Leaked photos of the next e-reader to join the Kobo family have appeared online today, and from the looks of it, the company isn't out to reinvent the wheel. We rummaged around in the FCC filings to confirm that it'll come with a 6-inch screen and a 1,500mAh battery, which bests the 1,000mAh one... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eighty leading illustrators are involved in a Breast Cancer Care charity fundraiser for Templar... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at the ties many publishing companies have with Author Solutions, at Amazon debates, and at drinking on the job. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oneworld has acquired humour book Bridget and Joan’s Diary. It will be released on the same... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson interviews Book Country's Molly Barton and Brandi Larsen as the Penguin Random House site relaunches with new features for author-members. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Cengage Learning c.e.o. Jill Jones has been appointed as an independent non-executive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longlist for the 2013 Man Booker Prize has been announced, with two nominations apiece for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of J K Rowling's pseudonymous novel, The Cuckoo's Calling (Little, Brown), rocketed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longlist for the Man Booker Prize was announced. The 13 novels include National Book Award winner Colum McCann's "TransAtlantic" and "The Lowland" by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri.The longlist for the Man Booker Prize was announced in London Tuesday morning. The 13 novels... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
As of this writing, Christine Quinn, the first female and openly gay speaker of the New York City Council, remains a front-runner in the city’s crowded race for mayor. A poll by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times reports, shows Quinn, the second-most-powerful elected official in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The cat with the perpetually frowny face will be appearing at Kitson in Los Angeles at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the launch of the book "Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book."What feline was Meme of the Year at the 2013 Webbys, beating out Korean pop star Psy? Who might just become a movie star? And who is coming... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Transworld is to publish a memoir from physicist Professor Stephen Hawking. The book, My Brief... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mobile and interactive media group Digital Virgo has bought VirginMedia, the online sales... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Virgin Books has signed a book from TV presenter Chris Tarrant, exploring his father's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ripp is a Time Inc. veteran, working at the magazine company from 1985 until 1999, serving as CFO from 1993. In 1999 he became CFO of Time Warner Inc. until its merger with America Online. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookshop Band write songs inspired by the books of visiting authors like The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry's Rachel Joyce. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quadrille is publishing a new series of pregnancy books to tie in with the Channel 4 television... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
em>Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin made a special appearance at the show of comedy musicians Paul & Storm during Comic-Con this weekend, smashing one of their guitars in (faux) outrage after they launched into their song "Write Like the Wind," which admonishes the fantasy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives will again publish print editions during the Frankfurt Book Fair. We’re looking for interesting stories that can both inform and delight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hawaii Hochi, Ltd., a Japanese newspaper publisher located in Honolulu Hawaii has signed a contract for a JETLEADER 1500 to supplement their current printing operations. Hawaii Hochi, Ltd., a subsidiary of one of Japan’s larger newspapers, ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]