San Francisco-based Dwell Media, publisher of high-end modern design magazine Dwell, is doubling its office space and moving its creative team to New York City. The move is the final step in a gradual eastward migration f Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Spanish author Clara Sánchez has won the 2013 Planeta Prize for her novel El cielo ha vuelto, a book about the nature of our economic and political environment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Right-sized and re-made, the Frankfurt Book Fair retains its pre-eminent position in the global publishing industry, digital revolution and all. Click here to listen. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Scott Turow's 'Identical' is a compulsively readable crime story about brothers, feuding families and a long-ago murder.Over the course of nine novels, Scott Turow's Kindle County has become one the best-known settings in American literature. While fictional locations are not uncommon... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee alleges that her hometown is exploiting her trademark and personality rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fabian Stelzer, EyeQuant's CEO, believes there's a science to how we view the Web. Whether on desktops or on mobile, whether we're male or female, young or old, our eyes will be drawn to certain common elements of web design–– a combination of contrasts, locations, contours and colors. Stelzer's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Known for its pristine beaches, El Yunque rain forest, and beautiful Spanish colonial architecture, Puerto Rico is also an important book market for U.S. publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun to send more than 58,000 refund checks to consumers who lost money to Green Millionaire, a company that promised a free book explaining how to power cars and homes at no cost, but then billed customers for an online magazine they never ordered. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
As book publishers continue to expand their offerings to meet the needs of Hispanic consumers, it is important to look at the genres and formats of the books these consumers are likely to purchase. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK sales for the Haynes Group fell by 6% year-on-year in the first quarter, according to an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
WH Smith's website is back online following an earlier suspension over abuse and rape themed ebooks found on its site. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta has reprinted a further 42,000 copies of Eleanor Catton's Man Booker Prize-winning... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publisher Caffeine Nights has extended its relationship with Richwater Films. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge has appointed a former U.S. prosecutor as the monitor who ensures that Apple Inc. complies with a ruling from the ebook antitrust case the company lost this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
W H Smith’s website has gone live again after nearly four days without trading. Smith'... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
He's the people's paparazzo: a photographer who gathers the stories and portraits of New Yorkers on the streets and subways, in playgrounds and shady alleyways, parading, dancing, or wading in wedding dresses at Brighton Beach. Brandon Stanton, who founded the irresistible blog Humans of New... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has officially launched in India through partnerships with bookstores Crossword, W H Smith... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook was already implementing stronger security controls when the U.S. National Security Agency’s expansive surveillance program was revealed in June, its chief security officer said Thursday. The social networking site has continued upgrading its security infrastructure, said Joe... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The finalists for the 2013 National Book Award have been announced anI, for the first time, a free ebook series with samples of all the finalists' work is available for download. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
While no one in the publishing world wants to halt the march of digital distribution, many would like to ensure the neighborhood bookstore doesn't go the way of the record store. That's why there are a growing number of people in the industry who are looking to disrupt the disruptors and show... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]