Amazon's Kindle e-reader is now available in China. But the Chinese Government may not be a fan and, as many Chinese use their phones to read books, the Kindle may face an uphill battle. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House and National Geographic Society have announced a multi-year extension of their sales and distribution partnership. They have partnered since 2005. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors has warned that authors may be losing out twice over on ebook loans, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired the first middle grade title in a new series... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hearst Magazines Digital Media division oversees more than 28 websites and 14 mobile sites, and is formulating strategies to increase advertiser ROI in the digital space while also enhancing the user experience and level of engagement across all of its brands. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
New! For the July 1, 2013 issue (reservation deadline June 17, 2013): Some call it multicultural, some call it Africana, some call it a “special collection”; but whatever it’s called, the procurement of materials that reflect black culture is a part of a librarian’s job, and we wanted to hear... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury Press has acquired a second book by N M Gwynne, following up on this April's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Caffeine Nights Publishing has acquired more than 30 titles in the backlist of horror writer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Iain Banks' final novel The Quarry will be published on 20th June, following the author's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In order to better gauge social media success, and help usher foot traffic into bookstores, SIBA has launched the marketing initiative, "Code Read.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
With 20% of Russia's bookstores having closed and book sales in free fall, the government is investing $100m to promote reading and change in the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2013 American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in the great city of Chicago, where the ALA is based. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The €100,000 International Dublin IMPAC award has gone to Kevin Barry for his "vivid... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's high time the publishing industry takes its fate into its own hands and establishes organizations to foster and fund startups, argues Kristen McLean. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest from PublishNews Brazil includes the announcement Saraiva has launched a self-publishing platform and Abril Media Group has acquired ebook aggregator Xeriph. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Have a well-defined set of expectations for customers based on platform and device. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published titles make up 12% of all ebook sales, according to new findings from Bowker... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling novel The Time Traveller's Wife is to be made available as an ebook for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon launched its Kindle ebook platform into China last Christmas, but locals looking to get their mitts on the company's hardware had to look, ahem, elsewhere. Fortunately for everyone but grey market importers, Amazon has released the non-cellular Paperwhite and the two 7-inch Kindle Fire HD... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
SpinMedia has named Jem Aswad the new editor-in-chief of Spin, succeeding Caryn Ganz, who was ousted last week.Mr. Aswad was most recently the editor of Billboard.biz and previously held editing jobs at MTV News and Time Out New York. "This is probably the job I dreamed about most when I first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]