HarperCollins imprint The Friday Project has signed another title in its Confessions series,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government is expected to announce a review of library e-lending tomorrow (Wednesday 26th... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books by Japanese authors and titles about Japanese topics have been removed from bookshops in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four independent presses have made the shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize, with the winner... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hairy Bikers Dave Myers and Si King have ended E L James' 22-week stint atop the Official UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's all too easy to forget in English-speaking countries that the e-reading selection often isn't as diverse in other parts of the world, where local authors are often kept out of the equation. The Portuguese may know that all too well, which makes Kobo's arrival in their country a potential... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Allen Lane has dominated the shortlist for this year’s £10,000 Royal Society Winton... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont UK is embarking on a drive to secure creative partnerships with children's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Not content at stopping with its recent European tour, Google Play Books has made the trip to Japan and brought back a handful of new features. In addition to support for reading Japanese books in a vertical, right-to left layout, Mountain view now lets users tap on names of geographical spots... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has announced Dixons as another British retail partner to sell Nook devices.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams shares more details about his new publishing platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has announced Dixons as another British retail partner to sell Nook devices.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hints at a Kindle launch for Japan in October have been upstaged by Google’s sudden... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic will refresh the Horrible Histories series to mark the books' 20th anniversary in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble Nook is ramping up its digital media offerings with a new video-download and rental service. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children's Books has signed up three new titles from author Sarah Lean. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has announced a partnership to sell its e-readers through Fnac stores in Portugal as it ups... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
At this year’s publishing pow-wow in Germany: John Banville channels Raymond Chandler; Daniel Woodrell explores a 1929 American bombing; Michael Pollan gets elemental; Elif Batuman tries fiction; and Lionel Shriver goes to Iowa. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin is understood to have begun a review of its travel division, with staff informed today (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Edinburgh Bookshop is changing hands after five years so that founders Vanessa and Malcolm... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]