Isobel Akenhead is to take on the role of digital promotions manager in Hachette UK's Group... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta Magazine has opened submissions for the fourth edition of the Best of Young British... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three Random House Group titles have been picked for the Richard and Judy Summer Book Club,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Huffington Post is expanding the way it works with brands in an effort to cash in on the popular brand-as-publisher trend, Ad Age has learned. The company, part of AOL, has been talking to ad agencies and marketers about helping them build websites for brands and subsequently aiding in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion Children’s Books has acquired a new novel by German author Cornelia Funke, known for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The winner of this year’s Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, Rukhsana Yasmin, has acquired a debut... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alison Hubert, previously of Macmillan Education, has been appointed as the new director of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
As if there weren’t enough distractions on the Web, captchas have long caused annoyance for both Internet consumers and content creators. Meredith Corp. found an alternative for weeding out bots and quantifying consumer interaction with Solve Media, a performance-based brand advertising business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Military history publisher Osprey has set up Digital Rights Management-free digital list aimed at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Google gave up on its One Pass paid content system last month, RR Donnelley’s Press+ strengthened its standing as the paid content platform of choice for a growing number of news publishers. However, with audience revenue models evolvi ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eason is soon to launch an own-branded e-reader, the Irish Independent reports. A spokesman for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
For a fourth consecutive week, the three books in E L James' Fifty Shades trilogy were the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph has acquired Six Weeks to OMG, a dieting title which has already been a self-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books accounted for 9% of Bloomsbury's adult trade sales overall across the 12 months to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crain’s Chicago Business will transition to a metered subscription plan online next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster's Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson by Paul Kimmage has been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Long form digital journalism publisher and app developer The Atavist secured a round of funding worth $1.5 million. The first million was confirmed last week, while founder Evan Ratliff says the rest is committed and “will happen over the coming weeks.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The magazine industry now has more avenues when it comes to quantifying its total reach—both the Audit Bureau of Circulations, and media research company GfK MRI, have introduced new tools for publishers that can help provide a clearer picture of who readers are, and how many of them exist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Welsh rugby captain Sam Warburton has signed a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Waterstones decision to sell Amazon Kindles and ebooks has provoked widespread discussion in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]