André Schiffrin died in Paris on Sunday of pancreatic cancer. In Schiffrin's nearly three decades at Pantheon Books, he worked with writers Jean-Paul Sartre, Marguerite Duras and Gunter Grass.When André Schiffrin ¿ who died in Paris on Sunday of pancreatic cancer at age 78 ¿ was fired in 1990 as editor in chief of Pantheon Books, it was regarded as a loud shot in the war between commercialism and quality in American publishing. There were protests, op-ed pieces; in response, Schiffrin¿s bosses pointed out that Pantheon had lost $3 million in his last year at the helm. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Livrada is hoping to create a niche for itself in a market that until now has been largely ignored: ebook gift cards. Its goal—to make ebook giving a more personal and streamlined experience—makes sense considering that gift card spending exceeded $100 billion in 2011 and, according to a Bowker... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What makes you pick up a book from the bookshelf (either physical or online)? Is it the cover, the blurb or the title? Perhaps a combination of all three? Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has announced that it expects full-year results to be at the top end of market... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Step into a German cafe and you'll likely find most of your fellow customers leafing through a newspaper or magazine. The consumption of printed media here borders on the voracious - and it's comparatively rare to find your neighbour flicking ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is teaming up with independent publisher And Other Stories to help give a wider release to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US retailer Barnes & Noble has reported a 46% rise in digital content sales for its fiscal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There is no doubt that it is easier to publish a tablet edition if your publication is a monthly, as opposed to either a daily or weekly. That is why most daily newspapers have chosen to either go the replica edition route, or else build apps that ta ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and agents have welcomed confirmation of the Nook's imminent arrival in the UK,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling authors Cormac McCarthy, Walter Isaacson, the late Nora Ephron, and Jennifer Egan are among the many authors represented by ICM Partners, whose book sales are boosted by the adaptation of their work to film and television, all under the watchful eyes of agents Ron Bernstein, Josie... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple has opposed a government proposed judgment in an ebooks price-fixing lawsuit, stating that the judgement seeks to terminate and rewrite its contracts... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the market for a new e-reader? One could certainly do worse than Sony's Reader line. The company's been packing features onto its devices, and the already leaked latest entry is no different, with upgrades over its predecessor, packed into a newly redesigned body with bigger, better looking... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and Apple fighting the US' Department of Justice over agency pricing have hit back... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter cofounders Biz Stone and Evan Williams today offered a preview of Medium, their new publishing platform. Medium is at heart a blogging service, although right now it's only open to a select few authors. The posts are organized into "collections" that use different layouts depending on... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American science fiction writer Harry Harrison, best known for The Stainless Steel Rat and the book that inspired Charlton Heston's classic film Soylent Green, has died aged 87. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus is set to publish a new book from reality TV star Francis Boulle. The 23-year-old... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales in the UK slumped 7% (£1.8m) to £24.5m week on week in the second... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has acquired a book which promises to lift the lid on doping in the world of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Got an email from a “fan” outraged that a novel I’ve been working on for two years, six days a week is $13 in ebook. Enjoy your $4 coffee. – Author Brent Weeks, via Twitter Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Edinburgh International Book festival is beginning its 16-day residence in the city's Charlotte Square Gardens. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a time when some university presses have cut back their publishing program or changed course, the MIT Press, which celebrated its first 50 years this spring, continues to look to the future—“relentlessly,” according to editorial director Gita Manaktala. “The retrospective glance doesn’t come... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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