Orchard has signed two further titles from Teri Terry, author of the Slated trilogy. The two-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the annual conference of the International STM Association just before the Frankfurt Book Fair, Jim Griffin advised publishers to get serious about exploiting the rights they own. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Wiley president and chief executive officer Stephen Smith told the Contec digital conference... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dan Jarvis MP has left his post as shadow libraries minister as the result of a Labour party... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Malcolm Gladwell, the New Yorker writer and perennial best-selling author, has a new book out. It's called David and Goliath: Misfits, Underdogs, and the Art of Battling Giants. I reviewed it on Sept. 28 in The Wall Street Journal. (Other reviews have appeared in the Atlantic, the New York... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Takeaway: As the industry focuses more on collaborative news and community engagement, Bertolini is helping Gawker stay ahead of the curve. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Financial Times will consolidate the multiple print editions it publishes each night into a single, global newspaper in the first half of 2014, using its website for breaking news as the publisher focuses on growth in digital products and perhaps sets the stage for eventual further... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
News UK (formerly News International) installed a new KODAK PROSPER S30 Imprinting System, bringing the total to 22 PROSPER S30s installed by the British newspaper publisher, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corp. The current publisher ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
An excerpt from a forthcoming book on the birth of Twitter reveals surprising new details about the company's founders. Some not-so-pretty. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Get complete coverage of the Frankfurt Book Fair with the PW Frankfurt Show Daily. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, VP of Kindle Content, Russ Grandinetti, shared some numbers about consumer usage of Kindle ebooks around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The United States needs to strike a balance between respecting individual freedoms and protecting national security, says everyone from the director of national intelligence to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It's the standard reaction to the stream of revelations about the extensive... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
McDonald's just might become the country's largest children's book publisher for the month of November.The chain, which typically offers toys in its kids meals, will package four original children's books carrying a nutritional message Nov. 1 through Nov. 14 with its Happy Meals, the beginning... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Seeking answers to life's most complex questions in the pages of Homer's Iliad seems like an ancient luxury, especially when they can be so easily obtained with a five–second web search. The Internet gods have both blessed and cursed us an insatiable palate for instant gratification––and browser... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s and Blackwell’s new ebook divisions will make their first... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Takeaway: Zucker-Scharff has built a ‘narrative map’ of CFO’s content to better match audience preferences with digital content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Her Das Ungeheuer was honored as the year's best German-language novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives show daily for this Wednesday at the Frankfurt Book Fair includes conference reports and info on Brazil's Guest of Honor exhibition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Frankfurt Book Fair's annual International Rights Directors Meeting, experts identified new opportunities for publishers to increase their revenue from rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of the recently merged mega-publisher Markus Dohle addressed a range of subjects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]