Hay House is set to publish a debut fantasy novel snapped up in a Writers' Workshop... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Technology is a powerful tool, especially for helping develop young minds. Children today are growing up immersed in 3D graphics and complex games, and using a keyboard, mouse, or touchscreen interface is second nature to them. With convertible Ultrabook systems able to transform from tablet... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Shakespeare's plays will become contemporary novels, as the transatlantic Hogarth Press, an imprint of Random House, has announced it is commissioning prominent writers to adapt the Elizabethan plays.Shakespeare’s plays will become contemporary novels, as the transatlantic Hogarth Press, an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has secured deals in 25 languages for Sally Green's YA debut Half Bad within 13 weeks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Come on now, why are you wasting your time here, when you could be reading some Gossip Girl fan fic? Roughly a month after announcing its licensed character publishing platform, Amazon has taken the wraps off of Kindle Worlds. The site currently offers up 50-plus commissioned stories based on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Virago is celebrating its 40th birthday by releasing a free ebook, This is Virago, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
US publisher Chelsea Green has partnered with Publishers Group UK for sales and distribution.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library campaigners are braced for a further round of cuts as the Government unveils the latest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Part of the agenda of New Vessel Press, a recently launched ebook publisher, is to demonstrate that translated fiction can be as entertaining as it is edifying. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones is to pull out of its Wakefield shopping centre location when the mall redevelops... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Fairchild Fashion Media’s NowManifest to Lucky magazine’s Style Collective, media companies have been snapping up bloggers left and right for the past several years. Now, female-focused digital company Popsugar is launching its own blogger network, Popsugar Select. The network launched... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Federation of European Publishers captured photos of more than 150 MEPs and heads of European publishers and writers associations posing with their favorite books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The future of book publishing is increasingly digital -- and increasingly tilted towards genre fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The French government announced a plan to introduce a law to stop Amazon from offering discounts and free delivery for books, citing it as "unfair" competitive practice. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
This portable app's website says "Bright Snippet Sire," but everybody calls this open-source favorite Briss for…er…short. Briss crops a section of a PDF file and creates another PDF file of the cropped area. You can crop unwanted areas from PDFs with Briss. It's free, open-source, and portable,... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
English PEN has announced the shortlist for the 2013 PEN/Ackerley Prize for Memoir, given each... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
MPG Printgroup has confirmed it is in administration, with BDO LLP restructuring partners... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arts Council England (ACE) has described the cuts detailed in the Government's Comprehensive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A scrutiny committee looking into the government's decision to transfer control of the Public... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Slovakia as guest of honor, Book World Prague offered a gauge of the local book biz, where the recent hike of VAT to 15% has stifled book sales and Amazon is expected to open soon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]