Despite the odds—the growth of ebooks, rising rent, and online discounting—bookstores continue to open and succeed. Speaking at the American Booksellers Association Forum in Medford, Mass., last month, ABA CEO Oren Teicher affirmed that membership in the organization has “stabilized,” and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
DALLAS, TX, May 18, 2012 – AIM Media Texas, LLC (“AIM” or the “Company”) announced today that it has reached agreement to acquire the Texas print and online newspaper publishing assets from Freedom Co ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
I didn’t expect to quit paper so easily. Sure, I love technology, but I also love reading, and I’ve always found paper to be the most pleasurable delivery system for the written word. I stopped subscribing to a daily print newspaper around five years ago, but that was mostly because of price,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Scientific American, both Macmillan brands, announced in fall 2010 that they were joining forces, Amanda Moon, senior editor of what is being called the Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux imprint, and Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leading biographer Michael Holroyd has accused the Department for Culture, Media & Sport of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you have an iPad or tablet device, chances are you've seen the Web through the glossy world of Flipboard. If you've ever taken the "social magazine" for a spin, you might know that while the user experience is silky smooth, the company has had to address concerns about the service's threat to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Curators of rare books are finding that blogging gives their discoveries greater exposure, an example of how virtual work can support even the most tactile of pursuits. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A US district judge has denied a motion to dismiss the civil suits filed against five publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber is releasing its first ebook-only edition of a screenplay, for the forthcoming film "... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has launched its CreateSpace today (17th May) in Europe, which means that authors who self... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Accent Press is publishing a celebrity baking title, with a foreword by "Great British Bake... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Further pressure on publishers to fall in line over the use of open access models is set to come... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Biteback Publishing has acquired a biography of Edwardian foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
BBC Books is adding to the roster of "Great British Bake Off" titles, with a new July... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aurélie Philipetti has been appointed culture minister in the new French government formed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Manchester-based independent Comma Press has sold short story collection The Corpse Exhibition by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A lawyer and a caretaker with similar backgrounds follow different paths in contemporary Jerusalem with the same motivation: to leave their small-town Arab lives behind and be accepted for the new personas they have created.Early in the novel, "Second Person Singular," a main character known... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo is to join the ranks of physical and online booksellers licensed by Pottermore to sell Harry... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library campaigners in Kensal Rise have barricaded the doors to prevent council staff from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
London, England – The World e-Reading Congress drew a number of influential speakers in London today, including Duncan Edwards, CEO of Hearst Magazines International, who highlighted the striking rise of tablet publishing. Hearst is ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]