Penguin UK has declined to comment on reports that author Vikram Seth has been asked to return a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The chief executive of US bookstore chain Barnes & Noble, William Lynch, resigns as sales of its Nook ebooks and devices continue to fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an interview with Guernica magazine, literary agent Nicole Aragi discusses the crisis of literary fiction, why translated books don't sell in the US, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dawn French's Oh Dear Silvia (Penguin) has retained top spot in the official UK book charts... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Melbourne, FL – Atex, a leading supplier of Content Management, Advertising and Audience workflow solutions (www.atex.com), is pleased to announce that Omnipress, provider of educational content solutions for associations, has released its ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson takes in recent discussions about metadata and book marketing, a live, crowdsourced writing experiment, book recommendation culture, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harvill Secker editorial director Michal Shavit has bought a wide-ranging history of humankind... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A move to put a stop to a controversial rebrand for the Chartered Institute of Librarians and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fewer magazines were launched in the first half of 2013 than in the same period a year ago, but, on the bright side, a lot fewer folded this year than last, according to MediaFinder.com. The online database of U.S. and Canadian publications released its first-half survey on Monday.And though... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new national curriculum framework revealed today (8th July) features revised programmes of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Tokyo International Book Fair the focus finally shifted away from devices to actual ebooks, but hype of their immediately transforming the business was toned down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Times Book Critic David L. Ulin takes a look at Rebecca Gayle Howell's poems in "Render" and her definition of "apocalypse."On the back cover of Rebecca Gayle Howell’s debut book of poetry “Render: An Apocalypse” (Cleveland State University Poetry Center: unpaged, $15.95 paper), there’s a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Reading Agency is to receive a £1m donation from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The gift... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
With former Pottermore CEO Redmayne running HarperCollins UK, publishers wonder what his appointment foretells about the future of the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK Booksellers Association reports that two thirds of shoppers use bookshops as showrooms, while in India, some young people cling to tradition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2013 Book Industry Environmental Council (BIEC) has extended the deadline for industry members to fill out its latest survey that tracks the environmental progress of the book industry. The new deadline is July 12th. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Travelers with a literary bent may find the Algonquin Hotel quite compatible. The storied property has teamed with publisher Simon & Schuster to offer a package befitting its literary history. The newly dubbed Simon & Schuster Suite, with prices starting at $459, is stocked with classic... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Almost overnight, the New York book publishing landscape got a lot smaller—or bigger, if you happen to work for Random House or Penguin, which last week became the publishing industry behemoth Penguin Random House. With more than 10,000 employees, the new global publisher will control 25% of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is in South Korea officially to promote her book "Lean In." But sources told the Korea Herald that she was also taking the opportunity to lean on Samsung Vice President Shim Soo-ok to form a mobile partnership with the giant... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
An artist finds out the comic books he used to make a papier-mache sculpture could have been worth £20,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]