Newly launched children's publisher Hot Key Books has signed a two-book deal with debut... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hertfordshire School Library Service has become the latest service to face closure, sparking... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
French booksellers have called it a "catastrophe" that VAT rates will go up to 7% in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has paid a "healthy six-figure sum" for the autobiography of June... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Playboy magazine will relocate its editorial, art and photo departments from Chicago to Los Angeles in April 2012, ending an almost 60-year occupancy in its Midwest headquarters. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House is extending its digital team, and has promoted Dan Franklin, current digital editor... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has bought the memoir of entrepreneur and creator of the Giggly Pig sausage... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House editor-at-large Rebecca Carter is to join Janklow & Nesbit as an agent. After... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's been 18 months since News Corp erected paywalls around The Sunday Times and The Times. Mike Fletcher assesses whether the paywall model is the future for online publishing and talks exclusively with News International to discover a shift in strategic thinking. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including Patrick Ness, Kate Mosse, Simon Singh, Mary Hoffman and Katherine Langrish,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie crime specialist No Exit Press has acquired the sequel to US author James Sallis' Drive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three Twin Cities literary presses already renowned for collaborating in unconventional ways to promote books and authors are partnering with a Wisconsin literacy group and a Minneapolis museum to promote literacy, publicize the mission of each of the nonprofit organizations involved, and sell... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Murdoch, News Corporation's international chief executive, responded to, but did not fully read an email that suggested phone hacking went beyond a royal reporter in 2008, according to evidence published yesterday (13 December) by a parliamentary committee. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearsts Cosmopolitan brand is looking to make headway into the strong and growing Hispanic market through the launch of the new English-language Cosmopolitan Latina. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Free local parking, better support from the government on business rates, and mentoring for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The History Press is in consultation with a "small number" of staff over redundancies,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Printed book sales soared by £8.6m week on week last week, but spending remains down on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Library is celebrating the 90th anniversary of writers' charity PEN with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
F+W Media adds another property to its ever-growing portfolio, acquiring Script Magazine from Final Draft, Inc. For an undisclosed amount, F+W will now have complete ownership of Script content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roger McGough has been announced as the new president of the Poetry Society. The poet has been a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]