City and regional magazines have, in general, historically been slower to adopt the more cutting-edge digital strategies that their consumer and b-to-b media cousins have pursued. There are exceptions, but the gap between print and digital revenues is still much wider than in other parts of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profits at Simon & Schuster have risen in the in the first quarter of 2013, despite a fall in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you're still balking at the cost of download-to-own ebooks, and would rather stick to the tried-and-true library lending system, then this Hachette news is for you. Come next Wednesday, the entirety of Hachette's ebook catalog -- over 5,000 titles -- will be made available to nonprofit... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has pledged to raise £200,000 a year for Booktrust's new Children's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amanda Knox's memoir is titled 'Waiting to be Heard' and discusses her life from childhood to her time in prison in Italy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins 360 has been expanded to make US books available in the UK, with Karen Davies... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The implications of Open Access for libraries will be debated in Westminster at an event hosted... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Porterville Recorder has been sold to Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers, Inc., effective Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers is a privately owned publisher of several daily and weekly newspapers in Rhode Island. It will be b ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a new report by the Association of American Publishers, children's and young adult books experienced a sales jump driven by hardcover sales of Suzanne Collins' trilogy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK's Publishers Association reveals that spending on digital books rose by 66% in 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mills & Boon and MIRA publisher Harlequin is set to appear on Channel 4 show "The Intern... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Illustrator Rebecca Hendin has created a giant artwork entitled ‘All Paths Lead to Foyles... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Fickling has achieved two nominations for the Branford Boase Award, a prize given each year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hungarian-born poet George Szirtes’ In the Land of Giants, illustrated by Helen Szirtes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total book sales in digital and physical formats grew 4% in 2012 to a total of £3.3bn,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Children's Books is strongly represented in the range of titles revealed for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Midpoint Trade Books has signed a distribution deal with Mr. Food Test Kitchen, a Florida-based cookbook publisher whose books offer recipes from the nationally syndicated Mr. Food cooking show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Morgan Baden is responsible for directing social media strategy at Scholastic and engaging teen readers online. Hear her speak at Reaching Readers Book Marketing Conference on May 28 in NYC. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury and Faber's Drama Online, launched today (1st May) in beta, includes a partnership... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
After winning the highest honor in the literary world, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winners have seen sales increases – but so far the numbers are pretty tiny. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]