Hachette parent company Lagardere has reported a 1.9% fall in net sales for Hachette UK in 2012,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
HMV is to close 66 of its stores, making 930 of its staff redundant, as it puts its Oxford Street... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Learning resources for use on tablets and mobile phones were at the forefront of the BETT 2013... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 1948 some 70,000 books were looted from Palestinian libraries by the state of Israel. A new documentary considers their fate and the implications of intellectual occupation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A library in north London which was occupied by squatters will now be run by volunteers from the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble isn¿t near dead, but a lot of writers are lining up to lament its passing. Barnes & Noble isn’t near dead, but a lot of writers are lining up to lament its passing. They say the chain’s demise would be a blow to books, especially in suburban America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just as the TV industry has developed to directly monetise content through interactive services, product placement and sponsored programmes, online publishers need to explore innovations that use more than just the space around the content, says Vibrant Media's Fiona Salmon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
As glad as we are that digital bookstores let authors skip the usual gatekeepers, that doesn't help much if they can't get noticed. Apple is giving those self-publishing writers more of a chance to shine with the launch of a permanent Breakout Books section in the US iBookstore. The section... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Radical booksellers and publishers have banded together following a suspicious fire at an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has acquired the autobiography of Kirk Norcross, a star of "The Only Way is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Telegraph Hay Festival is to open its own bookshop at the event this spring, having... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that net income grew 51% in the last three months of 2012 even as revenue was largely unchanged. Rising fees from cable and satellite companies and higher ad revenue at the TV networks offset revenue declines at its movie studio and magazine businesses.Net income... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
America's last major book store chain is shuttering locations as it tries to evolve for a digital future. Is this simply a tough transition, or the beginning of the end? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jo Lal is to join Watkins Publishing Limited, as publisher, Watkins. Lal will step into... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Neil Gaiman has partnered with Blackberry to create a reader-generated calendar powered through a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
j2 Global continues to build out its digital media portfolio with the acquisition of popular gamer lifestyle brand IGN Entertainment, a News Corp property. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Agent Juliet Mushens has joined Jonathan Conway at The Agency Group, as it opens a new UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK high street sales have risen by 1.9% like-for-like in January according to the British Retail... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Baker & Taylor has appointed Sarah Walden to the role of buying director. Walden succeeds... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today, perhaps the most ambitious and aggressive community in publishing is self-publishing. How practical is it for a self-publisher to pursue licensing deals? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]