US public libraries are more popular than ever, but library workers are mostly not paid a livable wage: new research into library data. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2022-02-09 11:45:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press publishing director Stuart Proffitt has won the London Library Life in Literature Award for his contribution to publishing, with the judges deeming him "the pre-eminent editor of non-fiction working in the UK today." The £10,000 prize is given each year by the London Library,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Executives overseeing licensed publishing programs are, like publishers in general, monitoring the impact of digital technologies on their businesses and dealing with a challenging and competitive retail landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A parliamentary debate on libraries descended into "personal attacks" between libraries minister Ed Vaizey and shadow communities and local government minister Lyn Brown. Speaking at a Westminster Hall debate on public libraries yesterday (19th December), Brown, a Labour MP for West Ham,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Courier Corp. finished the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014 with a 5% increase in sales, to $283.3 million, although net income fell to $7.8 million from $11.2 million in fiscal 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dubbed the “Indie Rock Stars” module, the program will launch with the participation of some 90 authors, and will include at least 18 New York Times bestselling books and more than 30 award-winning novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of librarians have launched a new crowd-funded project called the Library A to Z, designed to promote the role of public libraries. More than 150 backers, as well sponsor the Library Campaign, backed the Library A to Z on crowd-funding site Kickstarter, raising more than £4,500, twice... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher is opening up its ebook lending program to all libraries. Previously, the S&S catalog was available only to those libraries participating in the house's “Buy It Now” merchandising program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the 1.4 million books housed at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library are set to move to less distinguished digs: a 40,000-square-foot space in a Westport warehouse. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books including There’s Something I’ve Been Dying to Tell You by Linda Bellingham (Hodder), The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Headline) and The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters (Little, Brown) are among the titles vying to be named eBooks by Sainbury’s ebook of the year. There are... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Community groups are set to take over the running of at least seven of the 11 libraries earmarked for closure in Liverpool. Campaigners who have fought to keep the libraries open – including authors Cathy Cassidy and Alan Gibbons – have welcomed the news, but urged that more details on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Imperial War Museum (IWM) has confirmed it is consulting on restructuring its organisation, in changes which staff say could see its library close and up to 80 people lose their jobs. Altogether, the institution, made up of several museums around the UK, is seeking to reduce annual... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Library Campaign has termed the new report from the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee into the activities of Arts Council England a "damp squib". In the report, released yesterday (5th November), the CMS Committee criticised ACE for its bias in funding projects in the capital, but... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faced with a difficult comparison to last year's third quarter, sales at Simon & Schuster fell 11% in the third period ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same period last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Sieghart has said that the library service operates "dysfunctionally", and that he is "frightened and worried" for the future of the library network. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade segment rose 1.5% in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the same period last year, rising to $46.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA , however, dropped 16.3% to $7.2 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the most widely used messaging apps in the world, including Google Hangouts, Facebook chat, Yahoo Messenger and Snapchat, flunked a best-practices security test by advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).The organization evaluated 39 messaging products based on seven... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Half of the libraries in North Yorkshire could face closure unless volunteers come forward to keep them open, the county council has warned. The push towards community-run libraries follows an original decision by the council in 2010, which saw nine of the council's 42 libraries run by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Join PW Graphic Novel Reviews editor Heidi MacDonald, Thursday November 13 at 1:00 pm on the PW webcast, in conversation with comics publishers from Animal Media, Dark Horse and Viz Media, about the changing readership of comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cygnus continued its piece-by-piece sell off Monday, sending its public safety and transportation divisions to SouthComm. Terms weren't disclosed. The deal includes 11 magazines, seven trade shows and seven digital properties. Cygnus says all employees moving to new ownership will be retained. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a novel take on the dangers of book burning, up to four libraries in Hertfordshire could be relocated into the area’s part-time fire stations. Hertfordshire County Council has received £700,000 of government funding for the scheme, which it called “pioneering”. The funding will see up to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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