The literary collage amounts to a charming, intriguing and insightful portrait of a poet who continues to fascinate. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-08-08 15:35:36 UTC ]
The Interactive Advertising Bureau is putting together the lineup for its second annual Digital Content NewFronts West, the L.A. version of its one-week event held in New York in the spring. So far, the list includes tech giant Facebook, which will make its case for ad dollars for the first time... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-08-08 15:34:45 UTC ]
Irish indie Tramp Press has acquired a three-book list for 2020 featuring new titles by Sara Baume, Doireann Ní Ghríofa and Jack Fennell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 11:18:19 UTC ]
In a memo to authors and agents, Macmillan CEO John Sargent asserted that 45% of Macmillan’s U.S. “e-book reads” were now 'being borrowed for free' from libraries," and said the publisher's new terms are "designed to protect the value of your books during their first format publication." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
Seeing its audiobook unit sales double year-over-year, Russia's digital retailer now has a new presence in the Polish market. The post Russian Ebook and Audiobook Player LitRes Opens Sales in Poland appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-23 05:30:01 UTC ]
Horror and thriller author Dean Koontz has signed a five-book deal with Amazon Publishing imprint Thomas & Mercer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-22 18:40:29 UTC ]
Amazon announced today that it inked best-selling author Dean Koontz to a five-book deal. The agreement will also include a short story collection called Nameless that will be available for free to Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited customers on Novem... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-07-22 15:24:00 UTC ]
Indie press Vertebrate Publishing has signed a three-book deal with the creators of popular walking website Walkhighlands. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 11:06:34 UTC ]
Recent developments suggest a grim future for digital content in libraries, writes Sari Feldman, unless library supporters find a way to fight back. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier imprint Hot Keys has signed CILIP Carnegie winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo in a six-figure three-book pre-empt. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 16:22:25 UTC ]
Indie press Vertebrate has signed a three-book deal with mountaineer and writer John D Burns. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-05 00:11:12 UTC ]
Anyone who has been paying attention over the past year is probably well aware that Facebook has a problem with misinformation. But a number of recent events have highlighted an issue that could be even more problematic for the company and its users: namely, harassment and various forms of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-07-03 11:45:26 UTC ]
The book world is “sleepwalking into oblivion” if there are not changes to the terms under which e-books are made available to libraries, a chief librarian has warned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 06:29:44 UTC ]
S&S officials confirmed that as of August 1, public libraries will be able to license S&S e-books for two-year terms, on a one copy/one user model, with most “new release” e-books priced between $38.99 and $52.99. Previously, S&S e-books were sold on one-year licenses, though at a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft has closed its ebook store—and will soon make their customers' libraries disappear along with it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2019-06-30 11:00:00 UTC ]
It's a little while since Microsoft announced that is dropping the Books category from the Microsoft Store, but a serious deadline is now looming. If you have bought books or downloaded free books from the Store, you only have a few more days to read them -- so if there are any you haven't... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2019-06-28 15:41:08 UTC ]
Ckbk, a new digital subscription service billed as “Spotify for cookbooks”, is launching for the professional market with licences in place with publishers and big name UK chefs including Gary Rhodes and Ken Hom. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 05:59:01 UTC ]
Yeah, that situation with the Parkland graduate was appalling. Here’s another Harvard kid who should have been sent packing: Mark Zuckerberg. Fifteen years ago, the entrepreneurial undergrad was emailing a friend about the harvest of his proto social network, “The Face Book.” As revealed a few... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-06-21 14:07:05 UTC ]
Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. What people are talking about today US Weekly magazine’s website is running an article on “the Best Dressed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-06-21 10:00:00 UTC ]
We can argue about the merits and flaws of Chromebooks all day long, but one thing is clear: They've found a strong foothold in the education market. Indeed, today Google is announcing that more than 30 million Chromebooks are in use by students arou... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-06-19 13:30:00 UTC ]