German publishers said they are bowing to Google’s market power, and will allow the search engine powerhouse to show news snippets in search results free of charge, at least for the time being.The decision is a step in an ongoing legal dispute between the publishers and Google. Publishers are trying to get compensation from the search engine for republishing parts of their content. Google however, refuses to share revenue with the publishers.The move follows a Google decision earlier this month to stop using news snippets and thumbnails for some well-known German news sitess of Thursday. Google said it that as of Thursday it would just show a link to a story along with the headline, to avoid legal risks. However, the publishers, represented by copyright collective VG Media, said on Wednesday that they are being forced to give Google the “revocable” right to republish their content due to Google’s “overwhelming market power.” This “extraordinary step” was made to prevent revenue losses for the publishers, VG Media said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sameer Hashmi reports from a bookstore in Mumbai, where a thirst for political insight is driving up book sales. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist and author Edward Klein is returning to Regnery Publishing to release "Blood Feud," an account of the relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To Kill a Mockingbird (William Heinemann) is to be published as an ebook for the first time by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Disney Publishing Worldwide and Del Rey Books are teaming up to do a new line of Star Wars adult fiction novels. The publishers will be working directly with brand creator, Lucasfilm. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scott McCloud, cartoonist and author of the acclaimed trilogy on the nature of comics storytelling that includes “Understanding Comics,” will publish “The Sculptor,” his first major release in six years, in February 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurie Parkin, v-p and publisher of Kensington Publishing, will retire May 30 after serving in those positions since 1999. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two familiar Bible stories get do-overs in newly illustrated children's picture books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New England is home to a number of large and mid-size publishers—the headquarters for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are there, as is Perseus’s Da Capo Press and part of one of the big five trade houses, Hachette. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After months of uncertainty, efforts by former authors of MacAdam Cage, the now-defunct San Francisco independent publishing house, to retrieve the print rights to their books appear close to a resolution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riggio sells chunk of B&N shares and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For more than a decade, PW’s annual fast-growing independent press feature has included a number of New England–based publishers, with 30-year-old Chelsea Green Publishing leading the way. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The L.A. Register's debut reflects a belief by the owner of Freedom Communications that print still sells well in the modern era of digital media.Commuters at Union Station in downtown L.A. got an early look Wednesday at the first edition of the Los Angeles Register. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her first adult graphic novel in six years, Corinne Mucha addresses once again the subject of relationships, or, to be accurate, the "getting over it" part after a relationship's end. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung is the founder of the Myanmar Book Center and executive director of the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baker Publishing Group and Gospel Light announced that Baker will acquire Regal Books, the trade line of Ventura, Calif.-based Gospel Light. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Katie Bond, formerly Bloomsbury director of trade marketing and publicity, has been appointed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Late Friday afternoon, the Authors Guild filed its appeal in its copyright infringement lawsuit against Google. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurence King Publishing, an art and design house founded in the U.K. in 1991, is gearing up for the debut of This Is, a series of titles about 20th-century artists presented in the style of graphic novels, with illustrations, original art, and text. The first three titles—This Is Dali, This Is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada experiments with publishing a multimedia digital original fiction series with text, illustrations and soundtrack created by Bedouin Soundclash frontman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wool author Hugh Howey, who has emerged in recent years as one of the poster boys for self-publishing, discussed his career path, and the perks of bring a hybrid author, at a panel during this week's London Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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