Amazon has hired Mauro Widman as Kindle "vendor manager" in Brazil, to prepare for a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has launched a "book club" promotion, with the strapline: "Books you... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Classics publishers are refreshing their editions of modernist authors James Joyce and Virginia... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury had a "strong" final three months of 2011, with ebook sales growing "... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hardie Grant UK has acquired a relationship guide by Huffington Post writer Tracy Macmillan. UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of England's brightest young cricketers has signed a two-book deal with Simon &... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Virago Modern Classics has acquired two novels by the late Angela Thirkell, known for her 1930s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The earnings of German book retailer Thalia's parent group Douglas Holding will be hit by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Nicholls' One Day (Hodder) sold almost twice as many copies as the next bestselling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House is diversifying into author management with the launch of an international speakers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The editorial directorship at Coffee House Press may have changed hands only six months ago, passing from its founding publisher, Allan Kornblum, to longtime editor Chris Fischbach in July, but the 27-year-old Minneapolis literary nonprofit press certainly hasn’t lost any momentum during the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
In September, Harvard University Press tried something a little different. That month the scholarly press announced it was holding an open search for the design of its forthcoming book series featuring English translations of works in various Indian languages. HUP has now found a logo and look... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2011, one phrase defined the magazine industry: digital editions. Whether publishers were deciding to take the leap into digitizing their publications, or deciding on what app to develop next, digital was top of mind for publishers of all kinds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
After nearly four years of disruptive financial problems, San Francisco independent publishing house MacAdam/Cage has paid off the bulk of its debt and looks ready to resume normal publishing operations. The house has hired Sonny Brewer as its new editor-in-chief and will launch its first list... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph has poached bestselling historical fiction author Conn Iggulden from Harper... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
While it is still early in the migration process, Apple's iPad and other tablets appear to be a very good thing for the publishing industry, allowing publishers to monetize their content while avoiding the printing and distribution costs associat ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Foyles has said that it aims to "keep up the momentum" of business growth in 2012... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Best known for its hunting boots, which according to a recent report in the Associated Press have ousted Uggs and Crocs as the must-have footwear on college campuses, 100-year-old L.L.Bean has begun hitting the books, hard. The family-owned retailer, which reported net sales of $1.44 billion in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Cape has acquired the Observer/Cape/Graphic Short Story Prize 2011-winning work, The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Members of six organisations have announced they will gather to lobby parliament on cuts to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]