Apple CEO Tim Cook could be deposed in the US government's lawsuit against the company over alleged price-setting in the ebook market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Telegraph has claimed niche authors are being unfairly hit by Amazon’s self-publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nielsen Holdings NV has hired an investment bank to explore a sale of its tradeshow and event wing, Nielsen Expositions, multiple sources are reporting. Nielsen Expositions President David Loechner declined comment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roddy Doyle has become only the second author ever to have the chance of winning both the Booker... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new prize for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year, the Petrona Award, has announced its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
There are 866 publications in Poets & Writers’ database of literary magazines, 14 of which were added in early 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
An era came to an end last week when Time Warner announced it would be spinning off its storied magazine division by the close of the year, leaving the owner of People, InStyle, Fortune, Sports Illustrated and, of course, Time to fend for itself as a publicly traded Time Inc. The announcement... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, the biggest bookseller in America, is also famously one of the most tight-lipped. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Paris Cookbook Fair took place February 22–24 in the Carrousel du Louvre, below the French museum’s famous pyramid. The fair brought in nearly 3,000 attendees to visit 102 booths of publishers, writers, and agents. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brenda Peterson is one of the growing number of authors who are working on self-published projects in addition to writing books released by traditional houses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Back in the 1980s—before bookstores began weighing the addition of cafes, possibly with wine and beer licenses—stores like Louie’s Bookstore Café in Baltimore and Trident Booksellers & Café in Boston aimed specifically to integrate food for the mind and the body. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The number of employees working at book, periodical, and music stores fell nearly 60% between 2000 and 2011. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will start its new life as a mainly-publishing company with no debt and $2.6bn (£1.7bn) in cash when it is spun off. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corp.'s soon-to-be publishing company will begin life with no debt and about $2.6 billion in cash -- illustrating the parent company's attempt to provide the new entity with solid financials and money for acquisitions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three boys who were camping in Queensland, Australia, escaped from quicksand using information gained in a book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will start its largely print-based publishing company with no debt and $2.5 billion in cash when it completes the spinoff. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sproutkin, a new web startup, is launching a children's book subscription service based on the Netflix model. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
UIT Cambridge has bought Devon-based publisher Green Books for an undisclosed sum. Green Books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corp.'s publishing spinoff will be armed with $2.6 billion in cash and no debt, demonstrating Chairman Rupert Murdoch's passion for print even as the new company confronts an industry in decline.The cash pile could come in handy for acquisitions or just to shore up the publishing business,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
How best to deliver digital textbooks to students and who should do it, will be two key issues up... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]