“Always be closing,” the oft-quoted line from David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, could serve as the mantra at today’s big houses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s not news that mobile has become a strategic imperative for publishers. Smartphone ownership has now crossed the 50-percent mark in the U.S., according to the Pew Research Center, while mobile users are reporting significantly higher content consumption levels across the board. But... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
W H Allen has signed two new books in the 24 Hours at… series, which give hour-by-hour... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury is promoting its forthcoming title Crown of Midnight by creating a digital story... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google is getting into the textbook business by selling and renting materials from the top five education publishers in the US. The new service will launch August 8. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The definition of magazine advertising sales has changed dramatically in recent years. New products, new competition and new market forces are expanding the role. Print, still an important piece of the puzzle, is just that—a piece. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
While most people associate Android with text-messages, Google hopes you will think of it in another "text" aspect too -- textbooks. Today, Google announces that it is bringing textbooks to the Play Store. The company has partnered with all five major textbook publishers -- Cengage, Wiley,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the simple concept of alerting readers to a curated list of discounted ebooks, Bookbub has attracted nearly 1.5 million users in just a year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft will allow game developers to self-publish their creations on Xbox One, promising more information at next month's Gamescom show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Luton Borough Council is considering closing several libraries as it looks to make savings on its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A recent webinar examined the challenges and opportunities for international publishers looking enter the children's book publishing market in China. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the nation's geeks and nerds pack away their spandex and cardboard cosplay costumes (until October's New York Comic-Con of course) staff writer and office comic book aficionado Sam Thielman explains who should be TV's next smash hit superheroes. Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft's Xbox One is getting decidedly more indie-friendly with today's confirmation from Microsoft that its forthcoming game console will double as a developer debug unit. In so many words, each $500 unit purchased at retail this holiday will also run in-progress game code, enabling... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House and the Chorleywood Bookshop in Hertfordshire are to run a cookery book festival for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
FRANKFURT, July 25 (Reuters) - Publisher Axel Springer struck a 920 million euro ($1.22 billion) deal to sell some of Germany's best-known newspapers and magazines, severing its oldest roots in order to intensify its focus on digital media. Th ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Clinton Smith has been named editor-in-chief of VERANDA. Smith has been editorial director of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles since April 2008. Patrick Frater has been named Asia bureau chief at Variety, based in Hong Kong. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookVibe allows users to search their tweets and extract the books that are being discussed by the people they follow on Twitter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Expanding the range of its Kindle Singles offerings, Amazon has kicked off an interview series on the e-reader. The first installment of "The Kindle Singles Interview" series features Israeli President Shimon Peres, who was interviewed by Tablet magazine's literary editor, David Samuels. Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones staff have spoken of their sadness at seeing managers with decades of experience... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total revenue at Amazon rose 22% in the second quarter ended June 30, to $15.70 billion, while operating income fell 26%, to $79 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]