Perhaps the muse only came to you at the same time those first few gray hairs popped up on your head. But when you pick up the odd book review or magazine, you are disturbed by the cult of youth.You’re a writer of a certain age. Perhaps you started a family when you were younger, and now your... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former commissioning editor of Piccadilly Press Anne Clark has left to start her own literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new app 'Put Me in the Story,' released by publisher Sourcebooks, will allow older readers to add the name of a younger one to Sourcebook titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canadian bookshop The Monkey's Paw has unveiled the Biblio-Mat, a random book dispenser built by Craig Small as an artful alternative to sidewalk discount bins. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers across the country are displaying “We Pay Our Taxes” posters in their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlist for the 2012 Educational Writers’ Award has been announced today (19th... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York Times writers Julia Moskin and Kim Severson duke it out in their cookbook, "Cook Fight." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twenty-two independent bookshops have signed up to stock Kobo’s e-reader range, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christmas is beginning slowly, independent booksellers have told The Bookseller, as non-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Australian publisher APN is putting its South Island newspapers on the block including The Star in Christchurch and the Oamaru Mail. It is also intending to sell the Capital Community Newspaper group in Wellington but is keeping the weekly free Kap ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has bought the Puffin Book Club back from The Book People. The club was originally... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
CourseSmart has introduced an analytics program that allows professors to monitor how pages read, notations and more for their student's e-textbooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Daunt has said Waterstones booksellers must work harder to meet customers’ needs... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Doris Janhsen, publishing director of Germany's Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, predicts that we'll see fewer vampires and zombies in forthcoming YA and teen books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
OverDrive surveyed library users and found they buy an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, with 35% buying after borrowing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A marathon wait and one Herculean wrestling match with recalcitrant publishers later, the Kindle... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newspapers have appealed to consumers to boycott Amazon this Christmas following its statements... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The owners of the Big Green Bookshop are to open a second premises in Brookmans Park,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Saveur magazine's James Oseland discusses inspirations for both print and digital media Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Pottermore Shop has launched a gifting service enabling the delivery of Harry Potter ebooks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]