Over the past couple of years, Australia has hatched a raft of authors whose work is selling around the globe. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2017 the marginal growth was propelled not by breakout bestsellers, but by undervalued—perhaps literally—midlist writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers that have been briefed by Facebook believe this latest move would be a dramatic step in the direction of reducing publishers’ presence in the news feed. The post ‘We’re losing hope’: Facebook tells publishers big change is coming to News Feed appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After more than doubling the size of its newsletter subscriber base, the business news publisher is putting more resources toward pop-up newsletters. The post Why Quartz is churning out short-run newsletters for big events appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emil Ferris's surprise literary hit and bestselling debut graphic novel, 'My Favorite Thing is Monsters,' was the top vote-getter in PW's annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid discussion bout how audiobook rights are bought and sold, our roundup shows a robust rights trading scene on the international publishing stage. The post Rights Roundup: Reports From Sweden, Spain, Germany, Greece, Canada, Australia appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hindi pulp fiction writer Surender Mohan Pathak has been made 'the Agatha Christie of India' by HarperCollins India's Minakshi Thakur, now at Westland. The post The Rise of Surender Mohan Pathak: HarperCollins India Wins Big With Hindi Pulp Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After months of speculation, Amazon has opened in Australia, promising to “create thousands of new jobs and invest hundreds of millions of dollars” in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daniel Bouloud and Aarón Sánchez are among the culinary star contributors to an upcoming cookbook, which features recipes from more than 60 immigrant chefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Internet giants may be trying to make nice with publishers, but that's not completely reassuring to Australian regulators. The country's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating Facebook, Google and other "digital platform provide... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are revisiting paid content models, but will they have better luck making it work this time? The post Paid Content: The Old New Thing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading questions and an extensive three-tracked structure frame the programming of this year's FutureBook conference from The Bookseller team in London. The post FutureBook’s 2017 Triple Threat: Big Asks and Diverse Voices appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An author has accused Australian publisher Allen & Unwin of dropping his book on China's influence on Australia in an act of self-censorship for fear of reprisals from Beijing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aided by downloadable audio, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Simon & Schuster posted higher quarterly results. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Each November for the past 18 years, thousands of writers have taken the National Novel Writing Month challenge, creating a 50,000-word novel draft in 30 days. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tech pioneer, CEO of publishing company O’Reilly Media, says his industry will fail unless the web giants start putting consumers ahead of shareholdersTim O’Reilly believes we need to have a reset. This means more coming from him than it does from most people. The 63-year-old CEO, born in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Opening the prize to global competition has been good for its profile, good for US writers - and a problem for novelists here and from the CommonwealthTonight the five judges of the Man Booker prize will announce this year’s winner. It was also the votes of five judges that chose the winners at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Ivana Trump announced in the spring that she was writing a memoir about motherhood, many people—and surely the book’s publisher—hoped that she would use the book to settle scores, or at least drop a few new juicy details about her marriage to the future president of the United States. In... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Tech – Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon -- pose an existential threat because they come between us and reality, a new book contends. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2017-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kevin Systrom said Instagram and Facebook realize media companies are important to their ecosystems and want to make sure publishers thrive there. The post Instagram’s Kevin Systrom on publishing on platforms: ‘The big question is, what’s the business model?’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tastemakers in the publishing industry spent big on a handful of novels, and a raft of memoirs at this year's fair. Some insiders mused that while the novels offer escapism, the memoirs give readers what they crave even more in these divisive times: a sense of connection with other people. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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