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 ]
The All Pakistan Private Schools Management Assn. represents 40,000 affiliated schools across Pakistan and has banned the book from its libraries.Malala Yousafzai has become an international celebrity. In her book "I Am Malala," the Pakistani teen who survived being shot in the head by a member... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins reported a decline in quarterly revenue with total sales down 7%, to $328 million, for the first period ended September 30, 2013. EBITDA, however, rose 8%, to $43 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 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 ]
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 ]
Amazon will begin delivering packages in the US on Sundays for the first time through the US... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-11 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 ]
Microsoft is actively looking for a new CEO to replace Steve Ballmer, and one of the potential candidates is Stephen Elop. In an interesting story published earlier today, Bloomberg, citing several unnamed sources, claims that the former boss of Nokia would introduce sweeping changes to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Intel on Friday said it bought Kno, a startup that helps educational publishers make their books interactive. No price was announced for the Santa Clara company led by CEO Osman Rashid. It had raised more than $73 million dollars, including a $37.3 million round in 2011 led by Intel... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the long, important, trillion-dollar history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 2011’s Thor represented its first semi-risk. Iron Man, the 2008 film that launched the franchise, introduced a character who wasn’t terribly well-known outside the comic book shop, but it starred Robert Downey Jr.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Magazine companies are increasingly shifting their attention to the surging Hispanic community in the U.S. and their impressive buying power.In the last 10 months, Hearst, Conde Nast and Time Inc. have introduced or strengthened English-language magazines and inserts aimed at Latinas, a growing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nicola Griffith's radical departure from her previous fiction results in the 7th century epic 'Hild.'Author Nicola Griffith is as unpredictable and fascinating as one of her heroines. Her first two novels, "Ammonite" and "Slow River" (which won a Nebula Award), were science fiction. And from... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Daphne Durham, who is stepping into the role of publisher for Amazon’s adult trade and children’s imprints as Larry Kirshbaum departs, said the company is “delighted” with the sales performance of the unit’s titles to date. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Positive reviews from exhibitors continue to roll in on the second day of the China Shanghai Children’s International Book Fair (CCBF). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is offering independent bookstores Kindles to sell and a commission on ebook sales, but most have rejected the proposal as bad business and "a lie." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Skellig author David Almond has won the Eleanor Farjeon Award 2013. The award, now in its 47th... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first of four serialized programs and a miniseries will appear on Netflix in 2015, featuring lesser-known Marvel comic book characters Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage.Netflix is bulking up its programming with a roster of new Marvel superheroes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Constable & Robinson (C&R) and pay-as-you-go ebook service ValoBox have partnered to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hilton Als' 'White Girls' is a magnificent collection of essays that mixes criticism and memoir, fiction and nonfiction.Hilton Als' "White Girls" is as much about white girls as the author's previous effort "The Women" was about femininity — which is to say quite a lot and not at all. Like its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]