Jennifer 8 Lee needed programming help to launch her publishing startup Plympton, but she didn’t have the cash. So what did she do? She got creative. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Penguin Random House merger has been given antitrust clearance by the US Department of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to Fortune, the media giant is meeting with a reps from Meredith--but nothing's been confirmed. Could Time Warner be following in the steps of News Corp. and considering spinning off its publishing division? According to a report by Fortune (a Time Inc. publication), the media... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author and library campaigner Alan Gibbons has called for Terry Deary (pictured) to debate the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Moray Council in Scotland has announced the closure of seven libraries as it looks to make... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time Warner is in talks to sell a large portion of its Time Inc. magazine division, including People, InStyle and Real Simple, according to a report Wednesday afternoon by Fortune.Headed for Meredith, Berkshire Hathaway or nowhere new after all?Fortune is itself a Time Inc. magazine but reported... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House UK has released a video on YouTube showing some of its biggest authors, including E... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Preliminary estimates from the Census Bureau show that US bookstores as a whole experienced a 0.5 percent decrease in sales for the year of 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new survey of startups, publishers and venture capitalists reveals what needs to change for the three groups to collaborate and continue to innovate the book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeff Bewkes and company used to insist they wanted to hang on to their magazine business. They stopped saying that in September. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian called it: "Camilla Long’s comprehensive shredding of Rachel Cusk’s memoir of her divorce, Aftermath has won her the Hatchet Job of the Year award.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House Children's Books, Egmont and Little Tiger Press have each picked up two... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
[PRESSWIRE] 14.02.2013 -- Meeting this week in Brussels, Members of the European Publishers Council criticised the deal between Google and French publishers clinched last week to settle the dispute over copyright, remuneration and article sni ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four Random House Group titles won at the Publishers Publicity Circle Awards last night, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Literary Platform and Bath Spa University have partnered on a new bursary for partnering... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kazu Kibuishi, writer and illustrator of the 'Amulet' graphic novel series, created seven new covers for paperback editions of the 'Harry Potter' novels, to be released on the 15th anniversary of the series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library supporters have responded with anger to author Terry Deary"s comments that "... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new novel from Donna Tartt, author of The Secret History, is due to be released later this year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following strife in Bamako, Mali, France's Etonnants Voyageurs has launched a new book and film festival in Brazzaville, Congo—one for all of Africa. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neil Gaiman is to appear as keynote speaker at London Book Fair's Digital Minds Conference... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]