British writer and two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel has been named novelist of the year at Britain’s Costa Book Awards for ‘Bring Up the Bodies’. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Piatkus has acquired two debut UK authors, with their works to be published on their digital-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
29th Street Publishing sees no reason why selling subscriptions shouldn’t be as easy as blogging. At a time when print magazines such as Newsweek and tablet publications like The Daily are shuttering, the team at 29th Street Publishing is betting on the future of magazines for iPad and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Tony Parsons and Jane Fallon have said Curtis Brown’s new digital self-publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Cairo leg of the Edinburgh World Writers Conference has been cancelled due to the violent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson reports from the FutureBook conference in London, where agents are making serious moves. Also: Irelands ebooks, YA inspiration and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten young writers have been shortlisted for the Guardian Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Collins' book, which will be based around her own experiences with a father in the military, will be released this fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is giving its KDP self-publishing platform a further push before Christmas by putting an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's edition looks at how online author communities promote members' books, the pros and cons of physical bookstores, and the steadily growing Kindle market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster has teamed up with Author Solutions to launch a self-publishing service... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier children's publisher Hot Key Books has become the latest publisher to join the boom... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's edition looks at the troubles counting ebooks, why books need ISBNs, the five year history of the Kindle, James Daunt's UK gamble, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Perhaps the muse only came to you at the same time those first few gray hairs popped up on your head. But when you pick up the odd book review or magazine, you are disturbed by the cult of youth.You’re a writer of a certain age. Perhaps you started a family when you were younger, and now your... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlist for the 2012 Educational Writers’ Award has been announced today (19th... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Philip Pullman, childrens laureate Julia Donaldson, Malorie Blackman and Meg Rosoff... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
When iBooks Author, Apple’s multimedia ebook authoring tool, was unveiled in January, it was hailed for how easy it is to use and its ability to create rich, multimedia, and interactive educational content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins is capitalising on the forthcoming release of the first Hobbit film by putting out... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Can fraudulent writers, aka Johah Lehrer, ever be forgiven? Or should they simply be cast into permanent exile from the literary world? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reports say the pop superstar is close to signing a book deal with an imprint of HarperCollins. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]