The AAP filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop Maryland's library e-book law for taking effect January 1 and also disclosed that it was one of more than 20 organizations to sign a letter to New York governor Kathy Hochul urging her to veto a similar bill. Both pieces of legislation require... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Alongside Richard Osman and JK Rowling, figures show huge successes for relative unknowns Ellery Adams and Brenda ChapmanThe UK’s library users are widely seen as a traditional bunch when it comes to choosing their next read, but while Richard Osman might have topped the list of the year’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-12-08 16:34:37 UTC ]
Auto-narrated audiobooks will not replace human narration but will help "elevate" text-heavy books and help eliminate the gap between e-books and accompanying audiobooks, says Ani Attamian, head of publishing partnerships for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Google. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-20 01:45:35 UTC ]
The industry must source talent in innovative ways and focus on hiring differently and looking outside London if any tangible progress is to be made on representation, The Bookseller’s FutureBook Conference heard. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-20 01:33:30 UTC ]
Bad Form Review and Penguin Random House's Lit in Colour scheme have jointly won the Discover award at this year's FutureBook Awards ceremony. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 17:09:55 UTC ]
Amazon has changed the publishing ecosystem more than anything else due to its “proprietary” capturing of data, FutureBook delegates have been told. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 15:38:24 UTC ]
After questioning the Big Five publishers in September, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (D-California) this week expanded their ongoing inquiry into the library e-book market with questions for nine major library e-book distributors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
Marcus Rashford MBE has been named FutureBook Person of the Year. The Manchester United and England footballer is the fourth recipient of the award after publisher Sharmaine Lovegrove, writer Kit de Waal and Meryl Halls, m.d. of the Booksellers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-06 05:03:55 UTC ]
Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford MBE, who published his first book and launched a book club with Macmillan Children’s Books this year, talks to The Bookseller after being named FutureBook Person of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-05 19:06:34 UTC ]
Among the first children's publishers to achieve Benetech's accreditation, Annick Press stresses that 'diversity' includes access. The post Toronto’s Annick Press: ‘Global Certified Accessible’ in Canadian Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-05 18:44:15 UTC ]
'Our children’s book business now accounts for more than half our annual sales,' says Sourcebooks' Kay Birkner as the company buys BES Publishing. The post In the United States: Sourcebooks Acquires BES Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-04 18:59:42 UTC ]
In a deal that closed on November 1, Sourcebooks acquired B.E.S. Publishing from Peterson’s Publishing, gaining over 800 titles in the process. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a lengthy opposition brief filed this week, lawyers for a potential consumer class portrayed their case as the second act of the Apple e-books case and insisted there is more than enough evidence for the case to proceed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlists for the 2021 FutureBook Awards have been revealed, featuring the likes of BookBar, the Feminist Book Box, Bad Form Review and the Working Class Writers’ Festival as well as a strong showing for Penguin Random House across various categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 02:31:37 UTC ]
The publisher's pro-rated terms and its temporary story time permissions will now run through March, 31, 2022, as the pandemic continues to impact schools and libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Social media firm announces deal after long-running battle with national and regional newspapers France has hailed a victory in its long-running quest for fairer action from tech companies after Facebook reached an agreement with a group of national and regional newspapers to pay for content... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-10-21 14:21:02 UTC ]
Penguin Random House chief executive Markus Dohle is to be interviewed at FutureBook 21, The Bookseller's publishing conference, as part of an expansive programme of talks and panels that will take place on 19th November. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 10:46:52 UTC ]
We’ll get into why Facebook saw its entire business fall off a cliff on Monday, but first: e-readers.It’s a device category we don’t see much development in — probably because it’s very much a device for reading text and not much else. Amazon’s Kindle, thanks to its powerful online e-book store,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2021-10-06 11:15:08 UTC ]
Educational publishers Macmillan Learning, Cengage Group, Elsevier, McGraw Hill and Pearson have obtained a preliminary injunction against 60 websites that sell illegal, unlicensed copies of e-books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 14:17:26 UTC ]
The lawmakers seek a wide range of information not only on the publishers’ digital library practices, but also on the economics of the market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]