Apple launches self-publishing app, partners with textbook publishers

Apple has announced a new multimedia app called iBooks Author, allowing writers to create their... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Publishing Exec Pam Byers, 67

Pam McLucas Byers, a veteran publishing executive on both coasts, died on October 27 after a long illness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, November 23, 2014

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended November 23, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Scholars, Publishers Meet in San Diego

Religion scholars met before Thanksgiving in San Diego to exchange ideas, find books for their courses, and stock their personal libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caravéo launches writing competition at Skylark

Amber Caravéo, former editorial director at Orion Children’s Books, is launching a competition for unpublished writers at her new agency, with judges from Puffin, Orion and Macmillan Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Children’s to publish Sophie Thompson

Faber Children’s is set to publish a cookbook and two children’s fiction titles from Sophie Thompson, actor and winner of this year’s Celebrity Masterchef. Commissioning editor Alice Swan said when she received a manuscript about a boy who could talk to animals, she didn’t realise who the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Shatner explores new worlds of self-publishing and Kickstarter

Star Trek’s Captain Kirk turns to crowd-funding to finance new book on how to reinvent yourself after 50He has battled the Klingons and boldly gone where no man has gone before as Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise, but now William Shatner is taking on a new mission: conquering the world... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo Sees Opportunities for Self-publishing in Europe

Camille Mofidi of Kobo Writing Life explains how the platform is helping writers in France, Germany and Italy leverage self-publishing opportunities. The post Kobo Sees Opportunities for Self-publishing in Europe appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Questions for...Australian Publisher Michael Heyward

We talked with Michael Heyward, who runs Australia's Text Publishing, about the his house's classics list, a true crime title he's excited to launch in the U.S., and the advantages of being a small publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coffee House Founding Publisher Allan Kornblum Dies

Coffee House founding publisher Allan Kornblum died at his home in St. Paul, Minn. on Sunday morning of complications from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's $450 million ebooks settlement gets final approval

A federal judge in New York has given final approval to a settlement in which Apple will pay $450 million for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices for ebooks. Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan called the settlement “fair and reasonable.” It requires Apple to pay $400... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House launches #GiveaBook campaign

Through the campaign, the publisher will donate a book to the organization Save the Children every time someone uses the hashtag online. Penguin Random House will make donations up to 25,000 times. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate to publish Turkish author Altan

Canongate has signed a novel from bestselling Turkish author Ahmet Altan, the first time one of his books will be translated into English. Publishing director Francis Bickmore signed world rights excluding Turkey and Greece from Levent Yilmaz. Rights have already been sold to HarperCollins... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Approves Apple Settlement, But Case is Far From Over

Judge Denise Cote granted final approval from the bench to a deal that would settle money damages arising from Apple’s ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The State of Licensed Publishing in 2014

Executives overseeing licensed publishing programs are, like publishers in general, monitoring the impact of digital technologies on their businesses and dealing with a challenging and competitive retail landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Content-Driven Ad Network Partners With Time Inc. and Meredith

With the content marketing and native advertising scene getting increasingly crowded with tech players such as Outbrain, Sharethrough and Nativo, just to name a few, OneSpot thinks it's found an edge on those competitors. The Austin, Texas-based marketing vendor, which has big clients such... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reinventing Book Printing: The Next Generation of Custom Textbooks

A number of new developments and new technologies suggest that custom textbook publishing is on the cusp of a boom not seen since the early 1990s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Neglect of textbooks' harming English education system

A new policy paper from the Cambridge Assessment Group has warned that the neglect of textbooks in our education system and publishing is one of the reasons that England has been overtaken by other countries. However the paper, written by Tim Oates, the body's group director of research and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google to Help Publishers Make Money by Blocking Ads

Google, the biggest seller of online ads, has created a way for publishers to make money without ads.Google on Thursday introduced an invitation-only crowdfunding program called Contributor that lets people pay $1 to $3 each month to visit sites devoid of ads. The Onion, Mashable, WikiHow, Urban... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Zwirner Gallery Launches Imprint

After years of producing books through partnerships, David Zwirner Gallery, one of the top contemporary art galleries in New York City, has launched David Zwirner Books, a standalone publishing unit based in Chelsea. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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November 2014 Top Self-published Book Reviews from BlueInk Review

The November 2014 selection of self-published book reviews from BlueInk Review includes paranormal fiction, young adult fiction, self-help and health. The post November 2014 Top Self-published Book Reviews from BlueInk Review appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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