Hodder & Stoughton is launching a new personal development list in early 2014, and has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Touching the Void author Joe Simpson has split from long-term publisher Random House following... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Virgin Megastore will file for bankruptcy with the Paris commercial court today (9th January).... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past few years, the media arm of Thomson Reuters has been trying to polish its 160-year-old brand to a more contemporary sheen by recruiting A-list journalists and pundits and expanding into areas like blogging, Internet TV and magazines. I ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlist for the Man Asian Literary Prize was announced today (9th January) with two books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Works achieved its “highest ever” monthly sales figure in December 2012 as it saw... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maurie Perl, the longtime chief spokeswoman at Condé Nast, is hanging it up after 21 years at the company. For 12 years, Perl built and oversaw the PR machine of the publishing company, reporting to parent Advance Publications Chairman Si Newhouse and then-Condé Nast CEO Steve Florio, who since... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlist for the 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction has been announced in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has restructured its sales, marketing and publicity teams, creating a single... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries in York could be run by community or social enterprise, after the city's council... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Any media company dedicated to quality journalism can produce it, but not all can sustain themselves on it. Scaling that quality-building it out into a usable, profitable model-is the challenge publishers face going forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Nielsen BookScan survey reveals that in 2012 unit sales of paper books dropped more than 9 percent, more or less the same amount that they declined in 2011 and 2010. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
There has lately been a rising backlash against the ubiquity of personal writing. Hamilton Nolan’s anti-confessional diatribe in Gawker claims that journalism students are now taught only to write about themselves, which I can say as a full-time faculty member at a journalism school is patently... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The distinguished editor Peter Carson died today (9th January) following a long illness. Carson... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
While relatively few literary agents work in Italy, the evolving publishing industry is making them more essential. Agent Marco Vigevani describes the scene. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
McDonald's has launched a two-year children’s books campaign, committing to "hand... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson curates the best web clips for authors, including Random House's Facebook success, male vs. female genre writing, self-publishing success in the UK and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Ann Cleeves has described herself as "furious" over Newcastle City Council's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hairy Bikers have toppled fellow celebrity chef Jamie Oliver from the summit of the official... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The majority of independent booksellers have reported a good Christmas for the supply and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]