The UK retail chain Sainsbury's has opened voting for its "ebooks of the year" prize, with several international names shortlisted. The post Sainsbury’s Finalists for Ebooks of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dosdoce, Bookwire and Publishing Perspectives are offering an exclusive ebook licensing guide for global public libraries and publishers. The post Free Guide to Ebook Licensing for Public Libraries and Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week saw an unexpected new title shoot to the top of the U.K's official book charts: "Mog's Christmas Calamity," by children's author Judith Kerr. Aged 92, Kerr has penned a new book featuring "Mog," a cat beloved to generations of British kids but what's really unusual is that she wrote... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If publishers hope to grow ebook sales, they must find ways to innovate in actionable, tangible ways that will increase sales, argues Sol Rosenberg. The post Innovation is the Only Way to Increase Ebook Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury’s has released its flagship Christmas television advert featuring children’s author Judith Kerr’s Mog character at its heart, in a bid to raise funds for Save the Children’s literacy campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The shortlist for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2015 has been revealed, featuring a list that would "not have been produced by an algorithm,” the chain's m.d. James Daunt has said. The eight-strong selection nominated by Waterstones booksellers across the UK encompasses four novels, three... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Supermarket retailer moves Judith Kerr’s disaster-prone cat from page to screen 13 years after he was killed off by authorJudith Kerr’s Mog, the lovable cat with a penchant for calamity, is to make the jump from page to screen as the star of Sainsbury’s Christmas TV ad campaign, 13 years after... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global brands may appear to dominate ebook subscriptions, but nimble, local publishing startups across Europe are winning authors’ hearts and minds. The post When It Comes to Ebook Subscriptions, One Size Does Not Fit All! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Browsers Book Shop in Woodbridge, Suffolk is up for sale, after bookseller and owner Martin Whitaker, 57, has decided to retire after 10 years at the store’s helm. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quicksand, to be published in February 2016, comprises a series of autobiographical essays ‘about what it means to be human’A “memoir of sorts” by Henning Mankell, which the late author said was “not a book about death and destruction but about what it means to be human”, will be published next... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2015 Saltire Publisher of the Year shortlist has been revealed, featuring two past winners and three Edinburgh-based publishing houses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many things have changed in the two-decade life of independent publisher Counterpoint Press. Its mission, however, hasn't: "Publish books that matter." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French railway SNCF has launched an ebook library on its mainline trains, offering 100,000 titles to be downloaded by smartphone, tablet or computer and read offline when there is no internet connection. Access to the full selection of books offered by SNCF e-LIVRE is free for 45 days and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libby McGuire will be stepping down as executive v-p and publisher of Ballantine Bantam Dell at the end of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a tweet with the hashtag #PWbestbooks, tell us the title and author of your favorite 2015 book, and tell us why for a chance to win our top 10 books of 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Volume, creativity and analytics. Those were some of the biggest changes publishers noticed in native advertising over the past year, which we discovered at Digiday's "WTF is Native Advertising" event in New York. Top minds from the biggest publishers including Mental Floss, Time Inc., The Onion... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German publisher Bastei Lübbe has revealed it is to launch an ebook subscription service targeting the mobile market called oolipo. The subscription service will first soft-launch in the UK, USA, Germany, Austria and Switzerland in April 2016 with the aim of launching in July 2016 in two... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Better late than never: The long-awaited deal for Vice Media to take over A+E Networks' H2 network, which many expected to be announced last spring, was finalized today. As expected, Vice will take over History offshoot H2—which will now be called Viceland—beginning early next year. The new... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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750 Years in Paris by Vincent Mahé is a visual time machine."I've always been fascinated by cities—especially cities that have a long history like mine," Paris-based illustrator Vincent Mahé says. Since its founding in 3 B.C., the City of Light has experienced astronomical highs (like hosting... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kyle Books is looking back at its achievements so far as it celebrates 25 years of publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller and The Sunday Times are to run weekly ebook bestseller charts, with data supplied by all of the main trade publishers to The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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