Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 12:30 Borders US has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming a decrease in consumer spending, a lack of liquidity and ongoing discussions with publishers. The widely expected move will mean Borders will try to restructure its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 07:06 Author Margaret Atwood used her Tools of Change keynote speech to warn the industry not to eliminate authors, and make sure they are paid enough to "pay for the cheese sandwiches". read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 14:50 Headline fiction publisher at large Martin Fletcher has made two sets of acquisitions, including a debut novel by Cityboy author Geraint Anderson. Fletcher bought UK, Commonwealth, excluding Canada and including ANZ and Europe... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 07:33 Apple's decision to grab a revenue share from ebook purchases made via apps raises questions over the future of Amazon's Kindle app, according to media reports. As The Bookseller reported yesterday, the FT notes that Apple is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 07:42 Orion chief executive Peter Roche has called increasing ebook sales "welcome" but cautioned that they will put "more of a strain on bricks and mortar" bookselling. Roche was speaking to hundreds of authors, agents and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 14:03 Titan has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to a horror book that is currently being adapted into a movie starring "Sideways" star Paul Giamatti. Editor Cath Trechman paid a five-figure sum for rights to John Dies at the End by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Viewing ads in exchange for service could help monetize "occasionals" and "fly-bys"--which represent a much larger part of a publisher's audience than hard core users. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 07:00 Penguin and Hachette were the big winners at the Publishers Publicity Circle awards, each coming away with three awards. The ceremony was held at Dolada in central London last night (15th February); the awards are given to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 15:40 World Book Day will be supported by News International for the second year running, with £1 WBD book tokens to be printed in both the Times and the Sun. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Somebody call the cops -- eh, antitrust authorities. Apple's subscription plan is here, and it's as bad for many, if not most, publishers as rumored. The first of several key sentences from Apple's press announcement: "Publishers may no longer provide links in their apps... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 15/02/2011 - 09:39 Indie publisher Salt has launched a digital imprint, Embrace Books, comprising four series of erotica and romance titles. Red Velvet is billed as "sexy, sophisticated romance", while After Dark is an "intense,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has officially rolled out its long awaited subscription-model for content publishers in the App Store. Under the plan, if subscribers come to a publisher's app organically through the App store, Apple gets a 30 percent share. If the publisher brings a new or existing subscriber to the App,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 06:35 Independent publisher Myrmidon has bought world English language rights (excluding South Africa) to a novel shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize. Ed Handyside, publisher and founder, bought the rights to Trespass... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 15/02/2011 - 17:04 All remaining 28 British Bookshops and Stationers stores will shut up shop within a month, unless a last-minute deal can be made with any interested parties. The programme of closure will begin over the next week, with around... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 15/02/2011 - 08:49 The Book Hive in Norwich has been voted the best bookshop in Britain, according to a Daily Telegraph survey. More than 18,000 people voted across 10 categories in a bid to find the best small shops in Britain. The awards,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 15/02/2011 - 09:57 read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Tue, 15/02/2011 - 09:47 Operation Mincemeat author Ben Macintyre is to chair the judging panel for this year's BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. The panel also comprises historian, writer and broadcaster Amanda Vickery, Prospect's editor-at-large David Goodhart,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 15/02/2011 - 08:53 Publishers' demands for control of pricing in Borders' closing sales are delaying its impending bankruptcy ruling. Reuters reports the retailer is in discussions with liquidators over a plan to close around 20 of its 650... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kindle 2.6 for iPhone and iPad now displays "real page numbers," which Amazon has been adding to a large number of ebooks available from the Kindle Store. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
ABM has announced the 2011 recipients for its Crain, Timothy White and McAllister Fellowship Awards, honoring editorial excellence. Wyatt Kash, content director/editor for 1105 Events and executive director at the FOSE Institute, will receive the Crain Award, which honors an individual who has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]