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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
A group of writers are quids in following an experiment to sell a bundle of DRM-free ebooks. Sales of The Humble Bundle, which included works from authors Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman and the much-loved xkcd comic strip, have been anything but humble, with over 84,000 bundles sold, earning the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the writers behind disaster-prone Spider-Man Broadway musical, Glen Berger, will reveal all in a "fly-on-the-wall" book. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple CEO Tim Cook took to a San Jose theater stage today to unveil a new version of the company's literature-based digital storefront, iBooks. Cook says it integrates better with iCloud, allows for quote sharing on Facebook and Twitter, and has support for "over 40 languages." Beyond the app... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are still prepared to pay good money up front for the right books, agents have told... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]