HarperCollins has confirmed it has had talks on publishing a book from Oscar-winning singer Adele... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the start of the pandemic, several publishing professionals from around the world launched a Facebook group called Publishers Without Borders to stay connected to the broader global publishing community during lockdown. Today, the group has grown to 4,800 members and become a hub for... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Theologian Joseph Ratzinger, the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, was a publishing powerhouse with scores of titles by or about him. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The end of the year has produced a spike in financial troubles that include at least four independent comics publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Fluctuating return-to-work policies, supply chain issues, and shifts in consumer spending were some of the ongoing issues publishing faced in 2022. And then there was the fallout from the decision by Judge Florence Pan that blocked Penguin Random House's purchase of Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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With sales in the adult books and children’s/young adult categories falling 16.4% and 9.9%, respectively, total industry sales dropped 9.3% in October from a year ago for the 1,370 publishers that report results to AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The index is a research framework that analyzes and ranks a set of publications across digital threshold experience, member benefits and pricing and plans dimensions. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2022-12-20 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Doug Seibold’s personal and professional goals haven’t changed since he incorporated his company in Illinois in the fall of 2002: he Seibold wants to publish books that he is passionate about and that fill a niche, and he wants to make the industry more inclusive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors including Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, R. F. Kuang, and Molly McGhee rally with HarperCollins union workers outside the company's headquarters on December 16. Meanwhile, nearly 80% of literary agents responding to a recent poll said they support the ongoing strike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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During a panel, "Do Publisher’s Have a Moral Obligation to Diversify American Literature?", authors Min Jin Lee, Chris Beha, Roxane Gay and publishing veteran Erroll McDonald weighed in on a central issue in the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Our first salary and jobs survey in three years found that the publishing industry’s lack of racial diversity and gender pay gap haven’t improved much. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter is shutting down Revue, the newsletter publishing platform it acquired in January 2021. Revue founder Martijn de Kuijper said in a post on the company's website that the platform will shut down Jan. 18 and all data will be deleted, adding, "This has been a hard decision because we know... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2022-12-14 23:00:00 UTC ]
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As he gets ready to retire next April after 43 years in the Christian publishing industry, Baker Publishing Group’s president and CEO Dwight Baker believes the next generation of publishers will face a different set of issues than those he and his contemporaries did. High on Baker’s list of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Currently the publisher of Lexham Press and the director of original content for Faithlife, Jesse Myers has been named president and CEO of the Baker Book House Company, effective May 1, 2023, succeeding the retiring Dwight Baker. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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'Independent publishers make up the soul of the book world, and I felt that strongly here.' Industry pros rave about rights meetings in Rome. The post Italian Publishers Host an Airy Rights Center in Rome appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-12-09 22:55:39 UTC ]
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A filmmaker has accused Canadian writer Leah McLaren of sexual assault, saying that Penguin Random House Canada knowingly published a memoir by McLaren that depicts the alleged incident as consensual. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2022-12-09 19:13:28 UTC ]
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Pluck any classic novel from a bookstore shelf and it will most likely feature an introduction by a contemporary writer. Especially inspired pairing of authors can imbue an old text with new relevance, highlight its enduring influence, or even become a new selling point for a backlist title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Africa is a continent of 54 countries and some 1.4 billion people, speaking—and sometimes writing and publishing—in hundreds of languages. The book business on the continent is diverse and eclectic. We convened a group of several top practitioners to get a sample of the triumphs and challenges... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-12-08 09:57:24 UTC ]
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Lawyers for Amazon and the Big Five publishers say that a revived class action suit accusing them of colluding to fix e-book prices is not significantly different from the case that was dismissed in September for lack of evidence, and should not be allowed to go forward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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BDG, BuzzFeed, Hearst and The Washington Post will host in-person holiday parties this year, though they will not be the stereotypical soirées. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2022-12-06 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Ending months of uncertainty, indie graphic novel publisher Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group has named veteran comics executive Hunter Gorinson as its president and publisher, effective immediately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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