(Bloomberg) - Barnes & Noble Inc. named former cable television executive Michael Huseby chief financial officer as the largest U.S. bookstore chain shifts toward becoming more of a technology company. Mr. Huseby, formerly chief financial officer at Cablevision Systems Corp., will oversee... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Demand for phonics-based resources is expected to grow with the first ever national reading test... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library campaigners have called on MP Ed Vaizey to ensure libraries are run more efficiently... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Century has acquired a second title from E4 comedy series "The Inbetweeners", with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chatto & Windus has acquired a collection of short stories by Nigerian author A Igoni Barrett... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Marvel AR app will be released in April for Apple's iPhones and iPad as well as smartphones and tablets, the comic book publisher said in a statement. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
European Union antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia says that the Competition Commission is open to a settlement with publishers in the increasingly high-profile ebook price fixing case, but only if the companies address key regulatory issues. Almunia says regulators are coordinating with the Justice... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Immediate Media has promoted Andy Healy to the position of publishing director, it was announced today (12 March). Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple along with five ebook publishers must address all the European Commission's antitrust concerns before any settlement can be reached warned the European... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones is set to grow its children’s range and space in stores over the summer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Not content with simply doling out free digital comics to fans who favor the tangible page, Marvel is now giving readers a new reason to reach for their tablets: augmented reality. Android and iOS devices will be able to look beyond the page using Marvel AR, an Aurasma-powered app slated to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
(Bloomberg) - News Corp.'s HarperCollins and four other publishers probed by European Union need to address regulatory concerns before they can settle the antitrust case, the European Union's competition commissioner said. Joaquin Almunia, the antitrust chief, told reporters Monday that a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital Rights Management (DRM) on ebooks has been labelled as “expensive” and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
A looming lawsuit could further solidify Amazon's dominance in the book business. That might be good for readers' wallets, but it also might be bad for readers in the long term. Here 's why. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2012-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The novel takes place across decades and tells overlapping stories as it tries to piece together a fallen world.Gods Without Men Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This collection of short stories includes the fine 'Frankenwittgenstein,' 'Considering the Bittersweet End of Susan Falls' and uneven others.Hot Pink Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This is a comprehensive biography of the president and an assessment of his leadership qualities on and off the battlefield.Eisenhower in War and Peace Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Luis J. Rodríguez ('Always Running') has a new memoir, 'It Calls You Back,' about his mistakes, and his father's.Luis J. Rodríguez has been called "a superhero in Chicano literature" for his steady output of poems, fiction and above all for "Always Running," his classic 1993 memoir about... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Apple and book publishers may find themselves on the precipice of an antitrust lawsuit from the Justice Department, filings in a concurrent civil class-action lawsuit obtained by BetaNews indicate that Apple has already admitted to two of the most damaging allegations in the case that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Justice Department has told Apple and five major publishers that it's planning to sue them for fixing ebook prices. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]