Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 12:50 Brent library campaigners have vowed to fight on despite losing their judicial review claim against the closure of six libraries in the High Court this morning (13th October). Campaigner Samantha Warrington said Mr Justice... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The highly anticipated launch of Apple's new iOS 5 is now here and with the new functionality comes new features--including one that publishers may find particularly valuable. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The highly anticipated launch of Apple's new iOS 5 is now here and with the new functionality comes new features--including one that publishers may find particularly valuable. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 08:50 Jeremy Robson has secured world rights to a book that features the previously unpublished notebooks of Bram Stoker as one of Robson's launch titles for his new imprint at Biteback. Robson bought the rights directly from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The NOOK Newsstand is getting another addition, Time Inc. has announced that Real Simple magazine will be exclusively sold on the digital platform for the month of November and will begin a full digital integration with the December issue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 10:14 Gardners Books has partnered with US company Baker & Taylor to use Blio, a free reading application. The deal will allow Gardners Books' nearly 1,000 ebook publishers to reach customers around the world via Blio, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 10:17 Publishing Technology is to build the United Nations e-collection. The publishing software services provider has signed the UN e-collection to its pub2web platform, which allows cross-searching, discovery and sales via... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 13:41 English-language ebooks in non-traditional markets have become big business but publishers need to throw off the shackles of established business models to fully exploit the global marketplace. These were the messages greeting... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 11:13 The Torbay Bookshop in Paignton has made a dramatic U-turn on its decision to close after purchasing a franchise in Thorntons chocolates. Husband-and-wife team Matthew and Sarah Clarke announced their decision to sell the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Instant Ink' will supply you with a steady flow of ink to print out the Conde Nast magazines flowing from your printer. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 09:02 Pan Macmillan has teamed up with Curtis Brown to release hundreds of out-of-print titles from the agency's list as digital editions. Macmillan Bello will launch 120 titles next month, with a further 400 in 2012. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 14:15 Ebury Publishing imprint Virgin Books is reviving its W H Allen imprint, publishing a list of six popular history, politics, science and current affairs titles a year. Virgin Books publishing director Ed Faulkner will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 16:06 Publishers, agents, writers, scouts and literary critics are backing the new Literature Prize announced today but all names other than those already released are being kept under wraps, spokesperson Andrew Kidd has told The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearst Magazines UK has signed up as media partner for Race Online 2012's latest initiative to encourage everyone in the UK to get online by the end of next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
BSkyB has axed the print version of Sky Magazine, the largest UK magazine by circulation, after deciding not to go ahead with a quarterly version of the title. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Specialist magazine publisher Future is launching a new monthly print and digital magazine, N-Photo, next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 14:00 A flurry of rights deals have been announced at Frankfurt Book Fair, including a memoir by BBC Radio 2 DJ Jeremy Vine and the history of Britain told through postal stamps. Michael Joseph has acquired world English-language... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 13:30 Authonomy, HarperCollins' writing community for unpublished authors, is launching a new imprint with plans to publish 12 titles per year as digital editions. The imprint will be headed by Scott Pack, who runs Authonomy and is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 11:55 A new literary award, The Literature Prize, has been set up to "establish a clear and uncompromising standard of excellence", with the advisory board claiming that the Man Booker Prize no longer does the job. The board, for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 15:35 The History Press has shrunk pre-tax losses to under £1m for 2010, down from £1.4m the previous year. Using an EBITA measure (recorded earnings before interest, tax and depreciation) the company recorded earnings of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]