Here are some free ebooks about police violence to read right now, in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests across the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-04 18:15:44 UTC ]
Yesterday—as protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, continued across the US—things that President Trump said caused trouble again, and drove the news again. First, Trump laid into governors on a conference call that quickly leaked to the press; he called... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-06-02 12:08:10 UTC ]
Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette and Wiley accused the nonprofit of piracy for making over 1 million books free online. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-06-01 17:13:29 UTC ]
Walker Books is releasing picture book Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Halls and David Litchfield early and for free digitally in partnership with Save the Children’s #SaveWithStories campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-31 21:43:34 UTC ]
Trends reported by Polish publishers show downturns in sales of as much as 70 percent during the spring, and the cancellation of the Warsaw Book Fair has seen the market stage a digital effort, BookTarg. The post Coronavirus Impact: Amid Losses, Poland Stages Its First Digital Book Fair appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-27 14:49:28 UTC ]
Erica James is leaving Orion after 25 years to join HQ in a three-book deal, reuniting the author with her former editor Kate Mills. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 03:31:59 UTC ]
Welbeck Publishing Group has signed a three-book deal with debut historical writer Ben Creed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-17 20:25:57 UTC ]
Almost two years after it first started talking about the idea, Facebook finally announced the members of its Oversight Board, the “Supreme Court” that will—theoretically, at least—have the ability to overrule Facebook and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg about whether certain types of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-05-14 11:45:42 UTC ]
Shelter in place orders throughout the country haven’t just brought the economy to a grinding halt, but frozen civic infrastructure as well. Sure, water still flows from our taps, police and firefighters are still on the job, but your local library l... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2020-05-11 15:00:59 UTC ]
Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing claimed the Publisher E-Book Ranking top spot for the week ending 25th April. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-10 19:53:20 UTC ]
The release of a new print edition of the Associated Press Stylebook has always been a highlight of many editors’ May, especially when it is accompanied by a session at the national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing, when AP editors announce the major changes. This year was a little... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-05-06 16:00:05 UTC ]
Congratulations to the winners of the 6th Annual Self-Published E-Book Awards! Grand Prize Steel Hand, Cold Heart by Rachel Menard (rachelmenard.com) Fantasy First Place Willow of Ashes by Ellie Raine (ellieraine.com) Honorable Mentions Fog & Mist: The Canens Chronicles,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2020-05-05 14:08:04 UTC ]
In his recent blog, 'Amazon's VAT Windfall', Anthony McGowan expressed concern that the Bezos behemoth had not changed e-book prices following the recent VAT cut, and were set to profit to the tune of millions as a result. He and I have been arguing on Twitter, very politely I might add, about... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-04 21:54:48 UTC ]
Amazon says it will reduce prices but the Times newspaper subscription will remain the same. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2020-05-01 12:36:31 UTC ]
Chancellor drops 20% levy on online news subscriptions and books as industry strugglesAmazon has confirmed it will cut the price of its Kindle ebooks from Friday, after the government announced it would bring forward plans to stop charging VAT on online publications because of the pandemic.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-04-30 18:11:42 UTC ]
A rare benefit of COVID-19, the UK's government finally–and suddenly–has wiped out the market's punishing tax on digital publications. The post Coronavirus Update: The UK Scraps Its 20-Percent VAT on Digital Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-30 16:03:25 UTC ]
Sarah Frier traces the company’s cultural impact along with its business history. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-04-30 15:32:33 UTC ]
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association has officially canceled its spring forum road trip to Bayfield, Wisc., on June 1-2, while the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has donated $5,000 to #SaveIndieBookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The new campaign for the Portal From Facebook video-calling devices salutes mothers and their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic as Mother's Day approaches. Facebook said the integrated campaign will include a new television spot, digital content (both on- and off-Facebook) and partnerships... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-04-27 19:15:41 UTC ]
Publishers are seeing a surge in e-book and audio sales of up to 25% as readers escape the lockdown with feel-good fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 02:30:27 UTC ]