BBC is selling Lonely Planet, to NC2 Media, a Nashville-based digital media company, for $77.8 million — a $120 million less than what BBC bought it for in 2007. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Elizabeth Russell’s publication experience has been the best of times and the worst of times. Here’s why. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-02 09:00:01 UTC ]
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Bertram Group has sold its subsidiaries Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV and Houtschild Internationale Boekhandel BV to Casalini Libri SPA for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 12:50:11 UTC ]
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BBC Arts has launched Culture in Quarantine, a virtual arts festival “rooted in the experience of national lockdown”, with highlights including "The Big Book Weekend", co-founded by Kit de Waal and Molly Flatt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 12:02:11 UTC ]
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W H Smith has closed around 60% of its shops after the Prime Minister ordered non-essential stores to shut owing to the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 20:27:47 UTC ]
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The sought-after first novel by former blogger Clare Pooley exposes the need for connection in the age of social media Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-20 07:25:26 UTC ]
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Macmillan has abandoned its controversial lending policy on e-books for US libraries in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 05:44:27 UTC ]
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Help build the libraries of schools around the country by donating a few bucks to these DonorsChoose projects. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-13 10:40:37 UTC ]
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Europa Editions has sold world English language audio rights to Elena Ferrante's latest novel to Penguin Random House Audio. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-13 09:15:04 UTC ]
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Simon Savidge has left his role at Liverpool Libraries to take charge of logistics for the BBC’s Novels That Shaped Our World libraries events programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 06:33:08 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group is no longer publishing Woody Allen’s autobiography, returning all rights to the author a day after an estimated 75–100 employees walked out in protest. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-08 18:31:06 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group has decided not to publish film director Woody Allen’s upcoming memoir, a day after employees at the company walked out in solidarity with Ronan Farrow. In a statement, Hachette... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2020-03-06 23:58:20 UTC ]
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After holding a forum to discuss one contentious novel, Winfrey said she did not want to wade into literary controversy again. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2020-03-06 21:49:29 UTC ]
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According to the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), Italy's book market fell 25% last week, with those areas worst-hit by the coronavirus—such as Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia—seeing drops of 50% and above. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 21:19:43 UTC ]
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After the massive blowback from its selection of American Dirt—a book about the migrant experience widely denounced for having very little connection to the migrant experience (or to Mexico, where the book is set)—it makes sense that Oprah’s Book Club would make future selections more... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-05 17:20:51 UTC ]
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The author of Catch and Kill says he won't work with Hachette Book Group after it announced plans to publish his father’s book. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2020-03-04 19:50:27 UTC ]
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ViacomCBS, fresh off a recent merger, is looking to sell its Simon & Schuster book publishing business Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2020-03-04 18:09:45 UTC ]
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Following the reunification of Viacom and CBS, Simon & Schuster's chief Carolyn Reidy tells the staff that its parent company will explore seelling The post Reidy to Staff: ViacomCBS Is Looking to Sell Simon & Schuster appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-04 17:27:00 UTC ]
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Nearly three months to the day after the completion of the ViacomCBS merger, the mass media company has indicated its intentions to sell Simon & Schuster, one of the U.S.'s Big Five publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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ViacomCBS is planning to sell Simon & Schuster, it was announced today (4th March). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 20:59:41 UTC ]
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Amazon's latest Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite are back down to their lowest prices since Black Friday. The newest Kindle Paperwhite is now $85, instead of the usual $130, while the latest standard Kindle is $60, instead of the usual list price of $90.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-03-02 13:55:00 UTC ]
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