The LSU Libraries' Special Collections division was recently awarded $210,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, or NEH, to digitize an additional 100,000 pages of Louisiana newspapers published from 1836 through 1922. This marks ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tony Cliff's Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant has been delighting audiences online for years?garnering three Eisner nominations in the process?and at the end of August, it hits print as a 168-page full-color paperback from publisher First Second. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
'A Celebration of Harry Potter' is scheduled for this January. Will it include a look at the new portion of the 'Wizarding World' park? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Derek Johns has announced his retirement from agency AP Watt. Johns, who will retire at the end... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
REMODELING magazine announced its launch of “Home for Life 2013,” a virtual tour showing how to remodel a home to be cost-efficient, safe and comfortable for life after retirement. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton imprint Two Roads has signed a new novel by Isla Morley. Above is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Download Publishing Perspectives' Frankfurt Book Fair preview of what’s new, what’s happening, and what are likely to be some of the hot topics of discussion this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A poll by Gallup reveals South Korea's favorite foreign novelist was, surprise, French SF author Bernard Werber, followed by Murakami and Hemingway. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Sphere) remains the bestselling book in the UK, topping the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Serpent's Tail has bought Australian novel The Dressmaker, soon to be filmed with Kate... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writer Marina Warner is to chair the 2015 Man Booker International prize. The £60,000 prize... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time Inc. invested heavily in video initiatives under Laura Lang, but even as the company prepares to transfer leadership to new CEO Joe Ripp, the medium remains a priority. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hollywood’s complicated relationship with ingenuity is the subject of our new ebook anthology. Fast Company has long been fascinated by Hollywood’s relationship with ingenuity; the industry relies on original thinking to create entertainment that captivates and shapes society yet it also... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Elsevier has acquired Woodhead Publishing Limited which specialises in science and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has begun integrating OpenTable and Rovi TV guide information to its mobile Pages so users can now book a reservation and check out what's coming on TV right within the social networking app. For the former, there'll be a Reservations prompt located in the restaurant's Facebook Page,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A DOJ lawyer shot down the objections of publishers over suggested measures for Apple, while the judge involved in the ebook price fixing case offered a modified version of the DOJ proposal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
At Publishing Perspectives, Porter Anderson looks at Bowker's new market research, at grassroots survey efforts, and at questions around ebooks' potential. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Students heading to college can expect to spend about $662 a year on textbooks and other course materials, according to The National Association of College Stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Idlewild, an independent travel bookstore in Manhattan, has rebranded itself to put real tickets in the hands of its customers. Considering the ear-splitting bedlam you’ll find there, it’s hard to believe that the sprawling concrete grotesquerie of New York’s JFK Airport was originally named... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers are warning of major disruption to the “back to school” season. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]