London book fair has shown how upbeat the literary world can be – and how worried our cultural businesses have become at the thought of losing old certaintiesThe mood at this week’s London book fair appeared upbeat, with hotly contested auctions leading to the return of the six-figure publishing deal. Musicians did particularly well, with Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, Suede’s Brett Anderson and drum’n’bass pioneer Goldie leading the way. Rumours of the death of literary fiction appear exaggerated. A collection of short stories, traditionally regarded as commercial suicide, earned Orange prize winner Lionel Shriver a place at the top of the sales league. The razzmatazz of such deals, however, is only part of the story of the modern books industry.Publishing is a commercial enterprise, and like all businesses it thrives in an atmosphere of certainty that ceased to exist the day the UK voted for Brexit. In a heated opening debate on the impact of the decision to leave the European Union, a succession of leading publishers rounded on the prime minister, Theresa May, for “playing with people’s lives” in her negotiations. The government emissary parried criticism by insisting that ministers were “at the fat end of the funnel”, sucking up information from businesses to understand how best to represent them. The information came fast and furiously, with much of the concern about freedom of movement. We have heard a lot about the fears of the university sector about the drain on research... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#uk voted
#european union
#prime minister
In connection with International Open Access Week, five quick takes to help publishers navigate an ambitious European plan to require open access by 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Sharjah's work promoting Arab book markets includes its annual rights center at Sharjah International Book Fair, which will host 350 companies this year. The post Sharjah’s 2018 Rights Center to Host More Than 350 Publishers and Agencies appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#post sharjah
Picador will publish American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis’ first non-fiction book, White, in May of next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#non-fiction book
At 150 and now owned by Hachette, the UK's Hodder & Stoughton has a huge list of hits to its name and was ahead of the Penguin paperback revolution with pocket-size hardcovers in the 1920s. The post Hodder & Stoughton Marks 150 Years in Book Publishing appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book publishing
#hodder stoughton
After the PW story on sexual impropriety at Christian writing conferences, readers and industry professionals flooded social media with responses and solutions for preventing future harassment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sexual impropriety
Facebook lifted a ban on cannabis companies surfacing in search results, but weed publishers still struggle to gain awareness on the network. The post ‘There’s nothing easy about social’: Weed publishers try to work around digital hurdles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#search results
Pan Macmillan will publish Jack Monroe’s fifth book, Tin Can Cook, about using tinned or dried ingredients, inspired by her experience of using food banks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jack monroe
#pan macmillan
#food banks
Barring a settlement, the decade-old copyright case could still be far from a conclusion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#copyright case
While Facebook might be making strides in clamping down on fake news and shady political ads, there appear to have been holes in its strategy. The UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee has published data showing that Facebook carried ads... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#making strides
#fake news
#sport committee
Salt will next year publish Your Fault, about one boy’s childhood from first memory to first love, by Andrew Cowan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#year publish
#andrew cowan
The founders of the Rebel Girls books have raised $218,937 to publish a new book, a "guided journal that helps girls train their rebel spirit and lead the revolution of our time". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley has bought How to Feel the Fear and Eat it Anyway by Laura Dennison and Eve Simmons, founders of the website and blog Not Plant Based. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mitchell beazley
Sarah Broadway has been appointed to the new role of head of special interest publishing at Bloomsbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Canongate c.e.o. Jamie Byng has bought a memoir of a former publisher in the US whose life descended into "drug-fuelled chaos". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jamie byng
Gina Centrello, president and publisher of Random House, will oversee the merged publishing lines of Random House and the Crown Publishing Group. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#books news
#gina centrello
#random house
New information in an updated court filing against Facebook has prompted publishers to reconsider the extent of the miscalculation they made when reallocating resources to video teams in an effort to capitalize on the potential of social video. The unredacted court filings, part of an ongoing... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#social video
The Crown Publishing Group has joined the Random House Publishing Group in a newly-combined super group reporting to Gina Centrello, who has been named president and publisher. The imprints will retain their distinct editorial identities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#random house
#gina centrello
#named president
Andersen Press will next year publish a second Fergal picture book by Robert Starling after selling rights to the first title, Fergal is Fuming, in its 18th language. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#andersen press
#year publish
#international deals
#selling rights
One of Frankfurt Book Fair’s most talked-about books, a "revelatory" eight-year investigation into women’s sex lives, has gone to Bloomsbury following a six-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#six-publisher auction
#sex lives
Digital publishers face the challenges of the power struggle between platforms, fighting for transparency in ad tech and European data privacy regulations. The post ‘The quality of vendor data is shocking’: Overheard at Digiday Publishing Summit Europe appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#power struggle
#ad tech