Book publishing is an absolute meritocracy, if you disregard all the deeply ingrained misogyny and racism. Wait ... Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2015-08-06 13:54:21 UTC ]
Ben Freeman, organiser of London event, says: ‘Everyone realises the internet hasn’t killed the record industry or the publishing industry – just changed it’A fair celebrating the future of physical objects in media – from books and magazines to records and cassettes – will debut in London this... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nikkei’s $1.3 billion deal to buy the Financial Times underscores the fact that the publishing industry’s fortunes lie in going digital, experts say. Continue reading >> [ Source: Knowledge@Wharton | 2015-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers will get “quicker and wider access” to book proofs from across the publishing industry through a partnership with the Booksellers Association and NetGalley. UK booksellers will get access to digital proofs from over 50 publishers – including Bonnier, Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The theme of this year’s Children’s Media Conference (CMC), which took place 1-3 July in Sheffield, was “All Change”. Which is apt, because the children’s TV industry (from which this conference was originally born) is experiencing a disruption just as profound and perhaps more urgent than... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ovum’s new Digital Consumer Publishing Forecast is published tomorrow. It takes a five year view at how this sector will change. Ahead of publication, Ovum analyst Charlotte Miller gives TheMediaBriefing an exclusive look at some of t ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Kerry Hudson is setting out ‘a provocation’ calling for wholesale change to encourage and reflect broader spectrum of voicesThe award-winning novelist Kerry Hudson is set to make a bold call for change in UK publishing, which she believes is failing “to reflect the extraordinary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to high-calibre non-fiction, risk-averse trade publishing houses are producing too many copycat ‘smart thinking’ books that promise more than they deliver. But praise should be given to the university pressesAmid the ambient wails of doom about the publishing industry, I’d like to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The changing nature of the worldwide book industry is sharply demonstrated in the upper echelons of the 2015 edition of the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry: for the first time, publishing houses from outside Europe and North America have cracked the top 10. Both the groups—Phoenix... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Non-human cover stars are two-a-penny in the publishing industry. Just check out Miley with Bubba Sue on the new issue of Paper magazine. But, as many celebrities past and present show, you have to pick your companion with care…In the competitive world of magazine covers, you’re nobody unless... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
What a difference a year has made with BookCon, with this year's literary fanfest featuring not one but two author panels specifically addressing issues of diversity in books and in the publishing industry itself. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Teri Hayt has worked for both large and small news organization during her 35-year career in the publishing industry. She’s worked for Time-Life Books, Inc., the Arizona Daily Star, Sports Illustrated, Newsday, the San Diego Union-Tribune ( ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Figures from across the publishing industry are limbering up for the Virgin London Marathon this Sunday (26th April). Nick Coveney, head of digital at Blink Publishing, will be running to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society and the Albert Kennedy Trust via his fundraising page. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publishing industry is constantly evolving with improved workflows and processes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors has said that a “publishing industry which does not reflect society fails writers, readers and itself”. Nicola Solomon, the organisation’s chief executive, and HarperCollins’ director of people John Athanasiou have backed a new report calling for improved diversity across... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new publishing model has launched, offering authors a 50% share of revenue on book sales. Lightning Books, the fiction imprint of the newly created Eyestorm Media, operates a co-publishing model. It was founded by Eye Books owner Dan Hiscocks, a former director of the Independent Publishers’... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The last 10 days have been an especially busy period for all parts of the publishing industry, with major events taking place in London, Minneapolis, and Austin. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thomson, a founding editor of the London-based online daily newsletter and website about the publishing industry, will leave her post after the London Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through countless discussions, experiments, challenges, and conferences, the digital transition has been front and center in the publishing industry for over a decade now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books are a serious business, but the publishing industry had a little fun on April 1 to commemorate April Fools' Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]