Members of the public have voted Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin, HarperCollins, Profile, Bardowl and The History Press have been shortlisted for a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York-based startup Tinypass, which helps small publishers and content creators charge for content online through existing platforms like Google, is rolling out metered content options to all of its clients. Tinypass, which signed up its first f ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kai John spent his life savings to buy the rights to Atlas Shrugged and have it retranslated into German. Here, he reflects on his decision and its reception. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of close to 150 campaigners is to lobby parliament for school libraries to be made... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Publishing has appointed Martin Rodríguez Huber to the newly created role of group... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble's Nook e-readers, the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch GlowLight,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's issue of Publishers Weekly magazine includes a feature on how digital printing is changing book production and the printer-publisher relationship. There is also a supplement on Kodak's role in that transition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bertrams' move into online retail with Wordery is necessary, the wholesaler said, although... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson and Bertelsmann have confirmed that Penguin and Random House are to combine into a new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House and Penguin chiefs have moved to reassure staff, authors and agents as news of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin and Random House, which are merging to form one of the world's biggest publishers, are confident of regulatory approval but will sell "bits and pieces" if necessary. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson has announced a decline in operating profit for the first five months of the year, with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has expressed interest in buying book publisher Penguin Group, potentially undermining merger discussions between Penguin and Random House, people familiar with the situation said. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
General George S. Patton Jr. once famously said that "A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
For decades, large and small publishers alike have wrestled with one simple but crucial question about their books, on which success and failure often hang in the balance: How many copies should we print? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble's arrival in the UK has been so well-telegraphed, you might be surprised to learn that today's the day the units actually launch. You'll be able to pick up a Nook Simple Touch or awkwardly-titled Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight from retailers such as John Lewis, Sainsbury's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book publishing industry is dealing with two conflicting trends at the moment: the number of individual titles produced continues to rise while the number of print units sold continues to fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Pearson says it has agreed a deal with German media group Bertelsmann to combine their Penguin and Random House businesses. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
High-speed inkjet printing has been described as the biggest development in book publishing in the past 50 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]