After weeks of anticipation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will finally hear oral argument in the state’s appeal of judge Alan D. Albright’s August 31 decision to enjoin key provisions of HB 900. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and vlogger Joe Sugg completed a 24 hour book signing over the weekend which raised funds for the appeal to help the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing on 22nd May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Wales Book of the Year awards are to go ahead this year, following a review by administrator Literature Wales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Managers at Austin's BookPeople bookstore and Brazos Bookstore in Houston are launching Texas Independent Bookstore Day. Slated for August 5, the event will highlight the role of independent bookstores in communities across the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beginning at this year's London Book Fair, which runs March 14-16, PW is launching the Rights Marketplace. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pronoun, a Macmillan self-publishing subsidiary acquired in 2016, has set new author royalty rates and is launching a program to offer its authors customizable author pages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was perhaps the most riveting college football title game since the fabled USC-Texas tilt in the 2006 Rose Bowl, and yet Monday night's bruising Clemson-Alabama thriller failed to make a dent in the record books.Clemson's last-second (literally) come-from-behind victory over the Crimson Tide... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International book taxation report indicates that Europe taxes its books at a much higher standard VAT rate than Asia does. The post IPA-FEP Global Report Promotes ‘Zero-Rating VAT’ on All Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt Books Publishing has acquired Elliot Ackerman’s "timely" new novel Dark at the Crossing – a "gripping" contemporary love story set on the Turkish/Syrian border. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiction and picture books are likely to take the lion’s share of sales over the Christmas period, although this year’s YA and teen offering is not as strong, according to a number of children’s booksellers. Florentyna Martin, children’s buyer at Waterstones, said younger fiction is particularly... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International publishing rights agent Stephanie Barrouillet of Tel Aviv describes the effects of a short-lived fixed-price law, just repealed by Israel. The post Israel’s Short-Lived Fixed-Price Book Law: A Rights Agent’s Viewpoint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author George RR Martin's epic science fiction story series Wild Cards is to be developed for TV following the success of Game of Thrones. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Israel has repealed its Law for the Protection of Literature and Writers, which required fixed book prices for 18 months and minimum author royalty rates. The post Amid Controversy, Israel Repeals Its Fixed Price ‘Book Law’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the upheaval caused by the rise of ebooks, it appears that print book returns have largely declined. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The US Authors Guild’s appeal against the earlier ruling that allows the tech giant to scan millions of books under ‘fair use’ has been rejected by the Supreme CourtA long-running face-off between the US Authors Guild and Google over the search engine’s scanning of millions of books was brought... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The decision ends one of the publishing industry's defining legal dramas of the digital age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plexus is publishing David Bowie: Starman: A Colouring Book, a "cultural history in pictures" revealing the late musician's 50-year fashion evolution in 30 illustrations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seuss's birthday on March 2 is celebrated as Read Across America Day, in which book-based activities take place at schools and celebrities encourage children to pick up a title. How have Seuss's works appealed to generations? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher responds to challenge from the schools minister to provide schoolchildren with affordable access to great books From Solomon Northrup’s 19th-century memoir about his years in captivity, Twelve Years a Slave, to classic novels such as Gulliver’s Travels and Madame Bovary, schools... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chain booksellers in the UK have welcomed yesterday’s news that Little, Brown UK will publish the script of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter stage play in book form, although independents are less sure of how well the book will sell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an opposition brief filed on December 23, the U.S. Department of Justice urged the Supreme Court not to hear Apple’s appeal in the long-running ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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