Hachette Livre c.e.o. and chairman Arnaud Nourry will be interviewed as part of Frankfurt Book Fair’s c.e.o. talk series. Nourry will be questioned by the editors of The Bookseller, Livres Hebdo, Bookdao, buchreport, PublishNews Brazil and Publishers Weekly. The discussion, moderated by Rüdiger Wischenbart, will focus on the current transformation of the global book business in the context of this year’s Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry, in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Small Business Saturday, Josie Leavitt and Elizabeth Bluemle celebrated the 20th anniversary of The Flying Pig Bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) has called on publishers to give authors “the right to say no” to high-discounting practices as part of its campaign for fairer, more transparent contracts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The plummeting British pound is affecting deals cut at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, with UK publishers buying from Europe haggling for deals to be made in Euros as opposed to sterling. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive CEO Steve Potash continues to raise concerns that under the proposed merger of the W3C and the IDPF, the book industry will lose influence over the continued development of the ePUB ebook file standard. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has pre-empted rights to "a truly special book" titled Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers from across the world are to come together at Frankfurt Book Fair to celebrate the "diversity and vibrancy" of the international independent publishing scene. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir from Elton John and a graphic novel from Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent are among the hottest as-yet-unsigned properties from UK agents heading into the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Krugman is right to condemn journalism’s ‘weasel words’ about Hillary Clinton. The hardest subjects require the most exacting press standardsSometimes journalists can’t live by a hand-me-down codebook. They themselves are responsible for what’s published. They live, after all, in the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hecht recently left her position as executive director of children's and YA scouting at Mary Anne Thompson Associates to launch her own company, Rachel Hecht Children's Scouting. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the Frankfurt Book Fair Summer Academy, book industry consultant Iryna Baturevych offers an insider look at post-Soviet book markets and the international ambitions of publishers working there. The post Understanding Post-Soviet Book Markets: FBF Summer Academy in Kiev appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From accounts of near-death expriences to ways of talking to kids about death, a wave of new books offer for the dying, the grieving, and the questioning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury m.d. Rebecca Smart talks about consumer and lifestyle brand Penguin Living and its first event, the Careers 360 Immersion Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watching for a day when 'generosity flows in both directions,' ALLi's leadership assesses new development—and division—in the indie-publishing sector. The post ‘Self-Publishing 2.0’? An Industry Alliance for Indies Calls the Question appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amberley is to publish But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s new Kindle Oasis e-reader has received praise from reviewers for its design and engineering, but with a price tag of £270 for the cheapest model and £330 for added 3G internet capabilities it has also been called "too expensive for the average user". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) has taken a majority shareholding in global rights and licensing trading platform, IPR License Ltd. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Incoming ALA president Julie Todaro talks funding, Spanish-language services, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With 13 titles longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction translated into English, some question the gender balance on the list. The post Questioning Gender Ratio in the Man Booker International Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucas, the first woman and first African-American to lead the National Book Foundation, talks about her plans for making the organization more relevant to those outside New York publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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