Peter James has signed a new five-book deal with Pan Macmillan, which includes three more novels in his Roy Grace series. Publishing director Wayne Brookes acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, including Canada, to the five books from Carole Blake at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency. As well as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Madrid-based library ebook and digital distribution platform Odilo is expanding globally with a catalog offering 300k titles in Spanish, English and more. The post Spain’s Odilo Offers Global Libraries Spanish Ebooks and More appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Funny how #FutureChat can change your mind. Camille LaGuire, whose beret-ed avatar is familiar to many of us in our weekly discussion from The Bookseller and FutureChat, started Friday's chat by announcing: Not sure I have much to contribute about the Future of Enhanced books discussion on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paula Hawkins’s blockbuster debut, "The Girl on the Train," led overall ebook sales for the first quarter of the year, from January to March. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Can an online ‘safe space’ be both selective and preoccupied with inclusivity? That’s a question that Binders Full of Women Writers is trying to sort out after a member published an article about the Facebook groupThe first rule of Binders Full of Women Writers is: you do not talk about Binders... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
EL James and Rachel Abbott take the ebook top spots as self-published success spreads on Amazon’s e-reader Related: Rachel Abbott: 'Self-publishing means the success of my books is entirely down to me' Five years ago, Rachel Abbott was retired. Today, she has been named the most popular... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A survey of Colorado independent bookstores reveals ebooks sales are tiny and offer just a pittance of profit — often just 50 cents a book. The post Ebooks Sold at Independent Bookstores Garner Pitiful Profits appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paula Hawkins's blockbuster debut, 'The Girl on the Train,' led ebook sales for the first quarter of 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A timely inquiry today, something for small publishers to consider. As my colleague Philip Jones wrote here at The FutureBook last week, the ebook market "that once was booming is now maturing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the surface, Dot sounds like a fairly standard smartwatch: It resembles a Fitbit and features a messaging system, navigation functions, Bluetooth 4.0, an alarm and, of course, a timepiece. Dot is remarkable because it's a braille smartwatch -- t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orbile, a new Mexican ebookselling platform created by Kobo and bookstore chains Gandhi and Libreria Porrúa, will offer 70k ebooks on launch in September. The post Orbile Promises Mexican Readers Ebook Ecstacy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like many Facebook users, Mark Zuckerberg turned to the social network to announce that he and his wife were expecting a baby. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Al Jazeera isn’t exactly the media brand that comes to mind as a top choice for today’s news junkies. And yet, a year after its launch, Al Jazeera’s AJ+ offshoot has emerged as a huge success story, thanks largely to Fac ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
With a mix both funny and serious videos and a Facebook-first approach, Unilad has amassed 6.7 million fans on the social network. Its strategy is reminiscent of competitors like Lad Bible, with its own bro-focus and reliance on fans to create and promote video -- but Unilad has also been... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
As ad dollars flow to online video, the video view has been asserting itself as the new coin of the realm for publishers. And so with CNN Digital’s goal of being nothing less than the worldwide leader in video, it’s pushing ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
With all the revenue flowing to digital video, it’s easy to see why CNN is prioritizing video views over pageviews. CNN.com’s video views nearly doubled over the past year, through a mix of short- and long-form clips. It’s also not shy about taking a page from Facebook’s autoplay feature. But... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Workforce diversity is something that has been brought into sharp focus in recent months as companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook reveal the make-up of their staff. White, middleclass, male employees dominate the world of technology, and this is certainly the case at Facebook -- even... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network is positioning itself as a leader in diversity efforts, even though it still has a lot to learn. The post Facebook Publishes Its Managing Bias Course For All appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Our big feature this week is about the emerging market of Millennial readers. They're young; they're cool; they were born into a world of omnipotent, hyper-fast technology; their eyes are glued to their phones. But do they read ebooks? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing sector has the lowest level of illegal downloads in the entertainment industry, with book piracy at half the rate of copyright theft in film and musicFor publishers, fresh from winning a landmark ruling forcing internet service providers to block illegal ebook download sites in Russia... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]