In case you needed official confirmation, Amazon's new Kindle Paperwhite is indeed real and on the way. While we still don't have much in the way of specifics, according to the public listing, we do know that the refreshed Paperwhite should arrive with a 25-percent faster processor, improved... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has unveiled a new US initiative to bundle print and ebooks, called Kindle MatchBook.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ongoing political uncertainty has resulted in a depressed local book market leading Egyptian to look elsewhere in the Arab world and further abroad to bolster business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cairo's Lehnert & Landrock, a 65-year-old German bookstore and art gallery near Tahrir Square, may be forced to close as a result of the fall off in tourists to Egypt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dakota Johnson is to star as Anastasia Steele, heroine of the Fifty Shades trilogy, with Charlie... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House has launched "The Happy Foodie" website, together with a newsletter and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
By D. Eadward Tree The future of publishing ain't what it used to be. A few years ago, "everyone" knew what was coming: except for a few old-timers and Luddites, consumers would soon switch entirely to digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Executive | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has acquired legal publisher Hart Publishing for £6.5m. The addition of Hart... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The direct results of the ebook price fixing scandal between Apple and the five major U.S. book publishers are one-step closer to turning into real money for millions of Amazon customers. The online retailer recently began sending out e-mail notifications to Kindle ebook buyers telling... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearst is preparing to launch a digital weekly edition of monthly men's magazine Esquire this week, in an attempt to appeal to younger readers and stem double-digit circulation falls. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Looking into Microsoft's ID@Xbox program for independent developers? You'll be happy to hear that the company won't be placing any restrictions on your desired distribution model. Speaking to Joystiq at PAX Prime, Microsoft portfolio director for digital games Chris Charla explained that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Foyles' Siôn Hamilton, general manager at the Charing Cross Road store, has been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Constable & Robinson has announced the death of chairman Nick Robinson. Robinson died last... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a four-year decline, new technology investment has suddenly jumped up significantly, according to FOLIO:’s 2013 manufacturing and production technology survey. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
To avoid trolls and curb distracting dialogues, some publishers have given up on commenting by removing the option all together or burying the section at the bottom of the page. Others, however, are confronting the challenge head on and finding ways to leverage their comments as valuable... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Herman Koch's novel The Dinner (published in the U.S. by Hogarth) has reached a milestone: it is now the most translated modern Dutch novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
James McBride takes liberties as he visits the story of white abolitionist John Brown through the eyes of a young slave in 'The Good Lord Bird.'John Brown, the white abolitionist who sought to free black slaves with the barrel of a gun, is a recurring character in American literature. He's one... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
New Penguin Random House c.e.o. Markus Dohle has spoken of the "societal impact" made... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Almost exactly one year ago, the American Booksellers Association announced that it would replace its ebook partnership with Google for one with Kobo, in time for the 2012 holiday season. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here we go again. Maybe. Ten years ago Colin Powell publicly presented the United Nations with formerly top-secret information about a Middle East tyrant and weapons of mass destruction to justify military action against him. The tyrant was Saddam Hussein and the briefing turned out to be a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]