It’s not just trade bookstores that are feeling the pinch from online retailers and other discounters. At the National Association of College Stores’ Campus Market Expo held earlier this month at the Salt Lake Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, NACS’s OnCampus Research division... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book trade is seeing increased activity from overseas publishers ahead of the London Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
While not a blockbuster year for magazine media M&A, 2011 did have its share of big deals, as well as some that clearly signaled where publishers were placing their bets on future revenues. While Hearst’s purchase of the Hachette brands was the biggest strictly magazine deal of the year, it... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Justice Department is reportedly preparing to go after Apple, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Penguin, Macmillan and HarperCollins following its investigation into alleged ebook price-rigging. The case centers around a deal to switch to agency pricing, where the vendor takes a 30 percent cut... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
On March 21, 10 of Judy Blume's books for young readers will become available as ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five top book publishers that lawsuits over alleged ebook price fixing might be in the offing, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marketing and selling digital content were the topics on the agenda at the opening day of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Historically slow to innovate their products and their editorial for the digital age, a trio of UK regional news publishers is this week taking its titles to iOS tablets and mobiles in their original form. Archant of the east of England is debutin ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wiley is planning to sell a number of professional and trade business assets across its culinary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irish author Emma Donoghue has been longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012 after making... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple certainly had a lot of bases to cover at yesterday's new iPad unveiling, so some minor details were bound to slip through the cracks. While app suites like iLife and iWork got to bask in the Yerba Buena spotlight touting enhanced resolutions for that Retina Display, the company's decidedly... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Edinburgh International Book Festival and the British Council are launching the Edinburgh... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Before his death in October of last year, one of Steve Jobs' last big moves was Apple's foray into electronic books. The company announced the platform in March 2010, but the method in which Apple handled its deals with publishers has caught the eye of regulators. The Justice Department plans to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones' m.d. James Daunt has told independent publishers that the “promised land... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore, the Harry Potter online experience launched by J K Rowling last year, will go live in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, according to people familiar with the matter. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dedicated digital bookseller Bilbary will launch in the US in the next fortnight and in the UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five US publishers are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books according to reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cosmopolitan topped 115,000 digital subscribers last month, making it the first Hearst title to break 100,000 and perhaps marking renewed reason for hope among magazine publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
After relaunching its print product two years ago, Bloomberg Businessweek recently debuted a redesigned website to reflect the changes readers are seeing in print. A CMS overhaul, upgraded workflow and refreshed home page are all part of the final product. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]