Crain’s Chicago Business will transition to a metered subscription plan online next month. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Earlier this year, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya decided to run for president in Belarus, a country widely known as “Europe’s last dictatorship,” after her husband, a popular YouTuber who had planned to run himself, was jailed. Alexander Lukashenko, the longtime dictator, allowed Tikhanovskaya to... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-12-01 13:25:34 UTC ]
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Ebury is launching a new imprint called Ebury Edge, dedicated to business and performance publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 02:14:00 UTC ]
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Demand an explanation for why Chicago Public Libraries are open to in-person services while COVID positivity rates soar above 15%. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-11-27 15:17:51 UTC ]
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The IPA explores 'the need for a joined-up, ecosystem recovery roadmap' to address effects of the pandemic on the world publishing industry. The post Surveying the Coronavirus’ Impact on the International Book Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-24 16:10:39 UTC ]
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All Chicago Public Schools high school students and staff can freely access the e-book and digital audio of 'A Promised Land' through December 31, 2020, via OverDrive's Sora app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis chief executive Annie Callanan has said that one of the greatest challenges for the academic and education sector is “this notion that our output should be free”, in an interview at FutureBook 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-20 16:28:59 UTC ]
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Subscription models are still better suited to academic books than trade titles, but there is still much more publishers can do with their IP, Perlego's Matthew Jones has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-20 13:10:54 UTC ]
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An anthology of writings provides a glimpse into the mind of the Amazon founder. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-20 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The deal will bring together two of the world's most high-profile digital media firms. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2020-11-19 19:56:28 UTC ]
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Acquisition unites two of the largest players in digital mediaNews comes after both companies made deep cutsBuzzFeed has agreed to buy HuffPost the companies said Thursday, uniting two of the largest players in digital media in the latest example of consolidation in the sector.The acquisition is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-11-19 18:56:11 UTC ]
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The past six months have seen “explosive” online sales with print books up by 45%, e-books by 30% and audio increasing 28%, according to figures from Bookstat c.e.o. Paul Abbassi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 01:00:03 UTC ]
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Waterstones has seen "strong" online orders for A Promised Land (Viking), with the title also at number one in Amazon's bestseller charts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 06:17:45 UTC ]
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A trio of booksellers from a variety of stores as well as a documentarian of reading trends discussed what ails the industry as well as what has to be done to make it more sustainable at a PubTech Connect session. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A “seismic shift” to online shopping during the pandemic has fuelled a “crazy” market for acquisitions of big names, HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 23:24:16 UTC ]
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Insiders say a book by President Donald Trump could be a tempting proposition for major publishers—but it may not be worth the cost. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Books has said the publisher will be "pivoting" promotional plans for J K Rowling's The Ickabog to support closed bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 10:01:07 UTC ]
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Independent publisher and bookseller Jacaranda is to launch an online book festival in December, celebrating a new wave of black British authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 08:45:44 UTC ]
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Michael O'Mara is to publish a professional development book from tennis trainer Matt Little, The Way of the Tortoise. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-02 09:36:26 UTC ]
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As Europe goes back into pandemic lockdown French bookstores are making the case to remain open, despite the fact bars and restaurants will be closing. Citing fears of increasing “cultural isolation” bookstore associations are joining with publishers to demand classification as essential... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-29 16:15:27 UTC ]
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With the Covid-19 pandemic resurgent around the globe, Penguin Random House this week announced that it is extending its Open License for online story time and read-aloud videos through March 31, 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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