Stalked by the growth of ebooks, publishing isn't going down without a fight, writes Linda Morris. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
If the Bible is the dairy section of religion publishing, then Bible stories for children are milk cartons sized for kid consumption. Childrens religion publishing sells a lot of those cartons, but it also offers a wide variety of books on topics beyond the Bible, such as good manners,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
When iconic bookstores like Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., and the Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, Minn., changed hands earlier this year against the backdrop of the closing of Borders, it reaffirmed the importance of independents. But as the new owners quickly learned,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Condé Nast, with its famous editors and fabled perks, lost a lot of its pizzazz in the recession. The interest lifted this week, if temporarily, with @CondeElevator, an anonymous Twitter feed that captured the real or imagined elevator chitchat of company employees as they rode between floors of... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 12/08/2011 - 08:22 Supporters of New Cross library have claimed the council is demanding £24,000 in annual rent to reopen the library. It is due to reopen tomorrow (13th August) as New Cross People's Library, in a trial venture run by local... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 12/08/2011 - 10:54 Pan Macmillan has acquired two novels by Diane Allen, general manager of Magna Large Print books. Publishing director Wayne Brookes acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to For the Sake of Her Children and one other novel... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last Tuesday's release by the Association of American Publishers and Book Industry Study Group of BookStats provides the most comprehensive information yet to gauge how technology is changing the sales patterns and trends of the book publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 12/08/2011 - 08:30 Vintage Publishing will host a paid internship, with The Bodley Head editor Kay Peddle donating her £1,000 prize money from this year's Kim Scott Walwyn Prize to help fund the four-week one-off internship. Random House... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a California man with insider trading in the run-up to the 2009 Disney-Marvel deal. The SEC says Toby G. Scammell took advantage of his girlfriend, an "extern" working at Disney's corporate strategy department, to learn about the company's $4... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 09:08 The British Library has launched its E-book Treasures series for the iPad, with ancient manuscripts now available for download on the Apple iBookstore. The first manuscripts to be available are Leonardo da Vinci's Codex... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 09:20 Canadian retailer Indigo Books & Music has reported 170% acceleration in digital sales growth, but blamed a drop in overall revenue for its first quarter on declining physical book sales. Indigo attributed the hike in its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 09:30 Bloomsbury has said sales have bounced back significantly from a "soft" spring thanks to ebook downloads and greater sales through the high street. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 09:10 HarperCollins ebook sales now comprise 11% of its total revenue, the company has said following parent NewsCorp's latest results. As has now become customary, figures for HarperCollins were not stripped out. There was no... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 12/08/2011 - 08:40 The recently appointed children's laureate Julia Donaldson has condemned the "Future Libraries" report as a "cost-cutting exercise" containing among its recommendations some likely to lead to a deterioration of the service.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A class-action lawsuit accuses Apple of working with publishers to raise the cost of ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 15:20 The lawyer representing Brent library campaigners has warned Brent council not to undermine the borough's library services while both parties await the results of July's High Court judicial review. The judge in the case, Mr... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hunched over my keyboard, I'm haunted by anecdotes of faster writers. Christopher Hitchens composing a Slate column in 20 minutesafter a chemo session, after a "full" dinner party, late on a Sunday night. The infamously productive Trollope, who used customized paper! "He had a note pad that had... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 15:15 Fantasy author Trudi Canavan has become the latest writer to top the landmark figure of one million print book sales through UK Nielsen BookScan. Total sales through Nielsen BookScan to the week ending 6th August 2011 are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 11/08/2011 - 15:31 HarperCollins has had its best financial year since 2008, with ebook sales accounting for 10% of total revenue during the past four weeks, its c.e.o. has said. Victoria Barnsley was speaking as parent company NewsCorp reported... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonniers Parenting website announced its partnership with the TODAY shows website; offering Parenting.com and Today.com users a wider breadth of content, and advertisers a greater reach for their campaigns. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]