Publishers are squaring up to this week's news that Dan Brown is back, with Transworld's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
From corporate consolidation to book discoverability, to how books are produced and bought, to the proliferation of new devices to read them on, this year’s Digital Book World was a whirlwind tour of the industry’s changing landscape. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
French culture minister Aurélie Filippetti has dismissed the idea of abolishing the 5%... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Looking back on this week's Digital Book World conference, we distill the event into three key ideas: price innovation, discoverability and authenticity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury Press has acquired three titles of classic material by Ronnie Barker, the comedian and star... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a new book by comedian Miranda Hart, following the success of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Magazine publishers have more directly embraced tablets over more than a year as it became clearer that they were boosting the bottom line. We may be witnessing a watershed moment today, however. Hearst has started publishing issues for 22 of its magazines in the iOS Newsstand days before their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A cautious approach to HMV by publishers in recent months has meant many did not feel over-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first thing I do each Monday morning when I get to work at the White Plains Public Library is review a purchase alert report. By seeing what items have received the largest numbers of holds—or reserves—from my customers, I gain insight into what books and DVDs are trending in my community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newspaper and magazine publishing company Advance Publications Inc. has acquired Seattle-based digital advertising agency Pop, the companies announced this week. Pop will operate as an independent division of Advance Publications. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Titan Books has acquired a military science-fiction thriller, describing it as a “the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Try finding Harper's Magazine when you Google "magazines that publish essays" or "magazines that publish short stories" -- it isn't easy." No, Rick, no it's not. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profile has announced a new book from Michael Haag exploring the background of Dan Brown’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin UK c.e.o. Tom Weldon has said he expects at least 15% of Penguin's profit... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlequin UK is launching a new digital-only imprint called Carina UK, which will encompass all... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Foyles has launched a new way to connect its bricks and mortar customers to its website,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has clashed with self-publishing company Archway... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book sales at the top trade publishers doubled in 2012, meaning that the UK ebook market grew... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week on PublishNews Brazil: Amazon partners with a kiosk-retailer to sell Kindles in Brazil, Kobo launches two new ereaders, 33% of Brazilians read a book last month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
You want an idea to survive hundreds or thousands of years? Step one: Don’t write it on paper. Alexander Konta believed this deeply. Paper yellows and withers and crumbles; it is the printed form of Alzheimer’s. “Why not make [text] imperishable by photographing the written word after it has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]