New York State’s collection of online sales tax has withstood a legal challenge by Amazon and Overstock, as the U.S. Supreme Court decided this morning not to hear an appeal of a March ruling by New York’s top court that found that the state could impose the tax. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sebastian Faulks gave his former Sunday Telegraph boss, John Thompson, a warm send-off in his tribute yesterday, "A nurturing force in the final days of Fleet Street".It reinforced the picture drawn of Thompson in the more formal Daily Telegraph obituary following Thompson's death, aged 93, on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers have launched online advent calendars offering readers prizes in the countdown to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
He was the scourge of Mitt Romney in the 2012 US election, now Obama's 'backroom Brit' is heading Labour's digital response team for its 2015 campaignIn his new book about the 2012 US presidential election campaign, the Time journalist Mark Halperin singles out the role played by a young Briton... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-01 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. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science fiction has a long tradition in North Korea and SF authors enjoy greater freedom to explore edgy subjects, such as crime and violence, than their counterparts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
On November 14, Judge Denny Chin dismissed the long-running Authors Guild suit against Google, ruling that the digitization of books for Google Book Search is fair use. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
At PW, we’ve always served the library community, but you’ve probably noticed that in recent months we’ve ramped up our commitment to covering library news and issues, with a lineup of monthly columnists writing on a broad range of issues affecting libraries and publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The conference theme of the 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting, set for January 24–28 in Philadelphia, is “the conversation starts here.” It is a perfectly appropriate theme. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Grinch campaign, also known as the 'Grow Your Heart 3 Sizes,' encourages children to do good deeds in exchange for book donations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even when Barnes & Noble entered the reading device market with the launch of the Nook back in the fall of 2009, executives said the company’s long-term future continued to rest in selling content in both print and digital formats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The conversation about the Common Core standards will be a hot topic at this year’s ALA Midwinter Meeting, as many public librarians make efforts to reach their patrons and community members—as well as form partnerships with school librarians—to provide information on the standards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chronicling the Chill of 1820s Iceland in 'Burial Rites,' Australian author Hannah Kent finds deep humanity, for better and worse, in a faraway isle. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Librarians have always been a wee bit paranoid, but for years our distrust pretty much clustered around two obsessions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In October, we gave what was scheduled to be a one-hour presentation to a group of public librarians and library directors on collaboration between school and public libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former New York Observer editor was known as cultural arbiter and was credited with cultivating style of influential paperPeter Kaplan, the former editor of The New York Observer who hired a then-unknown Candace Bushnell to write a column called "Sex and the City" has died. He was 59.Kaplan died... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Founded in 2002, Paizo Publishing specializes in publishing tabletop role-playing games, or RPGs, in particular its flagship Pathfinder Role Playing Game, as well as magazines, books and a wide range of gaming accessories all designed for the fantasy game-playing marketplace. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple lost its antitrust ebook trial this summer. Now it has to pay a court-appointed attorney more than $1,100 an hour to keep tabs on itself. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan celebrated the relaunch of MyKindaBook.com, an online platform for teen and YA books,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comedian and musician to play loudmouth cocktail pianist in pilot for 88 Keys, which will also star Fonejacker's Kayvan NovakComedian and musician Tim Minchin will star in his first sitcom as a loudmouth cocktail pianist in 88 Keys for the BBC.Minchin will co-star with Fonejacker's Kayvan Novak... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]