Scotland's East Neuk Festival of chamber music (3rd to 7th July) will feature an expanded... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eleven leading academic associations have written an open letter condemning the government's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the advances in digital books and storytelling technology, Penguin executive Jeff Gomez says that publishers have so far focused on the wrong things. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers controlling merchandise rights to their brands and characters are starting to experiment with print-on-demand-licensed products through partners such as CafePress, Zazzle, MashOn, and Ty’s Toy Box. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy debuted at #3 on the fiction chart in Spain in December, good enough to place it right behind Fifty Shades of Grey, which held steady at #2. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Major publishers are taking wildly different approaches to resolving the woes surrounding ebook lending at libraries: they're experimenting with both the short-yet-cheap subscription as well as an expensive option to pay only once for perpetual use. Sure enough, we're now seeing the middle road.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ingram Content Group has been in the direct-to-consumer business since 2003, and as more publishers sell directly to consumers and retailers’ online businesses grow, Ingram’s business has evolved to permit different types of fulfillment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past decade, Christopher Castellani—artistic director of Grub Street in Boston, one of the country’s largest literary centers—has written a trio of novels about an Italian immigrant family, the Grassos, a family much like his own. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since it was founded in May 2004 by Mark Smith and Wayne Davis, Quercus Publishing has become one of the largest independent book publishers in the U.K., and as the next step in its growth, the company has aggressive plans to expand in the U.S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Extrapolating from recent sales figures from ebook distributor DLD, we estimate ebook sales to reach some 3.57 million units—or 2.6% of the overall market—by the end of 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Advance Publications, parent company of Condé Nast, has stepped up its efforts on two fronts with the acquisition of digital marketing agency, POP. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten finalists were chosen as finalists from among 150 submitted for the Man Booker Prize International Prize for fiction. The shortlist was revealed at India’s Jaipur Literary Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus has reported that it expects profit before tax in the year to 31st December 2012 to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The group title under which the combined lists of Frances Lincoln, Aurum Press, Jacqui Small,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some volunteers working in a Lewisham Library are there under the “workfare” scheme... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indian writer Jeet Thayil has won the third DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, worth $50,000,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two California men have sued Lance Armstrong and his book publishers for fraud and false advertising, claiming that Armstrong's two best-selling memoirs were bunk. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has released a digital version of Anne Frank's famous diary, with Penguin imprint... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Concerns are mounting among publishers, booksellers and authors about the long-term impact of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Head of Zeus and AudioGO are to co-publish audiobook versions of titles in light of the audio... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]