Read the complete Day 1 coverage from the 2014 London Book Fair in this Scribd reader. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
"We cannot deny we are in an extraordinary transition," said author Anthony Horowitz, opening the sixth annual Publishing for Digital Minds Conference at the London Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
For years, we’ve spoken and written about digital publishing, sometimes as if it was a separate part of the business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The proliferation of digital devices in the classroom and the reinvention of education from traditional models to new, more interactive and individualized means of learning will change education publishing faster and farther than other segments, says executive director Bill McCoy of IDPF. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Powering more than 50 e-bookstores for publishers specializing in such subjects as fiction, academic, professional and romance has given Qbend COO Kaushik Sampath many unique insights on e-retailing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Everyone knows that publishing is changing more than at any time since Gutenberg. But is it? I’ve always believed ebooks are much less of a disruption than was supposed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Cenveo Publisher Services, 2014 is the year digital strategies must deliver in terms of profits for its publisher clients. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
On April 1, Michael Cairns officially replaced the retiring George Lossius as CEO of Publishing Technology. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recently, experts working on ORCID and ISNI, both ISO-standard identifiers, spoke with one of the founders of schema.org to facilitate their use as embedded persona references, particularly through extensions such as BibExtend. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like many people across the business world, publishers have a skeptical view of so-called Big Data, seeing it as “the next big hype.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Readium Foundation (Readium.org), an independent nonprofit launched in March 2013 with the objective of developing commercial-grade open source publishing technology software. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Removal of books by revered Palestinian poet from Riyadh publishing event is condemned by PEN as censorshipThe removal of works by the esteemed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish from a major book fair in Saudi Arabia for reportedly containing "blasphemous passages" has drawn widespread... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and conference attendees described a relaxed atmosphere at this year's Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference, held in Seattle from February 26-March 1. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Savannah's 7th annual Book Festival drew a crowd and charmed its authors amid threatening winter storms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Taipei International Book Fair, children's publishers presented Taiwan as a market open to exploring new authors, imported titles, and innovative themes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK publishers are reporting strengthening international ebook sales across 2013, with good... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Three Cups of Tea' author Mortenson was recently interviewed on NBC's 'Today Show,' the first such interview he has done since '60 Minutes' aired an exposé in 2011 alleging that he had fabricated parts of his memoir and that funds from his charity were being misspent. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Palgrave Macmillan will publish a guide to the environmental crisis looming in Tibet by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last week, Image Comics presented Image Expo 2014, an innovative single-publisher media event, held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in downtown San Francisco to show off its artists and forthcoming projects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Italian publishing is struggling, but the recent book fair in Rome offered signs of vitality and reflected a strong commitment to carry on. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]