Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 09:29 Profile m.d. Andrew Franklin has dismissed self-publishing as irrelevant in a heated debate on the relevance of publishers. The discussion, held at yesterday's London Book Fair, was between Franklin, Bloomsbury's executive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 08:00 Beautiful Books has signed exclusive world rights at London Book Fair with The Real Man Pizza Company to produce a series of cookbooks. The deal was signed between managing director Simon Petherick and Real Man m.d. Tom... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones and Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 09:15 Publishers are having to spend more money to keep up with the pace of piracy, the chief executive of the PA has said, as robust debates over piracy affecting royalty rates dominated the first day of London Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 09:30 Emma Donoghues Man Booker-shortlisted Room (Picador) and three debuts have made it onto the shortlist for this years Orange Prize for Fiction. Announced this morning (11th April) at London Book Fair, the debuts are Grace Williams Says It Loud by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 15:39 Publishing juggernaut James Patterson's 9th Judgement (Arrow), co-written with Maxine Paetro, was the bestselling book in the UK last week, giving the American novelist his seventh Official UK Top 50 number one of the past five... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 17:05 Editors from Simon & Schuster, Atlantic, Random House and Meadowside Children's Books have made it onto the shortlist for the 2011 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize. The award recently refocused its criteria, teaming up with the Society of Young Publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 10:36 Barbara Kingsolver's Orange Prize-winning The Lacuna (Faber) has been shortlisted for the 100,000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. The 10-strong list, announced this morning (12th April), also includes three from Irish authors, Brooklyn by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Since AOL bought Huffington Post for $315 million in early March, the controversy has not let up. In an editorial overhaul constructed by HuffPo founder Arianna Huffington (in her new role as head of editorial operations with AOL), AOL laid off hundreds of workers, 300 of those state side. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dreamweaver gets HTML5 features, Photoshop SDK allows tablet interaction, and InDesign picks up ebook enhancements Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is dropping the price of its Kindle e-reader to $114 as it faces increasing competition from Apple, Barnes & Noble and other tablets. The new price point represents a $25 price cut on the Wi-Fi version, but it comes with one major trade-off: ads. The e-reader will be sold by Amazon,... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penton Media today announced its new Marketing Services Group, a unit that will offer custom content, research and digital and sales optimization services to customers in 17 vertical markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 12/04/2011 - 09:10 Optimism from across the Atlantic was evident during the opening day of the fair, as UK publishers fret over the effect of digital on physical sales. Agent Luigi Bonomi said the more advanced ebook market in the US was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams and Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 08:30 World Book Night organisers have unveiled future plans for the event, which is scheduled to take place on 23rd April 2012. Foyles marketing manager Julia Kingsford has been appointed WBN chief executive.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ad network Specific Media has appointed Fox Networks Group's Graeme Lynch as its new UK publisher services director. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 11:35 New awards for Best Racing Book and Best Sports Book Retailer will be up for grabs at this year's British Sports Book Awards 2011. W H Smith, Amazon, Waterstone's and Foyles are all in the mix to win the best sports retailer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2001, 81% of publishers were already preparing for the coming ebook (BML research March 2001). Indeed they thought it would come quickly, with half predicting ebooks would deliver more than 10% of total book income by 2006. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 14:00 Two titles from Atlantic feature on the "compelling" 2011 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist, revealed today (11th April) at London Book Fair. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's London Book Fair is taking place at a time of unique change. The shift from the printed word to the downloaded text is accelerating; chains and standalone bookstores are closing down around the world; and the very future of the book "entity" is being challenged by commentators and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 13:52 HarperCollins has signed a two-book deal with Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell for her series The Carrie Diaries. The deal was negotiated by Alessandra Balzer, vice-president and co-publisher of the Blazer and Bray... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams and Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 09:45 Literary agents are privately discussing removing a clause preventing them from acting as publishers in the UK Association of Authors' Agents constitution. The issue is not yet on the agenda of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]