Written By: Charlotte Williams Amazon.co.uk has selected books published by Myriad Editions, Fig Tree, Atlantic Books and Simon & Schuster as its four Rising Stars for this quarter. Snowdrops by A D Miller (Atlantic Books) is currently the featured book, with a Q&A with Miller on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Overdrive c.e.o. Steve Potash has said there is enthusiastic support for library e-lending from many trade publishing houses, describing fears over remote downloading as not a real issue. Potash was visiting London this week for talks with the major publishers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams The Office of Fair Trading has announced an enquiry into the ebook agency model, following what it described as a "significant number of complaints". The OFT said the investigation is "into whether arrangements that certain publishers have put in place with some... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has reportedly rejected Sony's reader app from the App store for selling content within the app and letting customers make purchases outside the App store (such as within the Sony Reader Store, according to The New York Times. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Juliet Rogers, chief executive of food and illustrated publisher Murdoch Books, is stepping down from the publisher with immediate effect after 10 years in charge. She will be replaced by Bruce Haslett, who ran the Time Magazine and Sports Illustrated businesses of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Granta magazine's deputy editor Ellah Allfrey has made two acquisitions for Granta Books: a book on the Rwanda genocide and a collection of American short stories. Of Martin Kimani's The Work of War, for which Allfrey bought world rights excluding north America... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Nine HMV stores have shut their doors as the music retailer begins it's programme of closures. The HMV Group announced at the beginning of the year it would shut 40 HMV stores and 20 Waterstone's shops within 12 months in a bid to cut costs, and it has begun to close... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
One month before controversial portions of the USA Patriot Act are set to expire, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) last week reintroduced a reauthorization bill that would restore protections for reader privacy that were eliminated by the Act in 2001. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sony said Apple had rejected its ebook app because it did not route book sales through Apples system. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Random House Books has acquired one of the first books on the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, Spills and Spin: The Inside Story of BP by Reuters oil-industry reporter Tom Bergin. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Eleven Waterstone's stores will close by the end of this week. The outlets are spread across the UK and are mostly in locations where more than one Waterstone's store currently exists. Staff at the affected Waterstone's stores have now entered into a period of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff The 43rd Cairo Book Fair, due to have been held this week, has been cancelled. The Guardian reports that "many foreign exhibitors" have been left stranded after failing to secure flights home, while others have had to abandon stands and books after the fair was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has moved to block third party app developers from selling content, such as ebooks, outside of the app store, leading to speculation that it wants a cut of digital purchases, even when they are made via apps such as the Kindle app. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip stone Jamie Oliver's Jamie's 30-minute Meals (Michael Joseph) has returned to the summit of the Official UK Top 50 after a three-week hiatus. The bestselling hardback non-fiction book since records began sold 37,407 copies in the seven days to 29th January, up 77%... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Essex county council has vowed not to close any of its libraries, or to cut back its mobile library destinations. But consultation is to begin next month on proposals to reduce opening hours to 54 of its 73 libraries. Jeremy Lucas, cabinet member for heritage, culture... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearst Corp. announced today that it has made an offer of 651 million euros (or about $889 million) for Lagardere's international press and magazine business, including 102 titles in 15 countries, and 50 related Web sites. The deal includes publishing rights to Elle in 15 countries as well as 10... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams John Blake has acquired world rights in the "candid, harrowing and often hilarious" autobiography of "Benidorm" actress Crissy Rock. Editor-in-chief Michelle Signore bought the rights through Ken Douglas at MCLA, with John Blake to publish on 12th March. This... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
There have been a few popular books in recent years detailing Google's ascent in the digital world, notably Ken Auletta's Googled: The End of the World as We Know It and Jeff Jarvis's What Would Google Do. But there is another story, says author and media scholar Siva Vai-dhyanathan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
There was no shortage of debates and discussions at last week's second annual Digital Book World, where about 1,300 members of the trade publishing industry turned out in New York to explore ways to navigate the digital transition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Sphere has acquired the tie-in title to comedian Billy Connolly's forthcoming "Route 66" ITV show. Non-fiction publishing director Adam Strange bought world rights from Maverick Television to Billy Connolly's Route 66, winning a four-way auction. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]