The Troy-based independent game developer Velan Studios has teamed up with one of the giants of the video game industry. Velan announced Tuesday that Electronic Arts Inc. will be the publisher for its first original game for consoles, PCs, and mobile. The studio also said it will be adding 40 jobs by the end of this year, doubling its development team. Velan was started in 2016 by Guha and Karthik Bala. The brothers are best known for their first company, Vicarious Visions, which is now based… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
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Ethiopian readers lament that their publishing industry cynically puts out too many books people don't want and then charges too much for them. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter is quite the medium. An endless source of looping GIFs, "viral" videos, and, sadly, bad advertising. Most of the latter category is quickly dismissed by the block and report spam features of Twitter, but the occasional spambot elevates its "craft" to a level of surreal bliss which begs... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A discussion with nine experts from Frankfurt Academy's CONTEC 2013 interactive learning lab on self-publishing's implications for the industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unlike his buttoned-up peers in the executive suite at Hearst, Troy Young doesn't keep an office, nor does he wear designer suits to work. Rumors have even spread that he insisted on a contract provision saying he didn't need to wear a necktie. He says there's nothing about ties in the contract... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray Press imprint Two Roads has signed a debut novel from Harvard creative writing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite some trouble spots, Canadian publishers are seeing opportunites for growth. Check out our special report on the state of Canadian publishing to get the scoop on what's really going on in this market of 34-million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haynes Publishing Group has reported falls in revenue and profit in its results for the year... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New data from Bowker Market Research provides more evidence of the slowdown in the growth of ebook sales in 2013, although the format still managed to capture more market share. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not unlike the adult side of the business, children’s publishing in Canada looks to be headed for a pretty good 2013 overall, despite limited school and library budgets and reduced inventory and heavy return rates at Indigo Books and Music stores. Rick Wilks, director of Annick Press, points to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not unlike the adult side of the business, children's publishing in Canada looks to be headed for a pretty good 2013 overall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has signed a debut psychological thriller in a pre-empt made less than a day after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has signed a trilogy of novels from historian Kate Williams. Jon Wood, deputy group... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It would be hard to single out just one mistake from the news industry’s fumbled transition to the Internet era. But the most important newspaper publisher in America—Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. of the New York Times—says one ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Man Booker Prize submission rule changes will have a negative impact on small publishers,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The best-selling author behind The Shining has returned to its central character, 36 years after the book was first published, for his latest novel. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired three books from Katherine Rundell. The children's author was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnson Publishing has secured a line of credit as it continues to "reposition" itself in the marketplace. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Defender President and Publisher Michael House is stepping down. House will retire effective Sept. 30 and will take a position with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Washington, D.C.-based federation that represents more th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century and Arrow have signed a four-book deal with bestselling saga author Katie Flynn. Editor... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is to publish a book of lyrics and notebooks from Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. So... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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