Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 30/03/2011 - 15:13 APA Publications will take over management control of sister company GeoCenter International from Friday [1st April]. The company, which publishes Insight and Berlitz Travel and Language, and travel distributor GeoCenter are both owned by Germany-based Langenscheidt Publishers. As a result, Ian MacDonalds position of sales and marketing director for GeoCenter International will become redundant. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten Kobo is making strides into the US e-reading market through a partnership with Walmart which sees the multinational offering ebooks to its customers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adolescents abandoning print... It's not especially groundbreaking to report that teens are largely abandoning books and magazines in favor of smartphones. What is notable about the American Psychological Association's new report on adolescent media use in the U.S.—one of the most comprehensive... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piatkus Fiction has acquired Blood Queen, the first in a new trilogy centred on Shakespeare's queens from author Joanna Courtney. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanne Harris is bringing out her first novel in the Chocolat canon in seven years, with publisher Orion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Juno Dawson will expose the dark underbelly of the fashion industry in her next YA novel, Meat Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The financial news publisher's new display ad can be customized on the fly based on how viewers respond to them. The post Bloomberg Media takes a stab at overhauling the display ad appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, signing a copy of his new book, “The Briefing,” this week. In interviews on his book tour, Mr. Spicer has acknowledged some fault for perpetuating falsehoods from the lectern. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the shake-up at Bonnier Publishing UK continues, the company has revealed a new reporting structure and rebrand, with Perminder Mann taking the reins as interim group c.e.o. Jim Zetterlund steps back. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One person suggested Amazon bookstores should replace public libraries. Readers disagreed. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an effort to raise the profile of its most prestigious honor—the Audie Award—the Audio Publishers Association is moving the date for its annual Audie Awards Gala and streamlining the Awards themselves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Films based on books take 44% more at the box office in the UK and 53% more worldwide than original screenplays, research from the Publishers Association (PA) has shown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Demand for teen titles by vloggers such as Zoe “Zoella” Sugg and Alfie Deyes is on the wane, but interest in books by cookery and lifestyle experts who use YouTube to promote their brand remains strong, according to retailers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The two-year-old group looks to build ties within the publishing industry and to promote authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christopher MacLehose, rehoused in the Hachette empire with his eponymous list, reflects on the pros and cons of big-business publishing and the health of the market for translated fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer, rapper and community activist Darren McGarvey, also known as 'Loki', has won the Orwell Prize for Books for his "heart-rending" debut Poverty Safari (Luath Press). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is set to publish the first two books in a Caribbean-set thriller series by award-winning novelist and poet Jacob Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish-Canadian writer Joanna Pocock has scooped the £3,000 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize for her work exploring communities and their relationships with the changing landscapes of Montana. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The oral tradition has been a part of the human condition for as long as we have been communicating. If you lost your audience after the first hour of “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” you could forget about a return engagement. Authors now sit in comfy studios and need not memorize their stories. But can... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annabel Merullo is stepping down from her role as head of books at Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD), to be replaced by Tim Bates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback managing director Iain Dale is stepping down in June after a decade with company "to concentrate on his broadcasting career", while author and former SAS soldier Andy McNab is taking on an advisory role to "guide Biteback into next stage of growth". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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