Welcome to our special supplement dedicated to printing in Hong Kong, a transformed and varied landscape where bold ventures, aggressive moves, and thinking differently rule. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
21st Century Fox has bought a 5 per cent stake in Vice Media, the digital media company that evolved from Vice magazine, in a deal which values it at $1.4 billion (£895 million). Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon announced a Kindle World license for the books of Kurt Vonnegut, but not everyone thinks it's a great idea. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the recipes in the Beekman Boys’ seasonally organized dessert cookbook: an easy, flour-free chocolate cake for summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The finalists for the 2013 Thurber Prize for American Humor include Shalom Auslander for his darkly funny novel "Hope, A Tragedy."The finalists for the 2013 Thurber Prize for American Humor include Shalom Auslander for his darkly funny novel "Hope, A Tragedy." But all is not grim: The other... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tesco is reportedly readying the launch of its own tablet in time for Christmas. The Times has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 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 ]
Multimedia retailer Hastings Entertainment reported a net loss of approximately $4.1 million for the three month period ending July 31, 2013, an increase over the same period in 2012. Comparable store results for books at Hastings are also down 14.9% from the same period in 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
B&N is being eulogized as a 'dead man walking,' but the company still has a firm foundation, including the Nook, and will be with us as long as we still have print. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new survey of Japanese readers shows seniors are more open to young people to using electronic books. We explore the reasons why this may be. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Scholastic UK group m.d. Alan Hurcombe is to join Egmont. He will take on the role of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The £10,000 Commonwealth Book Prize will no longer be awarded. The organisation responsible... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Summer’s winding down, but there’s still time to score free ebooks for any vacation reading. In this video, we’ll show you you where to go online to get free books, which are often classic novels now in the public domain. You’ll want to start with Project Gutenberg’s site, which offers the most... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-19 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 ]
Lee Daniels' The Butler, inspired by an African-American who served as a White House butler to eight presidents, proves more popular at US cinemas than comic book sequel Kick-Ass 2. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has hired former Waterstones digital content acquisitions manager Diego Marano to head up... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
If there’s a chill in the air and the leaves are starting to change, it must be time for the fall regional trade shows. Although the shows have shrunk in recent years, Wanda Jewell, executive director of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, promises “a show people can’t miss,” with 150... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Javier Marías' haunting, precise 'Infatuations' savors obscure motives with slippery prose that keeps readers sliding toward the last page.Is adultery a kind of murder that causes ex-spouses and old lovers to be expunged from our lives, as if they'd never existed? Are novelists akin to rogue... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has designed a system that would allow individuals and advertisers to make direct connections to those physically nearby that share similar interests or are open to receiving certain advertisements. The company’s work was outlined in a U.S. patent filing for a “wireless social... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new book by a University of Vermont professor found that 'Harry Potter' fans have similar views on political topics – with a large majority in opposition to the George W. Bush administration. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]