Oyster has launched an online ebook store in the US. The subscription company, which started out in September 2013 charging $9.95 a month for unlimited ebooks, has now expanded into online retail, launching an ebook store where customers can pay for individual titles. While only S&S, HarperCollins and Macmillan are signed up to its ebook subscription service, Scribd's store offers books from all the "Big Five" US publishers - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed is going literary. The ever-growing media company launched BuzzFeed Books in December of 2013, and this year it is launching several projects under new Literary Editor Saeed Jones. First up is the BuzzFeed Emerging Writers Fellowship pr ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new European Commission-funded project will study whether or not reading digitally changes people’s comprehension of the text they consume. The Evolution of Reading in the Age of Digitisation (EREAD) research will launch next week in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and carry on until autumn 2017 at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Culture Ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Poland have joined together to campaign for the EC to charge the same VAT for ebook sales as print. The post France, Germany, Italy, Poland Call for Lowering VAT on Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France's Syndicat National de l’Edition (SNE) has launched a social media campaign to encourage readers to support the fight for a lower VAT on ebooks. The post #ThatIsNotABook: How to Campaign to Lower European Ebook VAT appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Abiola Bello and publicist Helen Lewis will launch The Author School, a “creative and innovative new community for aspiring, self-published and published authors”, during London Book Fair. The school will involve classes, workshops, one-to-one tutorials and online courses, with the first... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By Ellen Harvey I t's difficult to discuss the future of the publishing business without at some point mentioning the words "mobile" and "video." Mobile devices have become the medium of choice for consuming... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) is to launch a new campaign aimed at bookshops during the London Book Fair. Called Authors for Bookstores, the campaign will launch at the Indie Author Fringe Festival, which will be held on 17th April at Foyles’ Charing Cross Road flagship. ALLi... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has launched a new bespoke Copyright Infringement Portal which will ensure publishers “are better able to protect their works in the face of a huge amount of content being made available illegally on websites”. The new service, which replaces the previous portal that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print book sales showed "continuing resilience" in 2014, with overall spending on print and digital titles increasing across the year. Meanwhile, online book buying overtook in-store book buying for the first time last year. In 2014, sales of print and ebooks stood at £2.2bn, up 4% from the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ITV daytime chat show Loose Women is today (March 24th) launching a new book club, with Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Doubleday) picked as the first title. The book club, called Loose Books, will see a different Loose Women panellist pick a book to read each month, which will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing arm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America is launching a children's imprint for the general trade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deborah Emin of Sullivan Street Press discusses the challenges of selling ebooks from her own web site and why she moved to using an ebook distributor. The post Losing Your Illusions About Selling Ebooks On Your Own Site appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York indie press McPherson & Company is organizing nine concurrent author readings throughout the country, on May 23, to promote its forthcoming Father's Day-themed essay collection, 'Every Father’s Daughter.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has partnered with the UK's Make Believe Ideas to develop a new line of interactive children's books for ages 0-5, debuting at Bologna next week. The post Scholastic to Launch New Interactive Line at Bologna appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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They agree deal to turn an online brand into print format for LondonersJamie Oliver and Time Out have gone into partnership to launch a print version of the chef’s online Food Tube brand.The first issue of the monthly “mini magazine” will be published on 28 April and will be distributed, at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK is to launch a multi-million pound Penguin-branded consumer website in the second half of this year, but chief executive Tom Weldon reiterated the company's view that it had no plans to become a retailer, claiming that it would be "quicker for PRH to burn the money". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The French, German, Italian and Polish culture ministers today released a joint statement calling for the European Commission to propose immediately legislation to allow VAT on ebooks to be levied at the same reduced rate as print books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten is trying to inject some black ink into its struggling ebook business with the acquisition of OverDrive Holdings, one of the largest providers of ebooks for rent to libraries and schools.The Japan-based e-commerce giant will gain about 21 million users in the US$410 million deal as well... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK has launched a programme to attract the “marketers of tomorrow”, with the company using Tumblr to find its new recruits. The Scheme is an entry level programme designed to find people who may not have previously considered a career in publishing, and will look at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran comics creators including Paul Tobi and Steve Niles are on board for the debut of the new American Gothic Press line of comics this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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