote late last week rejected Apple’s bid to extend its deposition of plaintiff expert witness Roger Noll, whose report had pegged Apple’s total ebook damages at just over $307 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
New data from NPD suggests that Chromebooks accounted for 21 percent of all commercial notebook sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-12-29 22:12:57 UTC ]
New 'intellectually credible' self-improvement books set to outsell celebrity biographies in 2014Sir Alex Ferguson may have the coveted Christmas number one spot with the record-breaking sales of his memoir, My Autobiography. But not even celebrity memoirs are likely to match the publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last week I shared the 10 most popular Slate stories from 2013, a list that paints with a broad brush about the stories our readers loved the most. Now it’s time to dig deeper to reveal which pieces were the most popular on our three strongest social networks: Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. As... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
This reader loves the Guardian's women contributors and is convinced that Tim Dowling's column is written by her dadI'm 25 and from Northumberland, though I have lived in London for the past six years. I first moved to the city to study, and I now work at Slightly Foxed, an independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The iconic Southern California children’s specialty bookstore will close its doors sometime next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writer Alan Bennett has claimed Nina Stibbe "misremembered" him in Love, Nina (Viking... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Trouble With Dad, written by Babette Cole [pictured] and published by her own digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shock of the new has given way to the comfort of the old in this year's bestseller list, with plenty of football and blokey chefsSee the chart in fullTwo female newcomers dominated the all‑year bestsellers list at this point last year. EL James (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Suzanne Collins (The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of security researchers has published a pair Snapchat security exploits, claiming the popular social startup has ignored requests to address them since August -- prior to any Facebook acquisition talk. The Gibson Security team is hoping ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Egmont has launched 76 of its Enid Blyton titles in ebook format. The titles, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane beats fellow National Book Award winners in a public vote to find 2013's book of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Frederator Books, the ebook imprint of Frederator, the YouTube cartoon producer, is launching a new ebook series starring Catbug, an animated character spun off from Frederator’s wildly popular YouTube cartoon show Bravest Warriors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]