Quercus is collaborating with audio publisher W F Howes to "dramatically increase" the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A number of big print publishers have ventured onto YouTube, with mixed success. So when Mental Floss, a tiny trivia magazine put out by Dennis Publishing, decided to extend its brand to online video, it hoped to beat the odds by partnering with John and Hank Green, whose YouTube shows, Crash... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Doubleday has announced that it will be giving away free ebooks of Dan Brown's international bestseller "The Da Vinci Code" this week. Doubleday has announced that it will be giving away free ebooks of Dan Brown's international bestseller "The Da Vinci Code" this week. The free digital download... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman offers an accessible, aesthetically pleasing chicken entrée. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown will be releasing J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy in paperback format... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has acquired Spacejackers, a new trilogy of adventure stories for 9-12 year olds by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Germany's largest book chain Thalia is planning a joint venture in Switzerland with its major... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
For many gourmands of a certain age, mashed potatoes topped with a hefty spoonful of schmaltz is the definition of heaven on earth. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore has moved into social gaming through a partnership with Sony. Pottermore at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie publishers dominate the shortlist for the £2,500 New Angle Prize, which rewards books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dorling Kindersley is taking a new direction, publishing a list of narrative non-fiction books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A switch to online content among newspaper readers in the U.S. has put pressure on the profits of publishers of traditional newspapers such as the New York Times. The same trend is affecting traditional newspaper publishers in Greater China, too. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reference publisher Ilex Press has created what it describes as a "proving ground" for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A snapshot of the ebook industry today shows more than 1,000 ebooks with sales of 25,000+. And while our survey of publishers is by no means complete, it's more than enough to prove that the book business is quickly moving to digital. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Looking at 2012’s huge drop in the number of mass market bestsellers with sales of more than 500,000 copies is alarming. In 2012, only 26 titles hit that figure and only three in the group reached the million mark. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year at the end of this annual bestseller article, we made the obvious prediction that unit sales for hardcover bestsellers would be even lower for 2012 books and that the “ebook explosion could be the culprit.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andrés Rodríguez, the publisher and founder of SpainMedia, has much at stake in the debut this month of a Spanish-language edition of Forbes, the American business magazine. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2013-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Debuting at #2 on the German fiction list in February was The Washington Decree by Jussi Adler-Olsen, a Danish writer who has found success in countries around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A publisher in Germany is to remove the offensive 'n-word' from one of its children's books, following a complaint from a parent. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing houses are Germany's intellectual backbone. For many years, they created a culture of literary abundance and generated healthy profits. But in the age of Amazon, ebooks and self-publishing, they could be facing demise. Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2013-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]