Dixons' strong Christmas trading was spurred on by tablet sales, the electrical goods... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has bought a new book by TV presenter Karl Pilkington, with the title, The Moaning of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Frankfurt Book Fair has named Richard Costa as an associate partner for Brazil and South... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new library in Texas appears to be normal, until you realize it doesn’t have any books in it. In Bexar County, Texas, the center of the San Antonio metropolitan area’s breakneck growth, a population boom has left some residents without adequate library access. A new initiative will fill... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 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 ]
The staff of Westminster libraries have written an open letter to their council bosses, urging... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Further details and in-depth discussion are needed for the proposed exceptions to copyright ... 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 number of children who have read an ebook has almost doubled since 2010 but children still... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has reported a year-on-year profit boost in the final quarter of 2012, at the same... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy has bucked the usual publishing trend by being released in paperback first and is only now being converted into a hardcover format. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More young people than ever are getting involved in reading schemes at their local libraries,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Norwegian bookshop chain Notabene, which filed for bankruptcy last week, is to be taken over by a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo increased its global e-ink device sales by 150% in December, making it the "biggest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
How two gallery owners found 'Rhoda's Ocean' – an unpublished children's book hiding under a pile of laundry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The investors who own The Hollywood Reporter, AdWeek and Billboard have hired ex-Yahoo Chief Executive Ross Levinsohn to oversee the trade titles as head of the newly formed Guggenheim Digital Media.He is the third CEO for the magazines, which are part of Prometheus Global Media. The New... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Non-executive chairman of Blackwell's, Trevor Goul-Wheeker, has joined sports publishing firm... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
HMV administrator Deloitte has said there have been "very positive" expressions of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Forrester Research and DBW presented the findings of their Executive Publishing Survey on ebooks, devices and digital publishing predictions for 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon Mayo and Steve Backshall are among the longlisted authors for the Branford Boase Award,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]