Jaron Lanier will receive the 2014 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his writing and advocacy about 'the dangers involved when human beings are reduced to digital categories.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joanne Harris says the book industry is sexist. Why else are there categories for 'women writers' and no equivalents for writers who happen to be men?This is the year of reading women, people, remember? We're all reading female writers and helping address the literary gender imbalance which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A coalition of publishers, booksellers and libraries argue that pre-enforcement challenges are "a critical tool for protecting free speech." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
When online bookstores came on the scene back in 1999, there were around 5,000 brick-and-mortar bookstores in Korea. Today, there are barely 1,500 nationwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The fifth installment of Digital Book World, the annual New York City conference on digital publishing, was held last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
German booksellers are facing a nail-biting finish to the holiday season. With end November sales... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has been prising open the wallets of Australian consumers for years – but what will its local push on Kindle mean for readers, writers and publishers?Ben Eltham Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Concern is mounting among the publishing community, in London and elsewhere, over a possible relocation of the London Book Fair to the ExCel Exhibition Centre in Docklands, the far east of the capital. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
With 20% of Russia's bookstores having closed and book sales in free fall, the government is investing $100m to promote reading and change in the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total book industry sales fell to $27.12 billion in 2012, down by just under 1% from the prior year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon’s quest for industry domination is “scary” and it could have the ability... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
For your holiday pleasure we offer our own version of The Twelve Days of Christmas, customized for the publishing business. Enjoy and happy holidays! Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The United Arab Emirates is punching above its weight in terms of the development of its book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Icon Books' title The Horologicon by Mark Forsyth is following in the footsteps of its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The books market in Italy has “deteriorated significantly” in 2011 and the first nine... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
US publishers' sales of ebooks more than doubled in 2011, meaning that the digital book is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five runners attempting the 26-mile marathon in aid of the Book Trade Charity (BTBS) yesterday (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-textbook rental specialist Coursesmart is considering expanding its offer to trade titles, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
French booksellers have called it a "catastrophe" that VAT rates will go up to 7% in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 09/11/2011 - 09:15 Australias publishers have moved to compromise in the battle to protect their industry from parallel importing. According to a report from Inside Retail, the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) has made a recommendation to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]