Pearson has acquired self-publishing company Author Solutions Inc for $116m (£74m) in cash... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Transworld has acquired a "powerful wartime novel", Wake by Anna Hope, with plans to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#anna hope
Sure, it's probably not going to convince you to pick up a new device if you weren't already in the market for one, but that's not really the point, right? Barnes & Noble's kicking off the season of giving with its "Buy a Nook, We'll Give a Book" promotion, which finds the company donating a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book charity
#bn launches
#ll give
#promoting literacy
#barnes noble
#christmas day
Authors Tony Parsons and Jane Fallon have said Curtis Brown’s new digital self-publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#curtis brown
#jane fallon
#digital self-publishing
Porter Anderson reports from the FutureBook conference in London, where agents are making serious moves. Also: Irelands ebooks, YA inspiration and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#futurebook conference
Collins' book, which will be based around her own experiences with a father in the military, will be released this fall. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#picture book
#hunger games
Hodder imprint Two Roads has acquired two novels from "Newsnight" presenter Kirsty Wark... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Amazon is giving its KDP self-publishing platform a further push before Christmas by putting an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
This week's edition looks at how online author communities promote members' books, the pros and cons of physical bookstores, and the steadily growing Kindle market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#physical bookstores
This week's edition looks at the troubles counting ebooks, why books need ISBNs, the five year history of the Kindle, James Daunt's UK gamble, and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#james daunt
OverDrive surveyed library users and found they buy an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, with 35% buying after borrowing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#buy books
Penguin will refresh its ebook lending system later today, according to a report from the New York Times. The publisher will start lending out its titles in Los Angeles and Cleveland, mimicking the program that trialled (despite some DRM issues) in New York. Public library users can even expect... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#digital copy
#lose access
#permalinkthe verge
Authors Philip Pullman, childrens laureate Julia Donaldson, Malorie Blackman and Meg Rosoff... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#authors protest
Bloomsbury has appointed Mike Bryan in the post of executive director of Bloomsbury Information... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bloomsbury information
#penguin canada
Chicken House has acquired a young adult title by 15-year-old Jade Ngengi. Publisher Barry... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#chicken house
When iBooks Author, Apple’s multimedia ebook authoring tool, was unveiled in January, it was hailed for how easy it is to use and its ability to create rich, multimedia, and interactive educational content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ibooks author
HarperCollins is capitalising on the forthcoming release of the first Hobbit film by putting out... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ibooks author
#forthcoming release
The biggest publishing companies have an easy plan to save their industry: Get bigger Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Pearson has denied reports that it is about to sell off the Financial Times, with a spokesperson... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Exams regulator Ofqual has said it intends to "undertake an investigation of the firewalls... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Bertelsmann’s Random House will now own 100 percent of the shares in Random House Mondadori, its trade book publisher in Spain and Latin America. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#random house
#latin america