As the publishing world gathers for the London Book Fair, now ten years after the birth of the iPhone and the Kindle, Kristen McLean surveys the storytelling landscape. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten years after its founding, Wattpad has become a proving ground for authors and a content machine with TV, film, digital video, and native advertising deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten years after its founding, Dzanc is in the black and in the midst of a lot of change. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten years and 800,000 words ago, Justin Cronin, at the time a well-regarded, if largely unknown, author of literary fiction and a recipient of the PEN/Hemingway Award, started telling a story—one that he didn’t think would be published. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
For ten years, families and kids have flocked to the Bronx for Kids Comic Con to meet creators, take part in workshops, and learn how comics are created. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
To mark this exciting decade in graphic novel publishing, PW invited seven publishing professionals to reflect on the growth of the last ten years and to peer into the future of graphic novel publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ron Capps, author of "Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years, A Memoir" (Schaffner Press, 9781936182589) will appear on PBS's "Tavis Smiley" on Monday, June 30. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the ten years since its launch, Kwani?, East Africa’s first literary journal, has led the growth of literary life in the region — and now looks ahead. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
US show "Today: is launching a new book club for the first time in more than ten years. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a decisive move in the legal battle surrounding Apple's fishy ebook pricing practices, the US Department of Justice has issued a proposed remedy aimed at leveling the playing field. The terms of the proposal, which requires approval by the court, call for an end to Apple's deals with major... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Atlantic has signed a non-fiction book giving a personal account of life in Iraq, ten years after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
This Sunday will mark a decade since the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States transpired. Many publishers are marking the anniversary with cover treatments and feature stories that not only reflect on the tragedy, but share stories of its survivors. Here, FOLIO: shares how... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten years after, you wonder what we've learned. When the towers fell on September 11, Frank Rich wrote a moving column the following Sunday in the New York Times saying everything had changedthe "fat, daydreaming America" that feasted on reality shows like Survivor and Fear Factor, he said, "is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Wed, 23/02/2011 - 09:35 Print on demand, digital and self-publishing are continuing to push up the number of books published in the UK and overseas, according to new output data issued by Nielsen Book. The statistics also reveal that the number of new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]