Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends 'Latest Readings' by Clive James, a collection of short literary essays written after James was diagnosed with terminal leukemia. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#clive james
More Americans are discovering what I did, after buying the original iPad more than two years ago: Reading ebooks, magazines and newspapers on a tablet is an immersive experience and often much more satisfying than print. Today, comScore says that in August, two out of every five US tablet... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#reading ebooks
#immersive experience
Faber and Stylist magazine have picked a winner in their crime fiction competition, with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The Finns’ love of books has bolstered the publishing industry in spite of global economic challenges. Read our interviews with prominent Finnish publishing pros. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing industry
J.K. Rowling, E.L. James, and Ken Follett all had books on multiple lists around the world as Septembercame to a close. The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s first book for adults, landed at #1 in France and the U.K. when it was released late last month. Two spots behind Vacancy in France is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#casual vacancy
#international bestsellers
#ken follett
#toni morrison
Children's author Jeremy Strong has launched a new national schools reading competition... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pearson foundation
It was the talk of the London Book Fair. Then it was the talk of the summer. Then it became the book news story of the year. The Fifty Shades series—an originally self-published erotica written as Twilight fan fiction—was too new a phenomenon in April, when the London Book Fair was underway, to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#big deals
#long shadow
#industry event
#romance titles
#originally self-published
Hairy Bikers Dave Myers and Si King have ended E L James' 22-week stint atop the Official UK... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#si king
A new survey found that more than 70 percent of parents still prefer print books to the iPad when it comes to reading to children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#survey found
Psychologist Oliver James has gone to independent publisher Karnac for his next book, in a deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Throughout its 17-year history, Amazon has helped change the way that books are sold, the format in which they’re read and how they are published. Now it could change how they’re written. In addition to the Kindle Fire HD and the Kindle Paperwhite, Amazon introduced a subscription book format... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#social networks
#analytics dashboard
#social features
#sponsored content
Just hours ahead of Amazon's debut of a new Kindle tablet on Thursday, Kobo, the ebook company that can be thought of as "Canada's Kindle" debuted a new color Android tablet called the Kobo Arc. Kobo Arc is the company's second Android tablet, following up on the Kobo Vox which debuted around... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle tablet
#unlike amazon
#ebook company
#android tablet
E L James enthusiasts began queuing outside Waterstones’ flagship Piccadilly store from 8am... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
E L James has broken J K Rowling's annual sales record as she begins a sixth month at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sales record
#sixth month
Peter James and Rose Tremain are among the authors competing on the longlist for this year's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#peter james
#rose tremain
#authors competing
Fifty Shades of Grey's reign as the bestselling book in the UK has come to an end for now,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fifty shades
#bestselling book
Religion, bathroom routines and politics are three things you should never, ever discuss at the dinner table. However, if you're curious about your neighbors' political reading habits, then you should check out Amazon's Election Heat Map. The bookseller rated the top 250 books with a "clear... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#dinner table
#source link
Indian consumers haven't been cut off from Amazon's world of ebook goodies, but their experience is about to get a lot more native with the launch of a local Kindle Store. The prices of over a million books are now available in rupees, and if you're in need of hardware, the latest bare-bones... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#good reads
#million books
#kindle app
Bestselling author James Herbert is the latest to have an ebook offered for 20p on Amazon and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Magazine publishers have been criticized for being slow to meet advertisers’ demands for performance metrics, but Condé Nast is taking a step in that direction with an investment in Flite, a cloud-based platform that lets brands measure and adjust their ads in real time. Condé Nast has been a... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#digital offerings
#greater emphasis
#print advertising
#digital revenue
#digital advertising
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is to broadcast an evening of readings by this year's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#man booker