A new audiobook short story written and recorded by Neil Gaiman will raise money for charity with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Technology Review has relaunched itself as MIT Technology Review, completing a digital-first transformation worthy of its cutting-edge namesake. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The digital transformation of publishing—kicked into high gear by devices like the iPad, the Kindle, and the Nook—is one of the top business stories of the turn of the millennium. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown imprint Abacus has acquired a debut novel by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera, The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facing financial and other pressures, the Canadian Booksellers Association voted October 18 to become a division of the Retail Council of Canada, which CBA has been affiliated with since 2009. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the Kindle goes on sale at Waterstones stores, MD James Daunt has been defending the highly criticized decision, insisting it is to his company's advantage. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year, students in the master’s program in Publishing: Digital and Print Media, at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, were volunteers at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair—and shared their thoughts with Publishers Weekly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
During a CEO panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012, execs from bookselling giants discussed global ebook trends and how they differ across various markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital print production has long been heralded for its ability to offer publishers the capability to economically produce books as needed and in smaller quantities than traditional offset printing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson has developed a new range of its bestselling textbooks for the iBookstore market in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson, the owner of Penguin, and Bertelsmann, Random House's parent company, are currently in discussions to merge the two companies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Midpoint Trade Books has signed a distribution deal with Bunker Hill Publishing, a New Hampshire-based independent publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Icon Books' title The Horologicon by Mark Forsyth is following in the footsteps of its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has won a PR Week Award for internal communication. The corporate communications... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has launched a “light-hearted” branding campaign to coincide with selling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo's CEO discusses Brazil, the world, and how POD will be added to the Writing Life platform. Also, our tart critique of Apple's new "Brazilian" iBookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher Pearson says it is holding talks with German media group Bertelsmann about combining their Penguin and Random House businesses. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
E.L. Doctorow, Michael Henry Heim and many other poets, authors and translators were given awards and honored during the 2012 PEN Literary Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown has signed two books by bestselling historical novelist Suzannah Dunn, who was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has suffered a serious security breach in 63 of its shops. Payment readers were fitted with a bug, which has harvested details of customers' credit cards. The firm discovered the breach over six weeks ago, but has kept the matter quiet at the behest of the Justice Department,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]