Sony to close Reader store and move users to Kobo's ebook platform in 'late March'

With its eye firmly fixed on a return to profitability, Sony's been making extensive cuts to its business arms in recent days (bye bye, VAIO!). So it's no surprise the company would train that cost-cutting eye onto another underperforming unit -- its... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2014-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Midpoint Completes Move to Ingram

As of April 1, Midpoint Trade Books has completed the transfer of its distribution activities to Ingram 3PL. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: April 9, 2014

Jennifer Keltner will join Martingale as publisher and chief visionary officer, effective April 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: PW Talks with Kobo President Michael Tamblyn

Is Kobo the anti-Amazon? On the floor of the London Book Fair, we caught up with Kobo's newly installed president and chief content officer Michael Tamblyn to talk about the value of partnerships. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruppin urges resolution to reader ‘disconnect’

There is a “disconnect between readers and between those who produce the books they read... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SMP's Baldacci Moving to Scholastic

St. Martin’s marketing executive Matthew Baldacci will move to Scholastic April 28 as v-p of marketing for the Scholastic Trade Publishing division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Moves For a Stay in E-book Case

Despite a string of lopsided losses in court, Apple attorneys press for a stay, noting that an appeal victory would "radically change" the legal landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo Names Michael Tamblyn President

Michael Tamblyn, chief content officer at ebook retailer Kobo and a member of the Kobo founding executive team, has been named president in addition to his duties as the company’s chief content officer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People on the Move | 4.2.14

Time magazine has announced several staff changes to its editorial team: • Tom Weber has been promoted to executive editor. He was previously serving as assistant managing editor. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CIROBE to Move to Navy Pier in 2015

CIROBE will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year at a new larger space in Chicago's top tourist destination. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: April 3, 2014

At Hachette India, Poulomi Chatterjee has been appointed editorial director to replace Nandita Aggarwal, who is leaving to pursue personal projects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: April 2, 2014

Grace Kendall is joining Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers on April 7 as an editor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: April 1, 2014

Elizabeth Bewley has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers as executive editor based in the NYC office, starting April 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air March 31, 2014: Jennifer Buhl and Max Brooks

Jennifer Buhl, author of "Shooting Stars: My Unexpected Life Photographing Hollywood’s Most Famous" (Sourcebooks, 9781402297007), will appear on "Entertainment Tonight" on Monday, March 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Upcoming Comics Events: March 31, 2014

Comic + Cartoon Art Week; MoCCA Arts Fest 2014; Middle East Film & Comic Con; Freak Scene East; University of Florida Comics Conference Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Readmill to Close

Readmill, a social reading app and company based out of Germany, is closing. TechCrunch first reported the news that Dropbox has acquired the app, with plans to shut it down. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstone 'predicts ebook decline'

Tim Waterstone, the founder of the Waterstone's book shop chain, predicts that the "ebook revolution" will soon go into decline in the UK. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Reader's Digest became a Chinese stooge

Reader's Digest is alleged to have censored stories in its publication to maintain a cheap publishing deal in ChinaThe notion that the formerly mighty American publisher Reader's Digest would allow the Chinese Communist party to censor its novels would once have appeared so outrageous as to be... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge approves class-action suit against Apple in ebooks case

A New York judge has given the go-ahead for a group to collectively sue Apple for damages over its collusion with publishers to fix the price of electronic books.Denise Cote, a judge at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, wrote in her approval of class status that... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Half Price Books hosts a Tournament of Sidekicks March Madness-style

The tournament is currently down to 16 contenders, with everyone from Ron Weasley of 'Harry Potter' fame to Winnie the Pooh's friend Piglet still in the running. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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