Little, Brown has become the first publisher to launch a digital imprint devoted to frontlist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Atlantic Books has signed a new novel from the author of The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas. Ravi... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octopus has acquired a book by "Made in Chelsea" reality star Jamie Laing about his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Tools of Change conference in New York City earlier this month, American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher spoke about an “indie renaissance” marked by strong sales and an increase in membership. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Australian publisher APN has posted a profit after tax before exceptional items of A$54m (€42m) for the year ended 2012 in line with expectations. The company said that net debt has been reduced by A$180m while cost initiatives delivered sa ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A noticeable trend at the 2013 New York International Toy Fair, held at the Javits Center February 10–13, was the continued growth of the arts and crafts category. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
After reader pushback, The New York Times’ magazine is looking to include more ethnicities, and the larger media landscape should, too. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Constable & Robinson has consolidated its crime fiction into a single imprint, C&R Crime... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a legal motion that brings to mind Sancho Panza and Don Quixote, three independent bookstores, including tiny Posman Books in Grand Central, have filed a class action suit charging Amazon.com and the Big Six publishers with monopolizing the ebook market. The complaint asks that Amazon and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
For her work translating and publishing a distinguished list of German-language authors in the USA, Knopf executive Carol Brown Janeway has received the 2013 Friedrich Ulfers Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller magazine will be giving out the award for the thirty-fifth year in a row, with competitors including 'Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop' and 'How To Sharpen Pencils.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The following entry was added today to the AP Stylebook Online and also will appear in the new print edition and Stylebook Mobile, published in the spring: husband, wife Regardless of sexual orientation, husband or wife is acceptable in all re ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Research Councils UK has said it has "learned lessons" after being accused of an "... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six contenders including Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop and Was Hitler Ill? are in the running for the Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The total number of independent bookshops on the high street has declined for a sixth consecutive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Booksellers Association in the UK latest membership figures for the year 2012 revealed 79 stores closed, 39 opened and total membership was 3,580. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The dominant Brazilian bookstore chains continue to open new megastores, the government is issuing 18.8m workers vouchers to spend on books, and Abril Educação is prepping its IPO. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sphere has acquired a book based on the Twitter feed Very British Problems following a “... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The stores charge that secret agreements made between the publishers and Amazon give Amazon the advantage in selling ebooks, but some industry observers find flaws in their logic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Headline has acquired an official "Coronation Street" book, chronicling the soap's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]