Hearings begin in Quebec to consider the regulation of book prices that would favor small bookstores. One economist argues that this will ultimately hurt the book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft is to give away free Xbox One development kits to encourage independent developers to self-publish games for its forthcoming console. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s hard to imagine someone more out of place at Comic-Con than a politician. But Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis took the pop culture and comic convention by storm with an autobiographical graphic novel and a new arena to deliver his message of tolerance and acceptance. It... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
B&N chair Len Riggio is not buying the B&N retail business—at least not yet. B&N reported a fiscal 2014 first quarter consolidated loss of $87 million, up from the $40 million loss reported for the same period in 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Elmore Leonard, one of America's best known crime novelists, died Tuesday morning due to complications from a stroke.Elmore Leonard, one of America's best known crime novelists, died Tuesday morning due to complications from a stroke, according to Leonard's Facebook page and his longtime... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Today Show's monthly book club gives publishers new hope for Oprah-like success and features interactive elements like Twitter chats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twenty councils have taken a copyright licence following legal action over infringement by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nook sales at Barnes & Noble have continued to drop in the first quarter of its new financial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
President Obama made headlines when he steered clear of the Vineyard Haven bookstore Bunch of Grapes during his recent visit to the island. Maybe his absence wasn't a political statement – it could be that he just wanted to keep his reading preferences quiet. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Condé Nast has announced a big deal with Amazon that will let people buy and renew print and digital subscriptions to its magazines on the e-commerce giant. The new service, which Amazon is billing as the first of its kind with a publisher, also enables customers to get immediate access to their... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The prolific US crime writer Elmore Leonard, whose books include Get Shorty and Out of Sight, dies at the age of 87. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his overview of the week's web buzz, Porter Anderson looks at an authors-for-libraries effort, DRM debates, Ewan Morrison's provocations, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble says it plans to keep making its Nook electronic readers and will focus on offering content to its customers, even as its first-quarter net loss nearly doubled.The quarterly results came as the struggling bookseller's chairman said he is abandoning his bid for the company's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Officials in Sartov region of Russia move to censor LGBT history book, citing nation's new "gay propaganda" laws. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blackwell’s is set to open its third new bookshop this year. The retailer will open the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Brazil as Guest of Honor at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair some 250 Brazilian books are being translated and Germany will feature at Rio's book fair this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hairy Bikers Dave Myers and Si King's new weight-loss tome, The Hairy Dieters: Eat for Life (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Condé Nast has struck a deal with Amazon that will give the Vogue, Vanity Fair, and New Yorker publisher access to 200 million potential new subscribers who are already spending money shopping on Amazon, according to a Reuters exclusive. The deal, the first of its kind, will allow Condé Nast to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tesco's grown from supermarket heavyweight to digital content contender thanks to its paid Blinkbox TV / movie and music streaming services, Clubcard TV ad-supported video platform and in-development ebook store. According to The Times, Tesco's about to get into the hardware business, too, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
So you’re heading back to school and you need a new laptop—but you didn’t manage your finances over the summer. Your bank account is nearly tapped out, and you still need to buy text books and lay in enough ramen noodles to last through the winter. Yeah, we’ve all been there. Fortunately,... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]