OUP president Niko Pfund told PW that after Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Capitol Hill, it became clear that Siva Vaidhyanathan's book, originall scheduled for fall, "needed to be part of the conversation" now taking place. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sir Patrick Stewart is to headline the Huddersfield Literature Festival this year, which is taking place from the 8th to the 18th March. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the St. Louis Business Journal’s inaugural Technology Executives of the Year Awards, we showcased the innovation that’s taking place in our region by honoring five technology executives. Those executives were honored at an awards event Thursday at the Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
YouTube Kids partnered with global book publishers HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and National Geographic Kids to launch a global initiative called #ReadAlong month. Taking place throughout the month of June, the program is designed to help young viewers learn to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
BBC 6Music DJ Lauren Laverne is set to host this year’s British Book Awards, taking place on 8th May in a lavish ceremony at Grosvenor House in London’s Park Lane. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just before many publishers broke for the holidays, ReedPop announced that registration has opened for BookExpo 2017, taking place May 31–June 2 at the Javits Center in New York City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A revival of the independent bookstore sector has been taking place over the past few years. That resurgence can been seen in the Pacific Northwest, which even before the indie rebound was already a veritable bookstore mecca. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published writers and digital only publishers will continue to grow their share of the digital content market while traditional publishers over-price ebooks, according to early results of the FutureBook Census, launched ahead of this year’s FutureBook Conference, taking place on 2nd December. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Veronica Roth describes herself as totally “pumped” that BookCon this year is taking place here in the Windy City. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The children’s publishing world has only 24 hours left to book tickets to this year’s Bookseller children’s conference, which is taking place next Tuesday (29th September). The day, themed around the idea of growing the children’s market by invention and reinvention, covers four key areas:... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science fiction and fantasy publisher Orbit Books will host an online fantasy-writing workshop this summer. The week-long free workshop, taking place from Monday 27th July to Friday 31st July and led by author Karen Miller, will invite aspiring authors to take part in a “write-along” challenge... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite taking place at a new venue with some quirks, attendance for ReedPOP’s Special Edition: NYC was up 40% from 2014, its inaugural year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
LéaLA, the Spanish-language Book Fair of Los Angeles, taking place May 15-17, has added a professional day and will feature more than 100 authors. The post LéaLA Showcase of Spanish Lit in the USA Adds Professional Day appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the next two weeks, some of the biggest Internet companies and publishers will showcase their original programming in an annual attempt to attract advertising dollars. The events, taking place in New York under the banner of the Digital Content ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Puffin) is the book parents most think their children should read before the age of 16, according to a survey from supermarket Sainsbury's. Sainsbury’s asked 2,000 parents which 50 books children should read by the time they are 16 to celebrate... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
For companies like Google, facing problems with the law across Europe has become a common thing. The most recent example of this is now taking place in Spain, where the country's parliament just gave the go-ahead to what's being known as the "Google... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roy Keane and Roddy Doyle will be among the big names appearing at the second London Sports Writing Festival, taking place next week at Lord's Cricket Ground. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
As new directions for bookselling evolve, the industry is increasingly looking to take advantage of the changes taking place across the entire retail spectrum. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The organization focused on the First Amendment will be working with the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression to provide speakers for bookstores during Banned Books Week, taking place this year September 21-27. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) has announced the line-up for Publishing+, its annual conference, taking place on 9 May, which will address the key topics influencing magazine and media publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]