Sceptre has acquired two titles which look to give more insight into two of the world's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
US publishers sales of ebooks and print books picked up the pace in 2011, a year when UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and journalist John Pilger are among the guests at this year's London Literature Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kiwi authors such as Patricia Grace and Lloyd Jones are seeing increased interest in their books being translated into German ahead of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The value of the UK's book exports rose a little over 3% to £1,741.5m in 2011,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The London Book Fair is criticised by a leading Chinese dissident for inviting only writers approved by the Chinese communist authorities. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
At just five years old, the Savannah Book Festival, in the genteel coastal city of Savannah, Ga., is carving a space for itself among the book festival big leagues, boasting not one but two of the nation’s current #1 bestselling authors: Stephen King (for 11/22/63) and Walter Isaacson (Steve Jobs). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Corporation, publisher of magazines including Field & Stream and Outdoor Life, has purchased four hunting expos from Mequon, Wisconsin-based Target Communications for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his closing remarks, Frankfurt Book Fair director Juergen Boos said that 2011 was a strong year for startups at the fair. Among those startups, perhaps none had a better reception than Small Demons, in Los Angeles. We couldnt have asked for a better first Frankfurt Book Fair, Small Demons... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 16:10 The quadruple threat of air traffic control strikes, economic slow-down, creaking Blackberry servers and digital disruption failed to dim spirits as the 63rd Frankfurt Book Fair continued this week. read... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Robert Stokes Publication Date: Wed, 05/10/2011 - 15:18 Liber, the 29th International Book Fair for the Spanish speaking world, starts today [5th October] in Madrid and takes place against the backdrop of the launch of Amazon.es, which publishers hope will lead to greater interest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 16/09/2011 - 16:21 Publishers are predicting a busy Frankfurt, reporting full meeting schedules. However, given the tough economic climate, there was a prevailing mood of caution. Hachette UK rights director Jason Bartholomew said: Every year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 14:45 The Edinburgh International Book Festival, Scottish indie Cargo and US publisher McSweeney's are to team up on a four-volume collection of stories from authors including Roddy Doyle and Ali Smith. Fifty authors are to take part... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
BBC Worldwide, a UK-based publisher, has sold its magazine business to Exponent, a private equity firm. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 22/07/2011 - 11:03 Chatto & Windus has signed a book by the Guardian journalist who revealed the News of the World hacked the mobile phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler. Senior editor Poppy Hampson bought UK & Commonwealth rights to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 14:53 The Edinburgh International Book Festival is to be sponsored by Guardian News & Media, in a newly-penned two-year deal. The sponsorship deal will include coverage in the Guardian, the Observer and its books website of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
This years BookExpo America, an annual publishing business trade show, is full of talk of e-reading and other shifts in the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Fri, 15/04/2011 - 09:05 read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's London Book Fair is taking place at a time of unique change. The shift from the printed word to the downloaded text is accelerating; chains and standalone bookstores are closing down around the world; and the very future of the book "entity" is being challenged by commentators and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
It doesn't seem so long ago that we used to gawp at the occasional postage stamps that would appear on a letter from the USSR: oversized, bright images extolling the successes of Communist endeavour. Soviet books in contrast were distinctly drab affairs whose covers would have appealed to few in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]