Rupert Murdoch’s son, James Murdoch, has stepped down from his position as executive chairman of News International, News Corporation’s UK publishing unit that has been rocked by a phone hacking scandal and police investigation. James Murdoch will focus on expanding News Corp.’s international... Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
English PEN has welcomed the government's announcement of a new visa for visiting writers and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mira has acquired three books by Pam Jenoff, marking a return to the publisher by the author who... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has snapped up UK and Commonwealth rights to Amazon’s self-publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Orion Publishing Group is to undergo a restructure, with the existing trade division and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
BBC Books has acquired a title by chefs Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang, both Chinese food specialists... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chalke Valley History Festival is to return in 2012 with a five-fold expanded programme and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Pinterest’s usefulness and staying power are still being debated, one thing has become clear: With its mostly female user base and emphasis on visuals, the online corkboard has become a traffic boon for women’s lifestyle magazines, even if the site doesn’t make it easy for brands to stand... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tampa, Fla. — February 28, 2012 — SAXOTECH, a leader in content management, circulation and advertising technology, today announced GateHouse Media, Inc. (GateHouse Media) has selected the SAXOTECH Mediaware Center and SAXOTECH On ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Printed book sales slumped 11% last week as children returned to school and adults to work... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jan Berenstain and her husband, Stan, published their first Berenstain Bears book in 1962. Three hundred titles about the family of bears that deal with everyday problems appeared, as well as videos and TV shows.Jan Berenstain, who with her husband, Stan, made up one of the most successful... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has lined up a new Jamie Oliver book for the autumn as it looks to build on its direct... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
US publisher Educational Development Corporation (EDC) is withdrawing the sale of its Usborne... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book production overtook hardback output in 2011 for the first time, as the number of new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Daily-deal sites like Groupon have proved a challenge for restaurants that can't handle the influx of hundreds of customers redeeming deals all at once. Publishing companies, however, are built to scale their audience as needed. For the past two years, there's been a healthy amount of debate—and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gordon McLeod, the former head of Dow Jones's digital publications, has a new job, at an ad tech start-up. He's now president at Krux, a two-year-old "data management platform" that helps publishers control "cookie" data that tracks Web surfers' movements. Last fall, Krux raised $11 million in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has acquired two books from debut novelist Kimberly McCreight in a "... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Serpent's Tail has appointed Hannah Westland, previously an agent at Rogers, Coleridge &... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore has partnered with ebook company Overdrive to bring electronic versions of the 'Harry Potter' series to libraries and schools in five languages. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Emerging authors and illustrators have made every category of the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards this year, alongside their better known counterparts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]