Nathan Hull is chief strategy officer at Beat Technology, a company specialising in building tailor-made subscription and retail platforms for publishers, including Fabel’s offer in Norway, Skoobe’s in Germany and Chapter’s in Denmark. Nathan will chair the FutureBook panel “Tune Up: Building... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-06 07:42:04 UTC ]
FutureBook celebrates start-ups that are making a unique impact on the book publishing industry. Over the past few years, the judges have rewarded both high-growth start-ups and smaller players transforming the business of books. Previous winners include Reedsy, Kadaxis, Unrd, The Pound Project... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-06 02:47:19 UTC ]
The four booksellers behind the "At Home with Four Indies" initiative have been named as FutureBook’s Team of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-06 01:36:17 UTC ]
Penguin Random House executives this week confirmed that the publisher is extending its "temporary" digital license terms for e-books and digital audio in libraries and schools through March 31, 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlistees for the annual FutureBook Awards have been revealed, demonstrating the trade’s ingenuity and flexibility in response to the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 16:38:31 UTC ]
Looking to celebrate undiscovered authors and illustrators, Ehomebooks launches the International Children’s Picture Book Award. The post Vietnamese Publisher Ehomebooks Launches the International Children’s Picture Book Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-28 14:05:06 UTC ]
Bluebird has swiped a guide to online dating and text communication from Facebook's former in-house psychiatrist Dr Mimi Winsberg. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-21 23:03:38 UTC ]
A new look at German consumers' responses to a survey was reported during a week in which Frankfurter Buchmesse 'lived' on screens. The post In Germany: Audiobooks, Ebooks, and the ‘Battle for Attention’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-20 16:21:29 UTC ]
The full programme for FutureBook, The Bookseller's publishing conference has been launched. The all virtual event takes place for a week from 16th November, and includes speakers across a range of disciplines and companies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-16 08:47:44 UTC ]
In the wake of the pandemic, can publishers and libraries finally hash out their differences? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
FutureBook, The Bookseller's publishing conference, has announced the first speakers for its five-day virtual event. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 09:00:31 UTC ]
Checkouts of digital books from a popular service are up 52 percent since March. Publishers say their easy availability hurts sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2020-10-01 11:00:00 UTC ]
The London Library has started offering e-book loans to its members for the first time in a partnership with OverDrive. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 00:23:57 UTC ]
A federal judge in Washington has issued a preliminary injunction against a major e-book piracy operation known as the KISS Library, after the operators of the site failed to show up at a hearing or to file any response to a lawsuit filed in July by the Authors Guild, Amazon Publishing, Penguin... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Booksellers Association has released a video encouraging the public to visit bookshops, as the industry prepares for spate of "super Thursdays" this autumn. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-28 00:25:22 UTC ]
Booklaunch, the quarterly books magazine and packaging outfit, has launched a publishing arm called EnvelopeBooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 11:03:15 UTC ]
Nvidia’s long-awaited GeForce Now arrived on Chromebooks Tuesday morning, giving gamers the ability to play their game libraries on Google’s laptops.Plans for GeForce Now streamed gaming on Chrome OS have been in the works since 2017. The service, already popular on Windows and MacOS, lets... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2020-08-18 16:54:00 UTC ]
Stephenie Meyer’s Midnight Sun (Atom), this week's print number one, also dawned gloriously into the Bookstat e-book number one position for the week ending 8th August. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 05:27:15 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has signed three picture books from illustrator Adam Beer in a "significant" deal, incuding two titles which will be published in partnership with author Anna Kemp. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 08:37:53 UTC ]
Amazon imprint Lake Union has signed a three-book deal with comedy author Nick Spalding. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-07 07:05:59 UTC ]