Glamour wants readers to scan the Facebook icon next to the singer Rihanna, and other icons placed throughout the issue. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Started in 1883 as Inland Printer, Penton Media's American Printer magazine will be stopping production after 128 years. The August 2011 edition has been the last title published. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 23/08/2011 - 15:22 David Nicholls' One Day (Hodder), the adaptation of which hits cinemas later this week, was comfortably the bestselling book at UK booksellers last week. The novel, first published in 2009, sold 60,410 copies across all printed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
In addition to Penton Media folding 123-year old American Printer magazine, Penton's PFFC (Paper, Film & Foil Converter) is also ceasing publication with its August issue (September editorial content will be posted to the website before the digital products fold as well). Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 11:39 An autobiography by Only Fools and Horses star John Boycie Challis will be the first book published by new company Wigmore Books, set up by writer Peter Burden. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even paper-focused companies are predicting a major fall for the printed page in the coming years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 14:15 Bloomsbury has bought a non-fiction title about one of the great footballing rivalries in the modern game, between that of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Sport and Wisden publisher Charlotte Atyeo bought world English rights to El... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 11:40 Random House Childrens Books is hoping that Christopher Paolinis Inheritance Cycle series will be remembered for generations to come as it plans marketing activity for the final instalment, Inheritance. The fourth... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 15:18 One in six children do not read a single book per month, according to a new survey by the National Literacy Trust. The research suggested the United Kingdom is polarised between those who do not read and the one in 10 children... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 11:52 Top That is turning to celebrities to help launch its newest brand, The Froobles, with Johnny Vaughan, Denise van Outen, Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates providing the voice-overs for its Froobles apps. The Froobles are a range... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 09:21 American crime writer Karin Slaughter has written a digital-only short story exclusive to Amazon, with all the proceeds going to benefit libraries. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 09:00 People in the least deprived areas of England are most likely to have visited a library in the past 12 months, according to new government statistics. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 11:42 The launch of the Pottermore website in October has been greeted as a game changer by the childrens publishing industry, with virtual worlds and social networking seen as a natural part of future brand development. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 22/08/2011 - 15:00 Simon & Schuster US has signed a deal to publish the physical editions of John Locke's Donovan Creed novels in North America. In June, Locke became the first self-published author to sell more than one million ebooks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 19/08/2011 - 10:20 Allison & Busby has acquired two books by Swedish crime-writer Kjell Eriksson, both featuring his series' heroine Inspector Ann Lindell. Publishing director Susie Dunlop bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 19/08/2011 - 10:20 Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a collection of stories by Nathan Englander, one of the New Yorker's "20 Writers for the 21st Century", whose previous works have been published by Faber. Editorial director Arzu... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 19/08/2011 - 13:52 Authors of Macmillan titles put on hold during the recent Serious Fraud Office investigation say they have been given a "glimmer of hope" for the future, with "sensible" discussions now beginning with the publisher after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
As Don Henley told the New York Times, what's at stake is "fairness" and "parity." The Eagles lead singer, who also heads a group called the Recording Artists Coalition, was referring to a revision to copyright law, made in the 1970s, that could drastically affect the ownership of some of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten years after, you wonder what we've learned. When the towers fell on September 11, Frank Rich wrote a moving column the following Sunday in the New York Times saying everything had changedthe "fat, daydreaming America" that feasted on reality shows like Survivor and Fear Factor, he said, "is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 19/08/2011 - 12:03 World Book Day has appointed Kirsten Grant as director, with Cathy Schofield stepping down from her position as co-ordinator which she has held since October 2000. Grant, who was previously Puffin marketing and campaigns... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]