Gains in its educational technology group were not enough to offset declines in the children’s book publishing and distribution unit resulting in a 5.8% decline in total sales at Scholastic for the first quarter ended August 31. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Man Booker Prize submission rule changes will have a negative impact on small publishers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York community organization Made in the Lower East Side (miLES) demonstrated just how great the appetite is for temporary storefront space in lower Manhattan this past spring. Its call for applicants to creatively use a neighborhood storefront brought in more than 100 proposals, including 10... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Mexico, the attitude towards ebooks has shifted from one of wariness and worry to one of enthusiasm, as evidenced by this year's International E-book Symposium. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The phrase "virtual book club" may not conjure romantic visions of low-lit rooms and vintage wines, but you don't necessarily need those things to throw fancy words around. Amazon-owned Goodreads hosts user-created online clubs, but a Google patent application that's surfaced today imagines a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to AAP’s monthly StatShot report, adult ebooks rose only 4.8% in the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, hitting $647.7 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin is refusing to comment on speculation about a forthcoming autobiography from Morrissey.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Chambers Dictionary will crowdsource words for its 13th edition, inviting members of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bodley Head and the Financial Times have launched their annual essay prize. The award will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
So what about that National Book Awards fiction longlist? It's a good one, and the last of the four longlists to be released by the National Book Foundation this week.So what about that National Book Awards fiction longlist? It’s a good one, and the last of the four longlists to be released by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year shortlist has been announced,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan is to invite the book trade to join an industry-wide campaign building awareness... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A pair of best-selling works by staff writers for The New Yorker, Lawrence Wright's "Going Clear" and George Packer's "The Unwinding," were among 10 books chosen for the nonfiction long-list of the National Book Awards.Besides Mr. Wright's investigation of Scientology and Packer's bleak account... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has acquired three books from Katherine Rundell. The children's author was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octopus publishing house is to form a new children’s and custom publishing division. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph has signed a debut psychological thriller in a pre-empt made less than a day after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The best-selling author behind The Shining has returned to its central character, 36 years after the book was first published, for his latest novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A vote of no confidence in libraries minister Ed Vaizey will send powerful message about the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion has signed a trilogy of novels from historian Kate Williams. Jon Wood, deputy group... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Man Booker Prize has extended its criteria and will from next year accept any novels... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]