Amazon Publishing, which launched a general-interest book publishing operation in New York two and a half years ago, is losing its top executive here.Seattle-based Amazon announced Friday that the head of its general-interest publishing division, Larry Kirshbaum, would leave the company Jan. 17... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
At Books in Browsers 2013, the summit kicked off with several discussions about how readers, both as consumers and creators of content, are transforming the book publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Colleen McCullough is back with a family saga, while Louis Nowra exposes the underbelly of Kings Cross. Our round-up of this week's best book reviews. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has launched Radio Straka today (25th October), featuring the first of five hour-long... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online publishers who use audience extension expect their revenues from this practice to at least double in 2014. And, more than half of digital ad buyers (54 percent) plan to spend more on the technique in the year ahead as a substitute for ad networks to assure that their brand advertising is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reducing the number of books submitted for the Man Booker is a key aim of the new entry rules... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The titles which will be distributed for free as part of World Book Night include works by Cheryl Strayed, Maria Semple, Agatha Christie, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Edinburgh author Angela Jackson is named the winner of the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival's First Book Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A study by the Pew Internet Project released on October 18 shows new information on the pervasiveness of tablets and smartphones in U.S. homes. The study compiled information received from 6,224 phone interviews across The Nation from ages 16 and up. According to results, tablet ownership has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Wired editor Kevin Kelly says that he self-published his new book A Catalog of Possibilities in print because of the enduring power of a large, print book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amy Churgin has been publisher of Traditional Home magazine. Previously, Churgin was senior vice president of the Condé Nast Media Group where she oversaw corporate media sales across its portfolio of magazine and digital brands. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
RR Donnelley, the Chicago-based printer and integrated communications provider, has agreed to acquire Consolidated Graphics, a general commercial printing company, for more than $600 million. Consolidated Graphics shareholders will receive $34.44 in cash and 1.651 shares of RR Donnelley for each... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Instagram's cautious roll-out of its in-stream ads is now underway.U.S. users who open the app in the coming week will see an "educational ad" from Instagram itself, according to a blog post. Confirmed advertisers to follow it are Adidas, Ben & Jerry's, Burberry, General Electric, Levi's,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Enthrill's Kevin Franco discusses his company's distribution platform to make ebooks salable in brick-and-mortar stores through ebook gift cards and author cards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon publishing editor Larry Kirshbaum is leaving the company early next year and returning to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eddie Marsan and Bertie Carvel are to star in the forthcoming BBC1 adaptation of Susanna Clarke... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tune in to this year's Books in Browsers conference live from San Francisco. Books in Browsers is a summit for the next generation of publishing companies exploring the digital future of reading online. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
OpenGate Capital, a global private buyout firm, splashed into media with the acquisition of TV Guide Magazine five years ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
"City of Night" was not the first overtly gay-themed book but it may be the most unapologetic, a searing screed of life on the edge.I spent part of Wednesday afternoon at UCLA, on a panel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Rechy’s novel “City of Night,” newly reissued to commemorate the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
An exhibition on New York's graffiti traces the history of the art form in the city, a Parisian museum shows how immigrants helped shape comic books worldwide - and other stories from the world of arts. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]