The educational and trade publisher, financially troubled for several years, has agreed with most of its senior lenders and bondholders to a restructuring that would convert existing long-term debt to equity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has revealed a 14% increase in like-for-like book sales in the UK, including... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Future plc has launched a new weekly digital magazine, called Cycling News HD, to be sold through Apple’s Newsstand. The first issue is available for free, while subscriptions are priced at $.99 per week, or $42.99 per year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Time magazine's breastfeeding cover story asks: "Are You Mom Enough?" But it might as well ask: "Who Says Print Is Dead?" Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Broadway Books in Portland, Oregon, saved from shutting its doors when the owner's son tweeted a plea to help save it, is now celebrating its 20th birthday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the handsome new coffee table book The Outdoor Museum, stage actress Margery Gray Harnick sets the scene while her husband, Pulitzer-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, provides poetic accompaniment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon will never run out of copies of Harry Potter ebooks from its Lending Library. Thanks to a new agreement with Pottermore, on June 19th the entire seven-book collection will be among the 140,000 plus you can grab, provided, of course, that you're an Amazon Prime member. If you've forked... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
It might not have had as many lives as your average cat, but Weinstein Books has gone through more than a few reincarnations. The publishing unit tied to Bob and Harvey Weinstein was unveiled in 2001, when the independent film-producing brothers were intent on creating a mini–media empire,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two New York meetings—the annual Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Making Information Pay... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has signed two historical thrillers from Sunday Times-bestselling author and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quindlen Krovatin (who happens to be her son) chats with the author about the book and the history behind it. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
One-time "The Late Show" editor Roly Keating has been appointed as the new chief... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
E L James' Fifty Shades of Grey was once again the bestselling book in the UK last week, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Members of the Amazon Prime subscription program will be able to read "Harry Potter'' ebooks for free through the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, a move intended to encourage consumers to buy Kindle devices. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins UK saw revenues up over 5% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2012, c.e.o.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
'We do not collect erotica,' says one staff member at a library where the books will not be stocked. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Cape has two authors on the shortlist of the £1,000 Royal Society of Literature... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blanchard Systems, developer of SendMyAd, debuts its editorial solution Virtual Publisher. Virtual Publisher is a book planning and production tool for print and digital editions, and is compatible with Adobe InDesign Plugins. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Harry Potter ebooks are to be made available to borrow as part of the Kindle Owners'... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers including Foyles, Newham Books, Pages of Hackney and The Book Box will be among those... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]