The leadership of the "new" News Corp., which is being referred to internally as "PubCo," continues to fall into place. Heading up communications for the standalone publishing company now led by longtime News Corp. lieutenant Robert ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
French bookshops and cultural product chains are following the UK example in protesting against... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's book awards time in the UK! The five Costa Book Awards were all won by women writers, while Queen Elizabeth’s New Years Honours List included several authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by a 44.9% increase in the stock price of Amazon, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index jumped 23.5% in 2012, easily beating the 7.3% gain posted by the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble reported disappointing holiday sales numbers while, in contrast, some independent bookstores said they had their best month ever. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Lewis has reported a 45% increase in sales of e-readers over the Christmas period, compared... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Half of the top 20 bestselling books of 2012 in print were either Fifty Shades titles or Hunger Games titles, and only one book not written by E.L. James or Suzanne Collins—Jeff Kinney’s latest Wimpy Kid title—cracked the one-million-copies-sold mark for the year, according to Nielsen BookScan,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The printed book market fell by almost £74m in 2012, down 4.6% year on year, but the rate of decline was slowed by Fifty Shades Of Grey. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
AMELI, the Association Maghrebine des Editeurs du Livre Independents, was launched late last month. The organization currently has 22 members Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing is doing all it can to convince people to buy books and read, but still 47% of Americans don't. It's time to try something radical: let's start with men. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit continues as the #1 book on social media, according to CoverCake, a company that uses analytical tools to track what’s trending on social media, its popularity obviously being driven by the movie. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
TV presenter Chris Packham has spoken out in defence of library opening hours, calling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books fell just over 9% in 2012 at outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan, roughly the same percentage decline posted between 2010 and 2011. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you bought a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" for your e-reader, you are not alone -- not by a long shot. If you bought a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" for your e-reader, you are not alone -- not by a long shot. E.L. James' sexy novel about innocent college student Anastasia Steele and her... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired two new novels by Gillian Flynn, author of bestselling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Publishing Co., parent corporation of the Rome News-Tribune, Calhoun Times, Walker County Messenger, Catoosa County News, Cedartown Standard and Rockmart Journal, has filed a petition for Chapter 11 reorganization. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Bring Up the Bodies (Fourth Estate) has secured a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bath-based AudioGO has bought US audiobook publisher Blackstone Audio from founders Craig and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novel Bring Up The Bodies is named the best novel of 2012 at the Costa Book Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The value of the printed book market slumped by almost £74m year on year in 2012 but,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]