Now in its third year, Comics Plus counts more than 2,500 customers, who enjoy access to a large and growing catalog. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster buys a self-help guide from TikTok star Tinx, the chief diversity officer at Google sells a book to Holt, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
With declines in all categories but adult fiction, unit sales of print books were down 8.8% in the week ended Feb. 11, 2023, from the comparable week in 2022, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
“As a leading publisher of progressive education books, our response to Ron DeSantis and the College Board will be to bring attention to this chilling, racist, and cynical moment,” New Press publisher Ellen Adler told PW. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: PEN America reports that 'educational censorship' bills are continuing to spread nationwide; the Utah Library Association delivers a powerful statement on censorship; and registration is now open for the 2023 ALA Annual Conference, set for June 22-27 in Chicago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
High court decision relates to previous judgment on allegations of controversial psychiatric treatments at Sydney’s Chelmsford private hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHarperCollins has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-02-17 02:54:34 UTC ]
Stan’s new series adapted Rebecca Starford’s memoir gives brutal and honest insight into the consequences of bullying. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2023-02-17 02:14:58 UTC ]
At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsLight weight and sharp text make for hours of comfortable readingWaterproofBuilt-in OverDrive supportBook management offers many filtering and sorting optionsConsCan only play audiobooks from KoboBattery life not quite as good as on KindleOur VerdictNot only... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-02-16 23:20:00 UTC ]
Striking union members at HarperCollins have approved a tentative agreement reached last week and will return to work Tuesday, ending a walkout that lasted more than three months and became the center of an ongoing debate about salaries in the industry Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-02-16 23:12:16 UTC ]
Striking union members at HarperCollins have approved a tentative agreement reached last week and will return to work Tuesday, ending a walkout that lasted more than three months and became the center of an ongoing debate about salaries in the industry Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-02-16 23:11:22 UTC ]
The HarperCollins Union has voted to ratify the contract with HarperCollins. The employees represented by the union will return 2/21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-16 20:49:19 UTC ]
PEN America's Literary Award Finalists have been announced. They include books of by debut writers and well-known writers alike. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-16 18:42:50 UTC ]
With recent book bans in the U.S. causing alarm across the country, it's more crucial than ever to show support for literature in its many forms. As books by Black writers continue to be among the most targeted by extremist groups, Black authors, publishers and supporters are working double time... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2023-02-16 17:50:25 UTC ]
Running from 1992 through 1995, Ghostwriter, the beloved PBS children’s television show, followed a diverse group of friends as they solved mysteries around their Brooklyn neighborhood with the help of their haunted typewriter, a cursed item possessed by the trapped soul of a murdered runaway... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-02-16 17:00:16 UTC ]
A Hungarian book-to-animated-film project and a Canadian online platform for kids take Bologna's top Cross Media Award honors. The post Bologna Book Fair Names Cross Media Award Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-16 14:17:21 UTC ]
Plex now has the capability to skip intros and credits, so you don't have to sit through them if you don't want to. The streaming media service has introduced its new "Skip Credits" feature, a couple of years after a similar feature debuted for intros, and it shows up as a button at the bottom... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-02-16 12:45:54 UTC ]
Looking for a great new audiobook to put in your ears? Check out the new audiobooks Libro.fm users are most excited to listen to. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-16 11:30:00 UTC ]
James Alan McPherson is famous as the first Black writer to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction; a new book aims to bring fresh attention to his masterful nonfiction. The volume’s editor, poet and writer Anthony Walton, joins V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss On Becoming an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-02-16 09:55:09 UTC ]
What was once billed as software that helped publishers make money selling ads, is also now software that can help marketers make money buying ads. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2023-02-16 05:01:00 UTC ]
Reviews editor David Adams recommends 10 excellent works of Black history recently starred by PW. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-16 05:00:00 UTC ]