Harry Potter ebooks have been released in a new range of languages through the Pottermore store... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Few publishers have made mobile commerce a priority, but those looking to expand their ancillary revenue streams will have to soon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has for the first time published data on how often governments around the world request data on its users. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
DK is relaunching the Idiot’s Guide series, 20 years after it was first published.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The trailer for Chronicle Book's "Brandon Bird's Astonishing World of Art" might just the craziest book trailer ever put together. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Remember hiding out reading a book under the covers after you were supposed to be in bed? This brilliant children’s book embraces that tradition. Reading after dark has lost a bit of its wonder. In the era of tablets, there’s no need for kids to rebel in the nerdiest of ways, stashing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Several publishers are finding success with print+ebook bundling, yet the industry remains reticent to embrace what seems an obvious direction for the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first trailer for the movie adaptation of Australian author Markus Zusak's novel The Book Thief suggests it has all the marks of a genuine Oscar contender. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last Monday night, Mark Zuckerberg published a post announcing Facebook's new initiative to bring Internet access to the developing world. The blueprint for internet.org mapped out how Facebook and a host of phone company allies might connect an additional 5 billion people online through more... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW’s first breakfast panel discussion for the fall is set for September 25 and will address job trends in the changing publishing market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A novel inspired by a seaport in the Scottish Highlands and a biography of a renowned potter scoop the UK's oldest literary awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly one in four browsers are armed with an ad-blocking tool, reducing revenue at free-content websites, an Irish company said last week. The popularity of ad blocking—driven by users' frustrations with intrusive, distracting or just-plain-ugly-and-noisy ads—threatens the free-for-all model... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The US Justice Department was insistent that its proposed injunction against Apple for alleged ebook price fixing was the proper remedy earlier this month, but it's now willing to budge on that somewhat. As Reuters reports, the DOJ has offered to cut the length of the injunction from ten to five... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Technology companies may be hiding behind legal jargon to avoid being more forthcoming in their responses to new documents on government surveillance that were disclosed Friday, some experts say. Internet and software companies including Microsoft, Yahoo, Google and Facebook “are legally... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an effort to beef up its digital presence, the University of Missouri's independent student newspaper, The Maneater, announced Wednesday that it will reduce its print publication from twice a week to once a week, publishing only on Wednesdays. .. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vintage imprint Chatto & Windus has scored three nominations for the Guardian First Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The US State Department sponsored publication of the graphic novel, Two Legends of Uzbekistan, is an unusual experiment in soft power cultural diplomacy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publishers are exploring digital opportunities to boost trade in a tough climate for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the U.S. economy crumbled, Choire Sicha wrote a nonfiction book about its effect on a group of young men in New York in 2009.Let's say you had the misfortune to be young and broke in 2009. Some people moved back in with family members. Some people's parents helped them get a job. Others... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dan Brown’s Inferno is still selling well in many international markets, but a few notable titles began to dominate European fiction bestsellers lists in July. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]