A local electrical engineer with a passion for literature is on a mission to share the stories of local authors who have struggled to break into the mainstream publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-05-20 10:00:37 UTC ]
These works, recommended by local authors and bookstore owners, remind us just how special Washington is. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-03-04 15:43:50 UTC ]
Jimmy Fallon, local authors and devoted regulars are rallying to help Once Upon a Time in Montrose — the country's oldest kids' bookstore — survive the pandemic that has destroyed so many small businesses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-10-27 12:00:02 UTC ]
Bloomsbury is starting academic publishing in India this year as it continues to evolve its business in the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Free Malaysia Today: Publishing players say that expected increases in paper costs are less a worry than growing numbers of local authors. The post Amid Concerns at Kuala Lumpur Book Fair, Publishers Say Paper Costs Under Control appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
In India, reading local authors in many local languages is thriving, making translation a crucial strategy for Indian publishers to widen their reach within the country. The post For Success in India, Look to Local Authors and Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Capping the Global Kids Connect conference was a party for PW's just-published Children's Starred Reviews Issue; many local authors and illustrators whose books were featured in that issue were in attendance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
US library digital patron-services provider BiblioBoard and Canadian online book-production specialist Pressbooks are forming a new partnership called Pressbooks Public, designed to let libraries offer e-book-publishing services to their local authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's all too easy to forget in English-speaking countries that the e-reading selection often isn't as diverse in other parts of the world, where local authors are often kept out of the equation. The Portuguese may know that all too well, which makes Kobo's arrival in their country a potential... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011 - 08:30 Independent bookseller Ron Johns is moving into childrens fiction publishing, following a number of successes as a publisher of picture books and coffee-table books under the Mabecron Books imprint. Johns, who owns bookshops... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 04/11/2011 - 15:21 Independent bookseller Ron Johns is moving into childrens fiction publishing, following a number of successes as a publisher of picture books and coffee-table books under the Mabecron Books imprint. Johns, who owns bookshops... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page The philosopher, author and life peer Baroness Mary Warnock has said closure of her local library, Sydenham Library, would be "barbarism". Warnock will be among the local authors and poets taking part in a read-in at the library on Saturday 5th February, as part of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]