Arts Council England (ACE) has backed the speech culture secretary Maria Miller’s speech... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has acquired Off the Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs by cartoonist Rupert Fawcett,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
It has become a truism that “men don’t read women.” The assertion is taken as self-evident by feminist publications like Salon (“while women read books written by men, men do not tend to reciprocate”) and shown anecdotally by blogs. It is also perpetuated by male bastions like Esquire, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Audible has signed world English rights to the novels of Georges Simenon, best known for his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber has made a further YA acquisition, with publisher Leah Thaxton buying UK and Commonwealth... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s publishers’ much-discussed search for middle-grade hits is starting to hot... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eason is to open six new franchise stores in Ireland, creating 35 new jobs, the company has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus imprint the MacLehose Press has UK rights to The Truth About the Harry Quebert Case by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hot Key Books has signed Finnish author Salla Simukka's Snow White Trilogy, which has sold... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
WH Smith is soon to open a new store in Cardiff University Union selling a small book range of 20... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury is to publish a second volume of autobiography from champion cyclist, Mark Cavendish, to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
La Martinière is to restructure, shed 19 jobs and cut production of its illustrated and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A key U.S. lawmaker has unveiled plans for a comprehensive review of the laws surrounding copyright in the United States to determine whether they are still relevant in the digital age.Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that his... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
It only took a few years for the Kindle to go from cutting-edge to old-fashioned. At the risk of looking like a tech dinosaur, Hannah Johnson still prefers the Kindle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Universal Studios in Hollywood will raze the 41-year-old Gibson Amphitheatre to make way for its coming Harry Potter attraction, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Universal Studios in Hollywood will raze the 41-year-old Gibson Amphitheatre to make way for its coming Harry Potter attraction,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longlist for the sixth Desmond Elliott Prize, which honours the best in debut fiction, is unveiled, with seven of the 10 novels by women. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Times Literary Supplement will be the media partner for the The Literary Consultancy’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple will have to pay three Chinese authors a total of $118,000 for stocking their books in its App Store without a proper say-so, according to China Daily. A court ruled that it was Apple's job to verify that third-party uploads met copyright requirements and that it had the means to do so... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
With a global television network operation in place, Bloomberg News is using video clips from its shows as well as Web-only videos to produce some 200 clips per day, signaling a new "digital first" approach, says Chris Berend ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]