Random House has recently updated its BookScout app that allow it to sync up with Facebook’s improved timeline and About page. Can it capitalize on Goodreads/Amazon discontent? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The tale of Google and Frommer's famed travel guides has taken another twist this evening. Associated Press writer Beth Harpaz reports Arthur Frommer confirmed over the phone that he has retaken control of the brand from Google, and plans to continue publishing them in ebook and print formats,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crowd-sourcing publisher Unbound has appointed PFD to take on representation of its US and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
What if you could program a retail environment like you program a desktop application? Miniature computers, pervasive networking, and affordable tablet interfaces make programmed retail environments seem inevitable. Instead of using the familiar mice and monitor for system interaction, a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Deborah Moggach and Helen DeWitt are both shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Choc Lit has acquired two new novels, Angela Britnell's The Way to a Hero's Heart and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, editor of Johannesburg’s inventive art books publisher Fourthwall, discusses how publishing on the periphery of the world can give you an edge. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library e-lending pilot schemes could be in place by the end of the summer, following the release... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of libraries in Wales is set to receive a boost of £1m to help modernise their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has partnered with CBS Outdoor to bring its author chef Lisa Faulkner’... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Non-fiction projects with an international reach are in high demand ahead of this year’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The boy band sign a publishing deal to be completed this autumn but have yet to release their first single. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Icon Books is to release a new tongue-in-cheek guide to parenting from the people behind popular... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rebellion Publishing imprint Abaddon has appointed David Moore as new commissioning editor.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder Education has acquired Galore Park, publisher of textbooks, revision guides and past... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The famous monkey is getting a digital makeover and learning some important life lessons. After more than 70 years, Curious George is getting a reboot and entering the digital realm. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which publishes stories about the beloved, if often exasperating, monkey, is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Terry Deary's long-running Horrible Histories children's books series is coming to an end... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Spending on printed books soared by more than £2m in the UK last week, with the value of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins and Hachette UK are the first UK publishers to introduce a refined agency model... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Discussions at this year's Leipzig Book Fair proved that ebooks and self publishing are gaining wider acceptance in Germany, and readers are more open to digitization. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]