Pearson has acquired professional testing company Certiport, paying $140m in cash for the US... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion has acquired two more novels by US thriller author Robert Crais, with the publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple and several major book publishers’ motions to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that accuses the companies of conspiring to control the price of ebooks. In denying the request, Judge Denise Cote of the ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ana Sampson, co-author of The Book Club Bible, tells The World At One's Martha Kearney about the do's and dont's of literary circles. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jane Huxley is leaving Fairfax after her role as chief executive officer and publisher of digital was scrapped in a company restructure. The move is part of Fairfax Metro Media’s ongoing restructure to closer align print and online. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
He's rumoured to be worth £10 million ($20 million), insured for £1 million, with a book deal in the works and an offer to be the face of an advertising campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The three novels that comprise E L James’ Fifty Shades trilogy were once again the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alison Carnwath, the chief of commercial property company Land Securities, has said some high... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A virtual world for picturebooks, Magic Town, has been launched today (16th May) by interactive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Los Angeles Times is shutting down its monthly Sunday magazine, LA. The last issue will be June 3rd and the closure comes after attempts to recast the publication through frequency reductions, management shifts and editorial change-ups. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 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 ]
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and journalist John Pilger are among the guests at this year's London Literature Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-05-16 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 ]
NEW YORK — May 15, 2012 — At Adobe’s annual Digital Publishing Summit, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced a series of groundbreaking new features for Adobe® Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) th ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com intends to revamp its Kindle models to include front lighting this summer according to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A dozen books a year? Some writers are accelerating the pace in this brave new world of ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 'Engines of Change,' Paul Ingrassia looks at history through 15 iconic cars, including the Ford Model T, Chevrolet Corvette, Volkswagen Beetle, Toyota Prius.It would be impossible to count the number of automotive makes and models that have come and gone since the car was first invented — or... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
An English-language bookshop in Paris is to close its doors in July after 30 years. The Village... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octogenarian Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 15, 2012) – ABC Interactive announced it is working with Adobe to audit metrics provided by Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite, an industry-leading set of hosted services and viewer technologies that ena ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]