Our look at the week's web buzz including hotbutton issues around reader reviews, at questions of print vs. ebooks, and at Amy Tan's new book cover. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
All 190 staff at Nelson Thornes are set to go into consultation over their jobs as the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fascism, class war, ethnic cleansing: for a series of kids’ books about an orphan with magical powers, Harry Potter takes in some surprisingly dark themes. One of which is the power of the media. The later books feature Rita Skeeter, a wi ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury children's sales director Phil Earle is to join newly independent David Fickling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A discussion with nine experts from Frankfurt Academy's CONTEC 2013 interactive learning lab on self-publishing's implications for the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Festival des Ecrivains du Monde, a celebration of world literature, began in Paris Friday September 20, continued through the weekend and carried over for two days in Lyon where it ends today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's a day for launching advertiser tools: not just Tremor Video but data leviathan Acxiom, as well, is bringing a new tool to the digital marketplace, and where Tremor has extensive publisher relationships to leverage its new DSP, Acxiom has all the information anyone could ever want about more... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite some trouble spots, Canadian publishers are seeing opportunites for growth. Check out our special report on the state of Canadian publishing to get the scoop on what's really going on in this market of 34-million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales at rose 15% in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 at HarperCollins, parent company News Corp. said in its 10-K filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. EBITDA jumped 65% over fiscal 2012, to $142 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marcel Reich-Ranicki was a living embodiment of so much of 20th century German intellectual life. Will the internet era ever produce as influential a critic? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kidd designed some of the most iconic book covers in circulation, and now he wants to impart lessons to youngsters. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Haynes Publishing Group has reported falls in revenue and profit in its results for the year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Murray Press imprint Two Roads has signed a debut novel from Harvard creative writing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tesco has confirmed its widely anticipated tablet launch, bringing out "Hudl", a 7-inch... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ex-army man Charlie Redmayne may have left Pottermore to take the helm at HarperCollins UK, but he's not taking sides in the war between print and digital. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops involved in the Books Are My Bag campaign launch on Saturday 14th September saw an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Time Inc. spinning off from Time Warner early next year, what will happen to the corporate entanglements between the two? The fact is, there hasn’t been that much synergy to speak of, but some relationships will be affected. Those in the crosshairs include: CNNMoney.com The spinoff’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Not much is really sacred," Bob Dylan raspily mourned, citing "flesh–colored Christs that glow in the dark" and other choice bits of consumerism as evidence. And now, the Waanders In de Broeren bookshop is open for business inside a 15th–century cathedral. In the small municipality of Zwolle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corp., the publishing company that owns The Wall Street Journal, reported $506 million in net income for the fiscal year ended June 30, the last year before its split from Rupert Murdoch's entertainment operations.The profit, which amounted to 87 cents a share, compared with a loss of $2.08... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, has voted to retain its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]