For four days each year, Tom Cruise, Quentin Tarantino and some of the biggest movie stars on the planet head to San Diego's Comic-Con International to get grilled by a goofy, somewhat dashing stand-up comedian named Chris Hardwick.At this year's annual conference for more than 130,000 fans of comic books and genre movies, Mr. Hardwick will moderate panels on such topics as "Star Wars," "The Walking Dead" and Tarantino's new movie "The Hateful Eight."Mr. Hardwick also uses his role at Comic-Con to promote Nerdist Industries, the four-year-old entertainment company he founded and leads. Nerdist runs a network of more than 30 podcasts, along with YouTube channels and a website beloved by fans of Marvel and "Game of Thrones." The company, owned by Thomas Tull's Legendary Entertainment, has tapped into the flourishing business of nerd culture, which has transformed Hollywood into a factory line of billion-dollar comic-book and fantasy franchises. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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Bloomsbury is setting up a new publishing business in India, with plans to develop Indian... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Crowd-funding, the technical term for fund-raising sites like Kickstarter.com, has been an increasingly popular way for cartoonists to raise money to publish independent comic and graphic novel projects. While Kickstarter has just hit a new high point with the funding of the first $600,000... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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It may sound a little strange, but the SmarterComics version of this business bestseller is quite engaging. Here's your chance to read it online free of charge. Continue reading at PC World
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Crowd-funding, the technical term for fund-raising sites like Kickstarter.com, has been an increasingly popular way for cartoonists to raise money to publish independent comic and graphic novel projects. While Kickstarter has just hit a new high point with the funding of the first $600,000... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In what looks to be the graphic publishing literary event of the year, Seven Stories Press will publish the first volume of the Graphic Canon: Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons in April, the first of a three-volume anthology of graphic interpretations of the world’s literary... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Comic book fans gather in the French city of Angouleme to celebrate the 39th international festival of comic books. Continue reading at BBC News
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Despite another sterling year for Jamie Oliver, Britain's bestselling authors generated their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Reinvention is set to be a key trend for 2012, with top literary agents saying they are on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The starting gun has been fired in the race to find Britain's best publishers, retailers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Atlantic Media Company names Kevin Delaney as editor-in-chief of its still untitled digital global business brand. Delaney brings over a decade of experience at The Wall Street Journal to this developing role. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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US bookseller Barnes & Noble has said that it is considering separating its Nook business... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Leading US book retailer Barnes & Noble has reported sales of its Nook e-reading devices... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Barnes & Noble shares under pressure as company explores Nook ebook business options Continue reading at MarketWatch.com
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E-books are expected to account for 17% of Simon & Schuster's total revenue in 2011,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Phoenix story comic, which launches on 7th January 2012, will be distributed nationally by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publishers are planning to up their marketing campaigns over the crucial festive period,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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There may be no greater indication of how things have changed in corporate publishing than the results of an informal PW search for sleeper hits of the year from major publishers. We annually round up sleepers from indie publishers for a late summer feature, but we have not made a regular habit... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Dan Shannon, publisher of North Carolina city titles Chapel Hill and Durham Magazines, has spotted a hole in the current news publishing model. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Booksellers are relying on a handful of established names to boost sales this Christmas, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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As budget media tablets race to the bottom on price, ebook readers are the real winners receiving deep price cuts and improved features. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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