Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is predicting this Christmas and Boxing Day will be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Evidence suggests that the most successful ebook retailers build on the mistakes of the predecessors and being first-to-market isn't a key to success. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
J.K. Rowling, E.L. James, and Ken Follett all had books on multiple lists around the world as Septembercame to a close. The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults, landed at #1 in France and the U.K. when it was released late last month. Two spots behind Vacancy in France is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
North American independent publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group (RLPG) is to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Syrian writer Samar Yazbek, author of A Woman in the Crossfire (Haus Publishing), has been chosen... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has announced Dixons as another British retail partner to sell Nook devices.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Well, our English friends, today is a good day. Your choice in e-readers is about to get that much better as Barnes & Noble has decided to make your homeland the first stop on its highly-anticipated international tour. The Nook and its associated store will be making their big debut in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has finally scheduled the long-awaited international debut of its Nook e-reader. The company said Monday that it will begin selling its Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight in the U.K. in mid-October. The devices will be sold online through a new digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo's Android app recently enjoyed a brief stint of global superiority, but that playing field has been leveled with the company's latest update for iOS. Like the Android version, Kobo for iOS now includes support for Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Additionally, users will also... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
It turns out the Fifty Shades craze is not restricted to the U.S. On all three charts tracked this month, E.L. James’s blockbuster book placed high on the list. In Spain and Italy, where Fifty Shades of Grey debuted in June, it landed at #1 and #2, respectively. In the Netherlands, the book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bertrams has appointed an international sales director to support the book wholesaler’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck is to restructure along divisional rather than geographic... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bertrams’ parent company Smiths News has bought Dutch-based academic books supplier... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Duchess of Cornwall, Stephen Fry and actor William Rycroft are among those gearing up to hand... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yale’s summer publishing course is entering its third year. The course offers publishing professionals an opportunity to learn industry strategies for expanding a brand’s scope and monetizing digital products. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new #1 fiction title in January was from bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen, who landed in the top spot with The Alphabet House. Adler-Olsen’s most recent U.S. title, The Keeper of Lost Causes, was released last August by Dutton and received a PW starred review. Dutton will publish... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
An international alliance of publishers, including Cambridge University Press, Elsevier and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print sales are in retreat in almost all markets across the world tracked by Nielsen BookScan,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Comic book fans gather in the French city of Angouleme to celebrate the 39th international festival of comic books. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble has grown its international content team, as the US bookseller seeks to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]