Viking Children’s nabs the latest by Sarah Dessen; Megan Miranda sells an adult psychological thriller for six figures; Robert Repino closes on the follow-up to Mort(e), his celebrated SF novel; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian, 29 June 1970: A report says that despite the introduction of television, gross newspaper consumption has risen substantially Contrary to the popular belief of the public who read them, the publishers who print them, and the pundits who write for them, newspapers have lost little of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You’ve read books in print. You might have read books online or on a mobile device. But until now you probably haven't read a book on Instagram. Jason Sperling, executive creative director at agency RPA, today began publishing his new 160-page book, “Look at Me When I'm Talking to You,”... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While Comixology continues to dominate the digital comics marketplace, some publishers are adding their comics to the Madefire digital platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Content Working Group co-chair Carolyn Anthony told members that ALA officials were "continuing to dialogue" with the Big Five publishers over ebook prices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On this week's episode, we talk about curation and algorithms in digital publishing. The post It’s Humans vs. Machines in This Week’s Webmonkey Podcast appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book People’s co-founder Seni Glaister is stepping down from her role as c.e.o of the company. William Wellesley, who has been at the company since January, and has been previously joint managing director at Molton Brown and group chief operating officer at GEMS Education, has been appointed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are we really a nation vibrating with anxiety? The booming sales of colouring books that help calm us down would suggest soThe Michael O’Mara publishing empire is housed exactly as you would expect from a company that had no idea how fast it was going to grow. Clara Nelson, the publicity... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The annual extravaganza of indie booksellers returned last week with a barrage of book-centric events, readings, publicity and costumes. Lisa Campbell documents the highlights of the action-packed seven days David Headley from Goldsboro Books and Sheila O’Reilly right from Dulwich Books with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jim Bryant draws examples from Trajectory.com bookselling partners in China to argue that superior, localized metadata increases book sales — everywhere. The post Employing Localized Data for Global Book Discovery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perseus Book Group was founded in 1996 by venture capitalist Frank Pearl. It is an independent company that represents independent publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On January 2, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced he would be challenging himself to read a new book every other week in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New stores could be opening soon in Novato, Calif., and Dayton, Oh., as two indie chains get ready to expand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The growing complexity of international book publishing is reflected in this year’s ranking of the world’s largest publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Statistics from the publishers association show that German ebook sales has stabilized, with prices dropping year over year, and print sales are up. The post German Ebook Sales Reaches 4.3% Of Overall Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spiegel & Grau is pushing up the publication date of Atlantic correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, 'Between the World and Me,' which confronts issues of race in America, from September 8 to July 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through the deal, Image will expand the availability of its digital comics to retailers and libraries in North America, the U.K., Europe, South America and China. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A response to inaccurate statements made by O'Reilly about 'Publishers Weekly' and his book sales history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We asked some of the world's top design schools to share their favorite books. Here's what they recommend for your summer reading list.It doesn't matter if you're a student of design, or just someone who hears the term "design thinking" and stays quiet at meetings while noting to Google it... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nominations open for Christianity Today book awards; NirV Bible now available in Anglicized edition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fake reviews are still “rife” in the industry and most authors have been subjected to it, the author who exposed the sock puppetry scandal of 2012 has said. Jeremy Duns was speaking after the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) revealed it has launched an investigation into fake online... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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