So this is the Bloomberg Way! Bloomberg LP fired an editor yesterday after he published an incorrect headline on the company’s terminals worldwide — saying a jury had found ex-Goldman Sachs banker Fabrice Tourre not liable for ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
For most publishers entering the world of sponsored content the concern is keeping editorial separated from the creation of the advertising content. Not so much at Digg, the social-news platform bought and revived by digital media hold ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newsweek, the iconic newsmagazine brand, has been acquired by IBT Media, which publishes the news website International Business Times. Newsweek has long been financially troubled and the venerable magazine published its last print edition i ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Constable & Robinson has joined the Independent Alliance, the coalition of independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Autumn will be a strong season for history, sport and fiction, book retailers are predicting.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a report posted on its Web site, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said that it received a notice from stockholders of at least 25% of its stock that the company begin the process of starting an initial public offering. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dawson Books has been named as a key print and ebook supplier for hundreds of universities. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The former US current affairs magazine Newsweek, which published its last print edition in December, is sold to digital news company IBT Media. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple says the DOJ's proposed remedies in its ebook price-fixing case are unwarranted, overreaching and at times unconstitutional. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oh, the magic of finding a great book through the sheer power of chance! Is the summer the best time for that to happen? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a filing on Friday, Apple Inc. fired back against a series of measures proposed by federal attorneys that would restrict the company's ability to strike electronic-book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of Belgian researchers that concluded shoppers are more likely to buy items at a bookstore (especially cookbooks and romance novels) if the scent of chocolate is in the air. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Speak' was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Get it now as an ebook, or from our iPad app. Hacking Hollywood: The Creative Geniuses Behind Homeland, Girls, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Lost, and More is a special edition of Fast Company that is available starting this month. Besides chronicling the tales of disruptive entertainment startups,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
One month after a New York federal judge ruled that Apple Inc. had conspired to fix electronic book prices, the Department of Justice has proposed a series of restrictions on Apple's digital book sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.M. Sidorova's ambitious debut novel 'The Age of Ice' spins a tale of an icy immortal ensnared in Russian history.The protagonist of J.M. Sidorova's ambitious first novel, "The Age of Ice," is conceived in extremity during the reign of the cruel and impulsive Russian Empress Ionaovna.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson is to become a key minority shareholder in English language learning platform Voxy. New... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Century's Julia Twaites has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to He... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anything but a 'misery memoir,' the remarkable and moving, 'She Left Me the Gun' by Emma Brockes explores the power of resilience and humor. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has faced fresh allegations about its treatment of workers after an investigation of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]