Jonny Duddle, a concept artist for the new Aardman Animation film "The Pirates! In An... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Australia and India have joined the UK and the US as world leaders in ebook adoption rates,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Kindle Touch 3G is to be made available in the UK from 27th April as part of a major launch... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK-based Reelart Media has bought film rights to Wilbur Smith's Those in Peril (Pan Macmillan... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even as the publishing industry staggers through its geologic shift, one genre remains impervious to change or threat: the self-help book. These advice-packed tomes generally come in two distinct flavors: either a get-tough pep talk about discipline and self-control, the sort of thing one might... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longlist for the Orwell Prize for political writing has been announced, with late author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House Group UK c.e.o. Gail Rebuck has emphasised the importance of "building direct... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Group company Octopus Publishing has acquired children's non-fiction publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Proceedings for contempt of court are being brought against Biteback Publishing and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus has paid a six-figure sum for two books by debut novelist Paul Lynch, beating off five... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Vonnegut novella titled 'Basic Training,' about a young man visiting an eccentric relative, is available through Kindle only. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The "Harry Potter" series, which has conquered mediums from books to movies, is finally available in ebook format. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore was due to go live in October, but it missed its launch. The is expected to open to the public early next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The April 2012 issue of Fast Company is now available on the iTunes Store, and it's optimized for reading on the new iPad. The image below shows how much sharper the type looks when viewed on the new iPad with the Retina display. The images are in high definition, too, rasterized at four times... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The newest 'Star Wars' novel, 'Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse,' holds the No. 8 slot on the New York Times bestseller list. Success has become the norm for the books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hunger Games may have had a heck of an opening weekend, but let's not forget who the top box office spot belongs to: a certain bespectacled boy wizard. Roughly a decade and half after the publication of the first book in the series -- and after several months of promises -- the ultra-popular... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Harry Potter ebooks will go on sale exclusively from the Pottermore website from midday... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hardie Grant UK has signed a vegetarian cookery title based on the blog Green Kitchen Stories.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
An 18-month study into the future of retail in the age of digital technologies has been launched... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comic-book nerds are about to have it all. Beginning this month, all new Marvel releases are available digitally the same day they hit shelves. But the real feat is this: Comic-book stores will be on board with the change, too. That's because Marvel has spent years developing its strategy,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]