The German cabinet gave its backing Wednesday to a draft law extending copyright protection to snippets of news articles republished by search engines, although... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book releases from Amazon’s New York-based publishing imprint will be available through... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Templar is launching Sweet Venom, a young adult trilogy by Tera Lynn Childs, with a reader... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson will be showing her support for libraries and independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
At least one entrepreneur sells positive book reviews to Amazon authors. How an apparently unreliable customer-review system might finally eat itself. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Templar is readying its first ebook picture book releases for this autumn, as it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
For a limited time, you can score a free copy of "Get Up to Speed with Online Marketing," by Jon Reed. Read it on your PC, your Kindle, or any device that can run a Kindle app. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Victoria Barnsley has predicted that half her company’s revenue... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Lewis has been named as the first retailer to sell Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the start of the student year approaches, academic booksellers have been warned that shunning... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries are having to engage in new discussions with publishers and booksellers over electronic books, similar to those already settled in the printed-book world and with loans of CDs and DVDs, says Association of Public Library Managers chair Ian Littleworth. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Waterstones m.d. Tim Coates plans to help campaigners re-open Kensal Rise Library by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Waterstones m.d. Tim Coates plans to help campaigners re-open Kensal Rise Library by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission may charge France and Luxembourg with infringing European Union (EU) VAT... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Britain's oldest literary prize is to make a special award later this year for the best ever winner. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a new study produced by the MPA, the Association of Magazine Media, and research firm GfK MRI, data reveals that Millennial magazine media readers aged 18 to 34 believe that technology has improved their experience of accessing various media—including magazines. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
YA promises diversity with historical fiction, paranormal romance, murder mysteries and thrillers.YA promises diversity with historical fiction, paranormal romance, murder mysteries and thrillers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The success of 'Harry Potter, 'Twilight' and other has created a halo effect for the entire genre. And kids aren't the only ones doing it.For years, the book industry has been mired in debates about the plight of independent booksellers, the rise of Amazon and the fate of print as it struggles... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Barnes & Noble has created lots of buzz and headlines with its Nook e-reading devices, its future profitability lies in the sale of content. That was the message CEO William Lynch delivered to analysts last week in a conference call discussing first-quarter results. Improved gross... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The newspaper business’s reliance on the industrial machine of printing and distributing is often understated. It’s a delicate ecosystem that can have a real effect on publisher margins – as the fluctuation in newsprint ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]