E-book sales have leveled off for the most part in 2015 to date, continuing a trend that began last year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Michael Morpugo, Francesca Simon and Tony Ross have been shortlisted for this year's Children's Book Awards. The awards are divided into three categories: books for younger children, books for younger readers and books for older readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saudi prince, who also owns about 1% of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, offloads 30% stake in SRMGSaudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company has announced the sale of its almost 30% share in a press group that publishes pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.Kingdom Holding... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comma Press is publishing the first full title in English by popular Chinese author Diao Dou, translated by Brendan O’Kane. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Old Street Publishing is to release The Corbyn Colouring Book, an "adult colouring book with a sense of humour" inspired by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, in time for Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A theorem for coloring a large class of “perfect” mathematical networks could ease the way for a long-sought general coloring proof. The post What Coloring Books Have in Common With Networks and Nodes appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont is to publish Little Monster and the Spooky Party by illustrator Nick Sharratt and author Pippa Goodhart to coincide with Halloween next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saqi Books has acquired the rights to The Battle for British Islam, an "urgent and courageous book" by human rights campaigner Sara Khan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British gamer Joseph Garrett may be nervous in crowds, but he has a growing legion of young fans – and a publishing deal to make their Christmas“When you’re trying to get somewhere and you’re surrounded, that’s when I get panicked. I’m not great with crowds anyway, but it’s OK on stage. It’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. librarians head to this year’s Guadalajara International Book Fair, PRH Grupo Editorial starts a new Spanish-language imprint, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Publishing MA is not essential to working in the industry but it is a route that is being favoured by more students each year. Publishing as a university subject is still relatively new compared to other subjects but listed below are the universities across the UK that currently have courses.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global authority on natural navigation Tristan Gooley has been commissioned by Sceptre to write How to Read Water: Clues, Signs & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea. Commissioning editor Rupert Lancaster commissioned How to Read Water from Sophie Hicks at the Sophie Hicks Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chronicle Books will handle distribution of about 20 Quadrille titles per season, starting with the fall 2015 list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SLIC c.e.o Amina Shah has today (29th October) been appointed as Scottish Book Trust’s new director of programme. The director of programme is a key post at the national charity promoting literacy and a diverse reading and writing community in Scotland. Working with the c.e.o. as part of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perhaps the biggest question to come from Pierre Leval’s written opinion in the extraordinary case of Google Books, is how it might ripple into the day-to-day application of fair use in higher education. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among other notable happenings this week are two Halloween openings, for Liberty Bay Books in Bremerton, Wash., and Nantucket Bookworks, which is holding its grand reopening after being closed nearly a year for renovations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adblock Plus is hosting an event with publishers on the evening of Nov. 3, the night before the ad:tech conference kicks off in New York. Eyeo GmbH, the company that makes the popular Adblock Plus software (which claims to have more than 400 million desktop downloads), is hosting a small dinner... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Franklin of London’s Profile Books doesn’t believe in publishing mysticism, just good business: "It always comes down to authors and their books." The post Profile MD Andrew Franklin Eschews Publishing Mysticism appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Name of God Is Mercy: A Conversation with Andrea Tornielli' will be published in January 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobody knows what the future of the media industry will look like - we can only extrapolate from its current state and hope nothing too disruptive ruins our bets in the meantime. To help us make those bets, TheMediaBriefing recently hosted the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer's Edit, a Sydney-based literary magazine, has branched into books and is winning industry accolades and launching new careers. The post Australian Lit Mag “Writer’s Edit” Launches Books, Builds Careers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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