News Corp, the recently spun off publishing side of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, reported that its revenue fell in the first quarter of its fiscal 2014, due to lower advertising revenue and foreign exchange fluctuations. The company re ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lesley Martin chats with WIRED about the busy fall season of photobook fairs and events, jurying, desert island photobooks, self-publishing, presages, Rob Hornstra, Japanese design, and her favorite paper. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The makers of the viral hit The Fox will launch a picture book based on their comedy video. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeff Kinney has notched up the biggest weekly sale for a children's book in over a year,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The literary magazines at a Barnes & Noble include Tin House, The Paris Review, Mad Magazine and comics, while a New York Times renewal offers a year for $1099. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six years and 900 pages on, there ended up being two million reasons why this first-time author would have been glad to have stuck with the written word. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
While I love Linux, quality magazines about the kernel are few and far between. Over the years, my favorite has been Linux Format. I was attracted to the magazine by the quality articles and interesting content. However, the price of the magazine was particularly high in the USA, which often... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearst Magazines named Jane Francisco the editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping magazine, the company said Monday, succeeding longtime editor Rosemary Ellis. Ms. Francisco is editor-in-chief of Chatelaine, a women's lifestyle magazine based in Canada. She begins her new job Dec. 2.Ms. Ellis,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers have chosen the 10 "less ordinary" books they think will become... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
New trade list for regionalized publisher to take its name from the "fore-edge" of a book, opposite the spine. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Usborne has won the Royal Society Young People’s Book Award with an interactive flap book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hutchinson has acquired a new anthology of life-writing from and about the First World War,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Much-watched song by Norwegian musical comedy duo due out in US as illustrated storyNorwegian musical comedy duo Ylvis may be very silly, but that's not likely to hold back their next venture, an illustrated children's book based on their massive YouTube hit song, The Fox, which is to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's publishing company News Corp. swung to a profit in its fiscal first quarter -- its first financial reporting period as a stand-alone company -- but revenue slipped nearly 3%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like mapmakers, we tend to put where we reside at the center of the world. It's natural: for most publishers it's the trade closer to home that's the lifeblood of your business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
There is an ever-growing list of benefits that Amazon provides for its Prime customers. For a $79 yearly fee users enjoy Netflix-like streaming video, Kindle book rentals and free two-day delivery service. The latter has only one simple drawback -- if you order an item on a Friday, you need to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest Sharjah International Book Fair underscored its role in bringing together partners from countries and regions often on the fringes of other fairs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Henderson is managing director of Top That Publishing, and also the m.d. of Tide Mill Media... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cressida Cowell, author of the How to Train Your Dragon book series, and Greg Childs, former executive producer for CBBC & Cbeebies, discuss the re-introduction of classic children's TV. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder has now printed more than 1m copies of Sir Alex Ferguson's memoir, My Autobiography... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]