McKee reflects on three decades of Elmer as the iconic elephant turns global

The illustrator who attended art school merely to avoid getting a job, and whose inimitable patchwork creation came about by conflating his Paul Klee tendencies with his love of elephants, will be celebrated by London Book Fair at Olympia. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Ebook Distributor Bookwire’s Plans for Global Domination

German ebook distribution platform Bookwire's international expansion is rolling across Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. The post Ebook Distributor Bookwire’s Plans for Global Domination appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: The man who turned around Foyles

Sam Husain has fought off the threat of ebooks and online retailers to make Foyles bookshops profitable again. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia’s Year of Literature Fighting “Toughest Test in Decades”

Though 2015 is designated the Year of Literature to stimulate reading in Russia, the country’s book industry is facing its toughest test in decades. The post Russia’s Year of Literature Fighting “Toughest Test in Decades” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Udon Turns Literary Classics into Manga Adventure

Can manga-style versions of classics like ‘Pride and Prejudice’ become the Cliffs Notes of a new generation of readers? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GBO Delhi’s GLOBALOCAL: More “Global” in 2015

This week's GLOBALOCAL conference in New Delhi will bring international publishers side-by-side with some of the who’s who of the publishing trade in India. The post GBO Delhi’s GLOBALOCAL: More “Global” in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown Turns Community Site into New Imprint

Launched in 2013, Novl is a community website that was set up to be a central location for the social media activities of authors at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S creates new 'global digital sales' role

Simon & Schuster has created a director of global digital and online sales role based in the US to apply a global approach to sales and marketing across its businesses worldwide. Colin Shields, who headed up the publishers’ digital sales, has been promoted to the newly created position of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle Convert turns paper books into ebooks, if you're patient

Got books to digitize and plenty of patience? Amazon's Kindle Convert software will let you scan them at home. As spotted by The Ebook Reader, Kindle Convert is a $50 PC application that turns printed pages into Kindle ebooks. It should work with most scanners, provided they support at least... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Kalmbach Turned Two of Its Strengths Into a New Magazine

Kalmbach is using existing footholds in tech and hobbies as platforms for a launch. The post How Kalmbach Turned Two of Its Strengths Into a New Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's book start-up Lost My Name plans global expansion

British children’s book start-up Lost My Name is planning to expand into several new territories in 2015 after claiming it outsold Julia Donaldson’s Superworm in 2015.   The company sells personalised picture books via its website www.lostmy.name. Customers create a book by entering the name... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle Textbook Creator turns authors into teachers (and vice versa)

While ebooks are everywhere, electronic textbooks never really caught on, despite their potential to bring immersive learning at a lower cost. Amazon is trying to change that with the Kindle Textbook Creator, a free app from its newly formed Kindle ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC signs global deal for Neal Stephenson

HarperCollins has signed a global deal for two books by science/historical fiction writer Neal Stephenson. In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the books will be published by HarperCollins imprint Borough Press. In the US and Canada, the novels will be published by William Morrow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No, we haven’t banned books on pigs – but sensitivity is key in global publishing | Jane Harley

At Oxford University Press we have to balance children’s cultural and learning needs, while retaining some healthy common senseGiven that our editorial guidelines that reference pigs and pork have been in place for as long as I can remember, little did I imagine that they would attract... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital publishers turn to cartoons to cover the news

The future of digital publishing is increasingly borrowing from the long history of newspapers' political cartoons. The post Digital publishers turn to cartoons to cover the news appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Year, New You: Health and Wellness Books Take a Spiritual Turn

Set for a healthier 2015? Religion publishers offer new titles and reissues of bestsellers to encourage both physical health and spiritual fitness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Ebook Retailers Race to Beat Amazon into Latin America

Global Spanish-language ebook retailers are racing to capture Latin American readers and bolster ebook sales before Amazon makes a big push into the region. The post Global Ebook Retailers Race to Beat Amazon into Latin America appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of 2014: Seven authors reflect on battles close at hand

A Monitor book critic recalls seven of his favorite author interviews from 2014. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reidy reflects on Simon & Schuster's 2014

Simon & Schuster has seen an "especially" productive year in business, with "encouraging" sales seen after joining US and UK subscription platforms. In an end-of-year letter to staff and authors, Carolyn Reidy, president and c.e.o of Simon & Schuster in the US, said the publisher had... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Has the Tide Turned for Apple?

On Monday, December 15, Apple appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to argue that the 2013 verdict holding it liable for fixing ebook prices should be reversed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dohle Reflects On a Year 'Combining Two Great Legacies'

In his annual year-end letter, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle cited the merger and thanked the PRH staff for the “impressive feat” of “combining two great legacies.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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