Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 07:40 The Irish Competition Authority has cleared the acquisition of The Book Depository by Amazon after a three-week investigation into the deal. In a short statement, the authority said: "[We have] formed the view that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 15:05 A former director of the Poetry Society has said her resignation was caused by an "extraordinarily stubborn and ill-considered sequence of actions", as the fallout of a row involving the board and senior staff continues. read... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
TIME is ranked number one in the latest Digital IQ Index from "digital innovation think tank" L2 that measures the digital aptitude and ad revenue-per-page of 87 magazine brands.The rankings were developed by NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 07:20 The Society of Authors' petition against the cuts to BBC Radio 4's short story programming has now amassed over 5,000 signatures. SoA general secretary Nicola Solomon and assistant general secretary Jo McCrum will present... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ebook seller released an app meeting Apple's new policies but also announced plans to build an HTML5 e-reading app that will work in the iOS browser that it'll control itself, with no requirement that it follow Apple's rules. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
To hear it from AOL, content and brands are the keys to the companys comeback strategy. But some in the industry wonder if the companys new pick to lead ad sales muddies the message. In a memo to staff Monday, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong announced that ad sales chief Jeff Levick would be... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 08:17 The Irish Competition Authority has cleared the acquisition of The Book Depository by Amazon after a three week investigation into the deal. In a short statement, the authority said: "[We have] formed the view that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 14:57 Little, Brown Book Group has promoted two of its senior editors, with Emma Beswetherick becoming editorial director for Piatkus fiction and Rebecca Saunders moving to the role of editorial director for Sphere commercial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 09:08 The newspapers have offered differing reactions to the Man Booker longlist announcement, made yesterday, with most hailing bookies' favourite Alan Hollinghurst, and the Daily Telegraph detecting a "more populist" selection.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new-releases display at the Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle contains both paperbacks and hardcovers. Now publishers often don't wait the traditional year before bringing out paperbacks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 15:15 Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is the most popular title among the public to be given away as part of World Book Night 2012. The organisation launched a public vote last month asking people to vote for the titles they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 07:47 Amazon.com is experiencing its "fastest growth" in more than a decade with accelerating Kindle sales, according to its founder Jeff Bezos, but at a cost to the bottom line. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 09:10 The smaller publishers whose titles have been selected for the Man Booker longlist, including Seren Books, Sandstone Press and Oneworld, are preparing to reprint the titles and release digital versions to meet the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 15:15 Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird has been voted the most popular title to be given away as part of World Book Night 2012. The organisation launched a public vote last month asking people to vote for the titles they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. reported revenue of $54.9 million for the second quarter of 2011 compared to $55.3 million during the same period last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 26/07/2011 - 16:42 William Hill has installed former Man Booker winner Alan Hollinghurst as the 5/1 favourite to clinch the prize for the second time for his novel The Stranger's Child (Picador). The longlist was announced this afternoon and the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Google Books iOS app is now in line with Apple's newly enforced rules that ban links bypassing Apple's own in-app purchase mechanism, which means Apple can retain its 30 percent cut. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adweek: You left Google after its IPO in 2005. Why publish your book [Im Feeling Lucky: Confessions of Google Employee Number 59] now? I kind of went back and forth on it. But after a couple of years, I just kept bumping into Google everywhere. I kept seeing the logo, I kept using it, I kept... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Looks like it's shake-up time again at AOL. In a memo to AOLers today, CEO Tim Armstrong announced a batch of management changes. The latest major casualty of AOLs continuing comeback? Ad sales boss Jeff Levick, one of Armstrongs earliest hires who joined the company from Google in 2009. Jeff... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2011-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 26/07/2011 - 12:00 Penguin Press has signed the second book by professor John Bradshaw, author of In Defence of Dogs, with felines the topic this time. Will Goodlad acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to the book,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]