Dr. Seuss, meet Harry Potter. Barbara Marcus, the former president of children's book publishing at Scholastic—the U.S. home of the Hogwarts wizard—has been named president and publisher of Random House Children's Books. The world's largest children's house publishes The Cat in the Hat and every... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
E L James enthusiasts began queuing outside Waterstones’ flagship Piccadilly store from 8am... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
British crime writer R.J. Ellory is the latest author to be caught out writing glowing online reviews of his own work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo unveils three new devices ahead of rival e-readers being made available in UK high street stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is planning to take a Charles Dickens approach to publishing with the launch of fiction in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has announced three new devices as it steps up the pressure to win market share from rival e... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), today invited the world's press to attend the 65th World Newspaper Congress, 20th World Editors Forum and 23rd World Newspaper Advertising Forum, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
E L James has broken J K Rowling's annual sales record as she begins a sixth month at the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
French publishers have relaunched a discussion about the republishing of headlines and the first paragraph of articles by Google and other search engines without... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. and WAYNE, N.J. (Sept. 5, 2012)—The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) and Certified Audit of Circulations (CAC) have announced their intention to join forces to better serve U.S. newspaper publishers and media buyer ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookmasters has signed an agreement with British publisher Knox Robinson Publishing to distribute their range of historical novels in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Debt-laden broadcaster Nine Entertainment confirms the sale of its magazine portfolio to the privately owned Bauer Media Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers and publishers have described the potential merger of Eason with book wholesaler and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson has spoken out in support of libraries, arguing that it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
This brisk first-person account by a Navy SEAL is an important historical work, though it, like the mission itself, is not flawless. No Easy Day Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Healthy living title WebMD the Magazine is reintroducing itself this September with a redesigned publication. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital and print-on-demand technology has made self-publishing much easier. But for every self-published work that gains traction, the overwhelming majority of books don't. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of Special Ops veterans released its own ebook, 'No Easy Op,' suggesting 'No Easy Day' author Matt Bissonnette wrote his book in part due to ‘bad blood’ with his former unit. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
After the acquisition of San Antonio, Austin Monthly and Austin Monthly Home, Hadley Capital, a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations and add-on acquisitions, among other things, founded Open Sky Media in March 2011. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The battle to keep online advertising yields and returns high in a market of infinite volume and little scarcity rages on. But some publishers are deciding that it's not their fellow broadcasters, magazines and newspaper who are the problem but t ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]