Kobo will launch in Japan later this month, selling the Kobo Touch for ¥7,980 (£65).... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has today announced the next 12 titles in its quarterly Book Club, featuring four... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has completed the purchase of creative publishers Applied Visual Arts Publishing (AVA... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebury's new science-fiction and fantasy imprint, Del Rey, which shares its name with the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Resilience is at the heart of 'I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001,' the author's latest installment in her historical fiction series for young readers.There's no easy way to talk with children about disasters. Parents and teachers can omit the disturbing details, but eventually the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite efforts to digitize the classic textbook, higher education is moving beyond e-texts toward the integration of giant educational publishing platforms with university networks to create a one-stop interactive educational environment that supplies almost everything a student needs. While... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Headline has acquired a new book by comedian and actress Jo Brand, described as "the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Critics of the company's dual-class share structure, which gives the Murdoch family 40 percent voting control, registered their concerns that nothing would change if the company split into entertainment and publishing businesses. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of what has been Barnes & Noble’s core business for most of its history—“tangible” books, music, movies, rentals, and newsstand—made up 66% of the chain’s total revenue in the fiscal year ended April 28, 2012, according to figures published in the company’s annual report. Sales in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
It used to be that offering customers coffee, tea, or occasionally wine or beer with their books was enough. But in some communities, books go better with heirloom tomatoes, sweet corn, and local organic meat. Outdoor marketplaces may not work for everyone—Powell’s Books in Portland, Ore.,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lonely Planet’s own-brand bookshop stocking solely LP titles opened today (29th June) in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has announced £6m of funding for libraries to use on arts and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More retailers than ever before are taking part in Independent Booksellers Week (starting... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder lifestyle imprint Saltyard Books has acquired the first cookbook by Florence Knight, 26-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House is printing extra stock of Fifty Shades of Grey in Germany to help keep bookshelves... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Fifty Shades of Grey, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Education publishers have given mixed reactions to news leaked last week (20th June) that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cambridge University Press has seen its digital revenues rise 70% over the past year to account... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
It was an upbeat annual conference for the American Library Association in Anaheim, Calif., highlighted by the awarding of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the ALA’s first-ever book award for adult fiction and nonfiction. But with the release of a new Pew report and a pilot project... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has acquired the first literary novel by Jonathan Grimwood. The author has previously... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]