A new independent bookshop will open its doors to customers in Bourne, Lincolnshire this weekend. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 01:26:30 UTC ]
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India's Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform offers open source of children's books and encourages users to translate, adapt and use the content for free. The post Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver: Open Source Publishing for India’s Children appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To push its January book 'The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend,' Sourcebooks has launched a reader voting campaign that will see three bookstores win grants up to $3,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cumbria booksellers are open for business in spite of the area seeing three bouts of flooding in less than a month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How many have you read? Test yourself by seeing if you can match first lines to the titles of the Monitor's favorite novels (and one collection of short stories) from 2015. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A former Financial Times digital editor has been appointed as the director of a new East London bookshop which intends to target millennials. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This is the season in which the entire book industry depends upon consumer holiday purchases to drive sales and, for some, issues at Amazon are leaving their hottest titles languishing on shipping docks and sitting in truck trailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nonesuch Books & Cards, along with its second location in South Portland, have sold 1,000 copies of the Swedish paperback, making the novel the store's top seller since its May release. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a new ebook, Knowledge@Wharton reports on how massive open online courses are helping professionals to meet their career goals. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops have been forced to close and The New Bookshop in Cockermouth, Cumbria, has been badly damaged following severe flooding and weather disruptions caused by Storm Desmond. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's Futurebook conference in London last Friday focused on the growing importance of security, mobile readers and open access. The post Talk of Security, Mobile and “Open” Dominate UK’s Futurebook Confab appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Friedman's Open Road ebook company has had one million page views for its new, direct-to-consumer online community The Lineup in its first six months of existence, Friedman revealed at the FutureBook Conference today (4th December). Open Book aims to get 10m unique users of The Lineup,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are rolling out their Christmas advertising, with chains divided between emphasising the power of giving a book as a gift and recommending individual compelling titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Art-book publisher Lund Humphries has relaunched as an independent publishing company after splitting from the Ashgate Publishing Group earlier this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Japan, the HMV and Tower Records brands live on, with HMV opening a new flagship bookstore in Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood. The post HMV Opens Dazzling New Flagship Bookstore in Tokyo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group is offering a student the chance to illustrate a picture book by Cressida Cowell, thanks to a new competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assouline Publishing is set to open an exclusive standalone bookstore in a new French restaurant and bakery in Houston, Texas. The post Assouline to Open Bookstore in a Houston Bakery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Katniss Everdeen may have come out on top of the weekend box office with an estimated $101 million in domestic ticket sales, but the new "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2" fell short of industry expectations and, unlike the "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" young-adult juggernauts, her "Hunger... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SilverDell Bookshop is to close after 15 years operating as a bookshop and ice cream store in Kirkham, Preston, but its owner Elaine Silverwood is set to continue as a freelance events organiser. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egyptian bookstore chain ALEF has opened a shop in London with the aim of “empowering and spreading Arabic literature around the globe." The post Egypt’s ALEF Bookstore Chain Opens Shop in London appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We over-sentimentalise independence in the book trade. We may not mean to, but we do. Smart independent publishers such as Faber, Canongate, Kogan Page, Profile (and yes, even Bloomsbury) use this status as part of their marketing, while the loss of independence at companies such as John Murray... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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