David Willetts MP will chair the judges for the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Nook digital reading offer will be live in the UK by mid-October through an online storefront,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the first official book tying in to E4 series "Misfits... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigners trying to create a community library in Kensal Rise have raised nearly half the money... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has finally scheduled the long-awaited international debut of its Nook e-reader. The company said Monday that it will begin selling its Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight in the U.K. in mid-October. The devices will be sold online through a new digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
US bookseller Barnes & Noble has confirmed that it will be bringing its Nook digital eBook readers and bookstore to the UK in the autumn. Initially the devices, which include Nook Simple Touch and the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, will only be available through the company’s online... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion title The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight has toppled Fifty Shades of Grey... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Magazine publishers have been criticized for being slow to meet advertisers’ demands for performance metrics, but Condé Nast is taking a step in that direction with an investment in Flite, a cloud-based platform that lets brands measure and adjust their ads in real time. Condé Nast has been a... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
In its first frontlist deal with agency Conville & Walsh, US digital publisher Open Road has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta Books has acquired a new novel by US author Norman Rush, Subtle Bodies, as well as two... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Well, our English friends, today is a good day. Your choice in e-readers is about to get that much better as Barnes & Noble has decided to make your homeland the first stop on its highly-anticipated international tour. The Nook and its associated store will be making their big debut in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling author James Herbert is the latest to have an ebook offered for 20p on Amazon and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and agents have welcomed confirmation of the Nook's imminent arrival in the UK,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Publishers and 21st Century Publishing House Co. have launched the Macmillan Century... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Irvine Welsh has hit out at the Man Booker Prize at the Edinburgh World Writers'... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The New York Times Co. named former BBC director general Mark Thompson as its new CEO earlier this week, and now comes word that he will receive a pay package totaling as much as $10.5 million, including an annual salary of $1 million, according to Bloomberg News. Mr. Thompson, who was... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Volunteers will take over the running of ten libraries in Surrey after the county council was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
An independent bookseller who launched a campaign to encourage more people to shop on their high... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling authors Cormac McCarthy, Walter Isaacson, the late Nora Ephron, and Jennifer Egan are among the many authors represented by ICM Partners, whose book sales are boosted by the adaptation of their work to film and television, all under the watchful eyes of agents Ron Bernstein, Josie... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Swedish crime writer Camilla Läckberg has seen international success since releasing her 2003 debut, Ice Princess (published in 2010 by Pegasus), and to date her books have been translated into 33 languages. In France, her 2008 novel The Drowning was the top title. Earlier this year, Pegasus... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]