Thriller writer Andy McNab is to spearhead the Reading Agency’s 2013 Six Book Challenge,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Every minute, a title is added—5150 rue des Ormes, I Hate Hockey, L’envers de l’assiette, À fleur de peau; every hour, a new author is categorized—Patrick Senécal, François Barcelo, Laure Waridel, Martine Latulippe; every day, a new publisher signs on—Alire, Baraka Books, Écosociété, Québec... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Readers can buy a digital copy of James Herbert’s latest novel for only 20p, despite the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harper Non-Fiction has bought a book from chart-topping choir, the Military Wives. Made up of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Icon Books has acquired the book that inspired Danny Boyle's Olympic Opening Ceremony, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s been three years since HarperCollins became the first publisher to move to a digital catalogue. Since then Random House has gone entirely paperless, while others, like Perseus Books Group, offer both. Some provide Edelweiss printouts on request. Yet despite the push to digital, a handful of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont has appointed Stephanie Gauld, the former head of Disney Online Studios, to the newly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alistair Burtenshaw is stepping down from his role as director of books and publishing for Reed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Argos returns to sales growth, led by the popularity of tablet computers and ebook readers, says owner Home Retail Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Feminist Press will be publishing a Pussy Riot ebook later this month, the publisher has announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nosy Crow has appointed Louise Bolongaro as its head of picture books, with Bolongaro moving from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Culture secretary Ed Vaizey has said that inquiries into library closures cannot be called... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hallowed comic book character Charles Xavier, aka Professor X, is killed off in the latest edition of Avengers vs X-Men. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon will not release its Kindle Paperwhite device in Europe this year, as the etailer prepares... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones is to delay its head office move from Brentford to its flagship London Piccadilly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomberg has rolled out a new magazine iPad application that offers readers exclusive content, including video and interactive graphics. The Bloomberg Markets+ iPad app brings the company’s publication to Apple’s tablet. The ap ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anobii has postponed until 2013 an affiliation scheme it devised to enable independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book sales jumped by more than £1m last week as sales of academic titles helped to offset... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Head of Zeus has acquired a novel from columnist Terence Blacker, set in the world of rats and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Headline is launching a new digital imprint Eternal Romance, with three paranormal romance novels... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]