As one of the most powerful storms on record approaches Florida, several airlines have capped fares for flights traveling in and out of the path of Hurricane Irma and have waived fees for rebooking flights. But the price caps — from as low as $99 for an economy seat — may be short-lived because... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sing along with Facebook? The social network announced Tuesday that it is testing the ability for people to include music in the personal videos they create, and it introduced a new feature, Lip Sync Live. Facebook now has licenses through millions of songs through deals with music publishers... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's digital comics marketplace Comixology is releasing three new series in digital and POD print editions, and plans to announce an even larger list of graphic novels during San Diego Comic-Con in July. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quirk began publishing graphic novels this May and the indie publisher has plans to steadily add more books in formats over the next few years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once more, downloaded audiobooks are the format leader, up 32.1 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Association of American Publishers' StatShot report. The post As BookExpo Approaches, US Publishers Cite Revenue Up In First Quarter of the Year appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The third year of the International Alliance of Independent Publishers' Tehran Book Fair Uncensored program includes an anthology of writings censored in Iran but not yet published outside the country. The post ‘Tehran Book Fair Uncensored’ Adds an Anthology of Writings Forbidden in Iran... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Beijing International Book Fair's newly dedicated children's book program is announcing a partnership with exposition giant UBM to expand the fair's licensing opportunities. The post UBM Partnership Adds Children’s Books Rights and Licensing to Beijing Book Fair appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tesla just earned a Guinness World Record. Tesla just entered the Guinness World Record book. The electric automaker teamed up with Qantas for a publicity stunt in which a Tesla Model X P100D pulled a 287,000-pound Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner nearly 1,000 feet down the tarmac at the Melbourne... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friday 18th May is the deadline for publishers to submit free listings in the Autumn Buyer’s Guides, which feature new titles being published between August 2018 and January 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Cannes, Voltage is handling world rights to the film adaptation of Anna Todd's 'After' from Wattpad Studios. In New York, a newly announced panel with the Motion Picture Association and AAP looks at film collaborations. The post BookExpo Adds Screen Panel; Anna Todd’s ‘After’ Names Telles,... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new category announced in Frankfurter Buchmesse's Film Awards program is for Best Illustrated Book on a Film-Related Subject–sumptuous film biographies, costume-design studies, or the making of a ground-breaking design: all are fair game in this new class of entry. The post Frankfurter... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian digital content distributor De Marque has acquired Libranda, the large distributor of Spanish-language digital content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claire Wilson at RCW has added Italian and Spanish rights to its haul for the Shadow Sky trilogy by CBeebies actor Joseph Elliott. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As activism rises among faith groups, religion publishers address urgent social issues, conflicts over Trump’s agenda, the fragmenting of American churches, and the continuing decline of religious identification. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the ugly case of David Dao, the Kentucky doctor who was dragged from an overbooked United Airlines flight, the U.S. airline industry vowed to fix the problem of oversold planes. Now some airlines seem to be backing up their promises with money. The parent company of British Airways and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Digiday Publishing Summit in Kyoto, Japan, Digiday surveyed publisher execs on the growth of programmatic advertising and ad blocking. The post Digiday Research: How Japanese publishers are approaching programmatic appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starting with a new Instagram account, NBC Sports and Refinery29 will produce content about female athletes, female executives in the sports world and more. The post NBCUniversal adds Refinery29 to its growing list of digital publisher and platform partners appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British, American, Lithuanian, Estonian, and Latvian writers are featured in this year's timely lineup at London Book Fair, Joanna Trollope seeing her newest book released on Thursday (February 22) and Nora Ikstena with a UK release on March 1. The post Industry Notes: London Book Fair Adds... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder is publishing a memoir and guide to "Sisu", the Finnish approach to wellbeing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With roughly 25 awards on the list, the British Book Awards–the 'Nibbies'–are selected by a sizable group of industry players who serve as jurors. The deadline for entries in this year's competition is February 9. The post British Book Award Judges Announced as the ‘Nibbies’ Entry Deadline... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has pre-empted a debut book about maths for a six-figure sum, which tells "true stories of life-changing events where mathematics has played a critical role". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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