You'll remember Sarah McIntyre's #PicturesMeanBusiness campaign to get illustrators the credit they deserve on book covers and in publishing's metadata labyrinth. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actissia, which owned the Chapitre chain of 57 bookshops in France that collapsed in 2013, is back on track, according to Adrian Diaconu, who bought the company a year ago and took over as chairman in February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Expect to see more pictures of your friends' pets and wedding announcements from extended family members in your Facebook news feed in the coming weeks. And expect to see less news. In yet another blow to publishers that have spent years building audiences to build traffic and revenue, the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grace Suen, a student from Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, has won this year’s Macmillan Prize for Illustration. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Things are not going to stop changing,' Ingenta's Randy Petway told Monday's Rights Conference audience. And that means new urgency around effective rights management. The post ‘Starting To Hit the Wall’: A Conference Focuses on Publishing Rights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate has said it is "worth thinking about" introducing a Young Adult bestseller chart into the paper, after taking the decision to make vlogger Oli White's Generation Next (Hodder & Stoughton) number one on the upcoming Sunday Times adult fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One literary agent's story at this fourth iteration of the international conference was about selling 2,000 English-language titles into the Chinese market. Going the other direction? Not so easy. The post Illustrations, Design, and Above All Stories: China’s StoryDrive Asia 2016, Part 2... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new TV One drama Lucifer is a fresh take on the story of the original fallen angel, based on DC Entertainment's comic book imprint of the same name. But this version takes everything we think we know about the world's greatest villain and flips it. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Jones tells the Hay Festival that his wife, who died last month, was the "most important thing" in his life. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some high-profile writers and illustrators are attending events connected with this year's show. Here's a select listing of who'll be there, and when. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Stoughton has acquired a "boundary-pushing, darkly suspenseful" new thriller: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, it all started with a bedtime story. And like a bedtime story, DiTerlizzi's latest adventure – as a museum curator – has "a beginning, a middle, and an end," though he didn't know that at first. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult colouring books could be subject to VAT under new plans being considered by the government. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corsair, an imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired a non-fiction literary ornithology by Alex Preston, with illustrations by Neil Gower. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Albion’s Glorious Ile, a magical poem engraved to hymn ‘the pleasures infinite’ of England and Wales, republished for 21st century Gallery: Albion’s Glorious Ile, the 400-year-old colouring bookAdults finding time for colouring-in books might seem a modern fad, part of the fashion for all things... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s Making Information Pay conference will feature presentations on community outreach, consumer data privacy, accessible publishing practices and diversity in the workplace. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A picture book illustrator from Belfast, PJ Lynch, has been named as Ireland's new children’s laureate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Swedish illustrator has claimed his publisher threatened to remove his books from sale if he did not change “stereotypical depictions of other cultures” in his books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Opportunities and challenges in Poland's publishing market are under discussion this week at BookExpo America, in the wake of a decision against fixed pricing there. The post At BEA: Poland’s Publishing Industry Is the Market Focus in Chicago appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three of the artists shortlisted for this year’s V&A Illustration Awards have been nominated for their work on Folio Society editions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since she got in on the adult coloring book craze two years ago, Cheri Brown has spent more than $400 on 50 books holding intricate sketches that she embellishes with Sharpies, colored pencils and gel pens. But in November, Brown shifted spending to digital products. She paid $100 for mobile apps... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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