The National Book Awards were given to writers Louise Erdrich and first-time author Katherine Boo in the fiction and nonfiction categories, respectively, while William Alexander and David Ferry were awarded the young people's literature and poetry prizes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sainsbury’s has grown pre-tax profit by 2.5% in its half-year results as the retailer said... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
France has demanded the repayment of £160 million in unpaid tax from Amazon it has been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Group sales at W H Smith were down 4% like-for-like in the first 10 weeks of its new financial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Graphicly abandoned their iTunes-like comic book marketplace to develop a full suite of online publishing tools for visual storytellers. As Adrian Tomine has pointed out, the one-time subculture of comics and graphic novels has migrated into the mainstream over the past decade. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
EL James' best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey will compete with novels by Kate Mosse, JoJo Moyes and Bernard Cornwell at this year's National Book of the Year Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Erotic tale earns nomination for the National Book Award, while another surprisingly sexy tale is also making waves in Britain. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo UK country manager Phil Wood has left the company, with the Canadian company's ... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Associated Press will launch a new Spanish-language Stylebook for universal use by publishers, broadcasters and readers from all Spanish-speaking countries, with an emphasis on Latin America and the United States. A small number of AP clients a ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s been a year since Steve Jobs passed away, and yet it’s still easy to be reminded of his legacy in the publishing industry. It’s omnipresent in the equipment used to create content, especially the operating system th ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tablet editions of magazines are complementing rather than cannibalising print editions, according to research conducted by magazine trade body PPA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House parent-company Bertelsmann has reported a year-on-year increase in revenues and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The PDF is firmly entrenched in corporate culture, but as digitally savvy employees push for a sensible way to consume long documents at work the ebook format will take hold. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Realizing no single major Japanese vendor supported fixed layout ebooks, Sakkam Press was forced to switch to reflowable formats. Here's how they managed it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things, announced at the Sharjah International Book Fair that she is currently working on a new novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Erotica star E. L James will go head-to-head with authors such as Victoria Hislop, Bernard... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Participants at the African Media Leaders Forum in Dakar, Senegal, today heard how twinning partnerships between African newspapers, and newspapers elsewhere, are leading the way to developing successful business strategies and strengthening financia ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
As more readers turn to social media and mobile for their news, video is emerging as the latest tool for print journalists. The Wall Street Journal recently launched WSJ WorldStream (wsj.com/worldstream), a global publishing platform for short-form v ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ziff Davis valuation is way up in the clouds. The tech-centric publisher has been sold to j2 Global, Inc., a business cloud services company, for $167 million, the companies announced today. The cash purchase is expected to yield j2 $60 million in 2013 revenues, said officials. Formerly a... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon was yesterday (12th November) accused by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]