Bertelsmann has today (5ytsigned an agreement to acquire Mondadori's equity stake in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Evidence suggests that the most successful ebook retailers build on the mistakes of the predecessors and being first-to-market isn't a key to success. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The trick to making the Random House/Penguin Group merger work will be to create a publisher that can take advantage of the resources and economies of scale a company with revenue of $4 billion brings and combine that with an editorial approach that emphasizes close cooperation with authors,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Dictionaries will only be available online from the new year, with Macmillan Education... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigners hoping to save Kensal Rise Library from being turned into flats are staging a protest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Lindsey Davis Society of Authors chair “As a Random House author, I can say... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like Kobo, Amazon's Japan ebookstore is hampered by limited title selection, but the recent launch will motivate publishers to finally digitize their catalogs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber has announced the appointment of Matthew Hollis as its new poetry editor, replacing Paul... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including previous winners Anne Fine, Melvin Burgess, Frank Cottrell Boyce and David... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's issue of PublishNews Brazil features an interview with Penguin CEO John Makinson, an overview of Brazil's ebook market, and Saraiva's latest sales numbers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reports say the pop superstar is close to signing a book deal with an imprint of HarperCollins. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins and R.R. Donnelley have signed a new agreement that will create one centralized warehouse that will serve as the distribution site for all HC U.S. titles, including those published by its Christian publishing division that houses Zondervan and Thomas Nelson. Harper said it expects... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Rosalind Prize for Fiction – named for Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' heroine – follows awards like Australia's women-only Stella Prize and the U.K.'s Orange Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Press title Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power has won the Financial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK news publisher Telegraph Media Group (TMG) is the latest to try two vogeuish flavours of reader payment – metered access, and charging overseas readers. The company today begins charging £1.99 per ($3.20) month for up to 20 T ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion has acquired the first two novels from Irish journalist Rachael English. Managing director... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Addressing the differences between the various international book markets is one of the missions we have here at Publishing Perspectives. It's perhaps the key reason we exist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aurum Press has acquired a title which tells the story of British boxing in the late 1980s and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has signed bestselling Irish author Melissa Hill in a three-book deal. She... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]