E-book price-fixing trial: Will the judge come down on the side of Apple?

Judge Denise Cote seemed inclined to rule for the Department of Justice at the beginning of the trial, but her remarks as the case closed seemed to indicate a shift towards Apple's side. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Brazil’s book market saw 2017 lift

Brazil's book market saw real growth of 3.1% last year, according to Brazilian book trade publication PublishNews.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2017 Bestselling Books in Germany: Translations Top the Fiction List

In 2017, the bestselling books in Germany show that readers are interested in translated fiction and thrillers. Nonfiction bestseller lists included more German authors than foreign authors. The post 2017 Bestselling Books in Germany: Translations Top the Fiction List appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of February 12, 2018

This week's hot books include a new thriller series from Sweden that has sold in a flurry of sales, and a Polish thriller that sold for world English rights. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of February 12, 2018

This week's book to film deals include the first children's book by Sophie Kinsella, and big plans for the Ology series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to publish 'urgent' book on consent

Bloomsbury is to publish an “urgent” and “unapologetically radical” book on sexual consent, rape culture and the power of desire by writer and journalist Laurie Penny. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miriama Kamo pens children's book

Miriama Kamo waited 10 years before sending a children's book she had penned to a publisher. But the wait paid off – well sort of. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Book Deals Feb. 14

Among this week's deals, a football fable from Tony Dungy, how to confront hunger from InterVarsity, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following Up With Pop-Up Magazine, From the Other Side of the Curtain

We sent a reporter to Brooklyn to take in the sights, sounds and atmosphere of the touring experiential magazine. The post Following Up With Pop-Up Magazine, From the Other Side of the Curtain appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 11, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended February 4, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why top Kiwi author Felicity Price is giving up

Hardly anyone reads New Zealand adult fiction. Printed books comprise about two-thirds of all books sold in this country, but Kiwis are a pragmatic bunch and by far the most books we buy are cookbooks and sports biographies. Printed fiction is likely to be less than a half of adult fiction sold,... Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 4, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended February 4, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of February 12, 2018

Ally Carter sells her debut middle grade series, S&S buys a YA novel by NBA-winner Neal Schusterman and his son, MIT Press nabs an essay collection by Roxane Gay, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Atlantic Refreshes Its Front-of-Book Section

Magazine editor Scott Stossel and senior editor Kate Julian take us inside the new-look Dispatches section. The post The Atlantic Refreshes Its Front-of-Book Section appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 12, 2018

This week: a literary adventure about a movie crew in the jungles of Honduras, plus the painting that shocked the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham win top books honour

The couple, whose children’s books include We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Borka, receive BookTrust’s first ever joint lifetime achievement awardTwo giants of children’s books, Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham, are to be honoured with the first ever double BookTrust lifetime achievement award.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The German Book Prize Academy Announces Its 2018 Jury in Frankfurt

The 2018 jury for Germany's top literary prize includes literary critics, authors, a bookseller, and a former publisher. The winner will be announced on October 8. The post The German Book Prize Academy Announces Its 2018 Jury in Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viewpoints From the Children’s Books Salon: Trends, Concerns, and Publishing Pride

The observations made by these diverse publishers during at the first Children's Books Salon in New York speak to their common faith in the social power of books. The post Viewpoints From the Children’s Books Salon: Trends, Concerns, and Publishing Pride appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why university libraries are tossing millions of books

Struggling to keep up with the increasing digitization of academia, libraries are purging older volumes to make way for study spaces and coffee shops. The act is a radical shift from when the value of a library was measured by the scope of its books.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Signs Jesmyn Ward to Two-Book Deal

Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward will follow up her NBA-winning novel 'Sing, Unburied, Sing,' with two new books, to be published by Scribner and Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daedalus Books Closes Wholesale Division

Daedalus Books & Music, one of the oldest remainder companies in the United States, has shuttered its wholesale business and appears to have sold its online retail operations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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