New York's OR Books will maintain the Serif Books imprint and continue to publish books under the brand. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many things have changed in the two-decade life of independent publisher Counterpoint Press. Its mission, however, hasn't: "Publish books that matter." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A law in Romania allows prisoners who publish books to cut months off their sentences. Several imprisoned politicians and businessmen have taken advantage. The post Bizarre Romanian Law Frees Convicts Who Publish Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Utah’s Torrey House Press, started by Mark Bailey and Kirsten Johanna Allen in 2010 to publish books about the environment and conservation, is becoming a nonprofit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
At age 99, renown indie publisher George Braziller looks back on 70 years in the book business, and a career that saw him rub shoulders with Sartre and PicassoHe pursued Jean-Paul Sartre in Paris, dined with Pablo Picasso in Antibes, and rescued New Zealand’s Janet Frame from the manuscript... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
As YouTube stars start to publish books they are bringing their millions of fans into bookstores, giving the book business an unlikely windfall. The post Publishing Turns to YouTube for Salvation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publisher And Other Stories will only publish books by female writers in 2018, in response to a call for a Year of Publishing Women by the author Kamila Shamsie. The initiative, to be held in 2018 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote in the UK, would help... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Bologna Book Fair, toy company Mattel announced new plans to publish books and digital stories for Barbie, Thomas & Friends, Fireman Sam and others. The post From Bologna: Mattel Publishing Has New Plans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Susan Hill will this summer launch a children’s imprint to publish books for readers aged seven to 11. Hill said she decided to launch Little Barn Books after the successful relaunch of her children’s Christmas poem Can It Be True? last year under the adult publishing imprint she runs... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
At Oxford University Press we have to balance children’s cultural and learning needs, while retaining some healthy common senseGiven that our editorial guidelines that reference pigs and pork have been in place for as long as I can remember, little did I imagine that they would attract... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Viking and Little, Brown are both to publish books about the former leader of the Liberal Party Jeremy Thorpe, who died yesterday (4th December). Little, Brown will be first, releasing Jeremy Thorpe by Michael Bloch on 16th December, less than two weeks after Thorpe’s death. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six years after Blue Dome launched in the United States to publish books on Islamic spirituality, history, and art, it has added a new category to its list: cooking. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A public library in Franklin, Tennessee has launched its own publishing imprint, Academy Park Press, using the IngramSpark platform for distribution and print-on-demand. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon moved aggressively to fulfill its new ambition to publish books as well as sell them, announcing that it had signed Timothy Ferriss, the popular self-help guru. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 15:01 Tif Loehnis, the founder of Janklow and Nesbits UK office, is joining Canongate in September as a senior editor. Canongate publishing director Nick Davies said: "She has great taste in books, a genuine and straightforward... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]