Regnery's children's publishing program has acquired a five-year license with Peanuts Worldwide, and will feature Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang in books about American history, heroes, government, and civics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers like to think that their content is getting read. But at the expense of advertising dollars? Not so fast. Increasingly popular apps like Pocket, Instapaper and Evernote’s Web Clipper have been billed as a way to help publishers combat fragmentation by letting users read bookmarked... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Plus developing on Android, mobile tablet sales, MotoX woes, details from the Nokia v HTC judgement, and moreA burst of 9 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamNexus phones carry SMS crash bug vuln >> The RegisterA Dutch security researcher has published a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the transparent marketplace it's what you do, not what you say, that makes the difference, and that's good for sustainabilityIn New York's Central Park recently, an old man was selling "Banksy paintings" for $60 apiece. His booth was right next to others selling everything from second-hand... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the latest proof that a new generation is interested in preserving indie bookstores Kas Sharma has purchased the longtime Boston area stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
An ill-judged tweet can land you in a whole lot of legal bother, as Peaches Geldof and Sally Bercow know only too well. So the attorney general's new guidelines are essential readingIt doesn't seem real to think that you could take your phone out of your pocket right now, type a few words on it,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attorney general Dominic Grieve hopes to prevent legal novices publishing remarks that might cause trials to be abandonedThe attorney general is to begin issuing legal warnings to steer Twitter users away from prejudicial comments that might force trials to be abandoned.Advisory notices –... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
I read while traveling, waiting for meetings, in the evening, and especially on vacation. As you can see, I'm still pretty much an old-school print guy, because I like to jot notes in the margins, but I assume I'll move over to ebooks when annotation features get better. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Folio Prize is to launch a two-day fiction festival in March just ahead of the announcement... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A database of more than two million stolen passwords for Facebook, Yahoo and others has been published online, a security firm has found. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Palgrave Macmillan has become a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year, a growing number of librarians, publishers, agents, distributors, and self-published authors have come to the largest Spanish-language book fair in the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Publishing has launched a new digital short story imprint in the US called StoryFront.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
On November 30, President Shimon Peres opened the largest Spanish-language book fair in the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly 16 months after the Québec publishing industry began its quest for fixed pricing on new titles, they finally got what they wanted...sort of. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 200 newspaper publishers—including the Wall Street Journal and USA Today—are using Tout, a mobile video publishing platform that enables journalists to capture videos on their smartphones or tablets. But even small news ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you're ready to tear yourself away from a screen for awhile, Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools is your must-read book and DIY muse. It's also the perfect gift for the geek in your life.With the advent of the Internet, the Whole Earth Catalog's curation of all the weird and wonderful things necessary... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Monday: Slate staffers pick their favorite books of 2013. Tuesday: The overlooked books of 2013. Wednesday: The best lines of 2013, and the best poetry of 2013. Thursday: Dan Kois’ 15 favorite books. Friday: The Slate Book Review Top 10. The past, hey no shit, it’s an open invitation to wine... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Indies First movement garnered more than 1,000 authors working at bookstores across the US and in Canada for Small Business Saturday, including James Patterson and Garth Stein. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Corp. extended its dive market portfolio by acquiring Sport Diver UK, an international magazine that mirrors its own U.S.-based Sport Diver brand. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]