Harper Lee's second novel isn't set for publication until July 14, but readers are getting a sneak preview of the first chapter Friday. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The brainchild of Tiffany Razzano, founder of Wordier Than Thou, the inaugural event will include at least 30 bookstores across the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tussle between Amazon and the publishing conglomerate has been raging since spring. Heres an update on the fightA corporate boxing match broke from the ring and swelled into all-out rumpus last weekend, as readers and authors took sides in Amazon and Hachettes fight over the publishing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has started what it is calling the HarperCollins Promotional Fund (HCPF), a program which will provide additional funds to help independent retailers market HC books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic is the latest publisher to phase out downloading, meaning ebooks already purchased might become unreadableScholastic, the publisher of such children's book juggernauts as The Hunger Games and the Harry Potter series, announced recently that its Storia ebook shop would shortly be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to two different reports, HarperCollins finished a strong fiscal 2014, which ended June 30, with revenue of $1.4 billion, up 5% over last year, while Simon & Schuster reported second-quarter revenues of $211 million, a 12% increase over the same period in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's the pitch Conde Nast's GQ magazine is giving marketers: Spend at least $100,000 with us and get access to 57 "elite" GQ readers who will help promote your brand across print and digital. The program, called GQ57, is the magazine's latest effort to tap digital-ad budgets by enlisting... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins finished a strong fiscal 2014 that ended June 30 with a 5% increase in revenue to $1.4 billion, while EBITDA jumped 39% to $197 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble isn't exactly a household name in the UK, but in the States it's a book-selling behemoth, with hundreds of stores complimenting a vast library of ebooks, as well as a line of readers to consume them on. In autumn 2012, B&N expanded... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony is stopping e-reader production following the transfer of its ebook business outside Japan to Canada’s Kobo.“Final production of the current Reader model, PRS-T3, was made at the end of May,” a spokeswoman for Sony in Tokyo wrote in an email Wednesday. “The product will continue to be... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony gives up selling its line of Reader devices for ebooks after failing to find a big enough market. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony will no longer produce e-reader devices because it is not "economically viable".... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins and Ingram have teamed up with BookShout, a direct-to-consumer ebook platform, to set up a bundling program that lets independent bookstores offer customers physical and digital editions of a book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Publishing has acquired Irish writer Rob Doyle’s debut novel Here Are the Young... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debra Polansky has been named publishing director, books, at The Reader’s Digest Association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Walliams has set up a new production company with comedian Miranda Hart and producer Jo... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning Mexican app development studio Manuvo is at the forefront of building book apps for the Spanish-language market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon briefly posts details about a new "unlimited" subscription service for Kindle ebooks. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Could goalie Camus cope with an attack formed by Burroughs, Ballard and Bolaño? Guardian readers imagined football squads made from their favourite writers. As the World Cup comes to an end, we take a look at our best fictional elevens. But what team would you put your money on? Back when the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued an official proclamation earlier this week, declaring Saturday, July 12 to be Chicago Independent Bookstore Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As things stand, Hachette is making ebook discounts impossible, and almost everybody else stands to lose, writes Hugh HoweyNews: New Amazon terms amount to 'assisted suicide' for book industry, experts claimHow much should an ebook cost? And how should that money be split? These two questions... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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