Thu, 17 May 2012
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made public Thursday, Yucaipa Cos. disclosed that two of the funds under its control would distribute shares of the stock they own in Barnes & Noble.
Tue, 15 May 2012
The spirit of indie comics has not only influenced some of the Cartoon Network's biggest recent hits—it's led to a wave of indie cartoonists moving into the animation field on shows including Adventure Time and Regular Show.
Thu, 17 May 2012
Spiritual and self-help publisher Hay House has started a community-driven site for bloggers called BookNook.
Wed, 16 May 2012
Distinguished children's book author and noted naturalist Jean Craighead George died on May 15. She was 92. Best known for the Newbery-winning novel Julie of the Wolves and the Newbery Honor title My Side of the Mountain, George penned more than 100 books for young people.
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This week's print issue of PW
This week is (almost) all about audiobooks, plus we talk to authors including Michael Showalter and Peter Lovesay. Plus, we look at the return of Weinstein books.
PW's Week Ahead Podcast, Friday May 11, 2012
This week, we discuss the missive the board of the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR) wrote to the US Department of Justice expressing its opposition to a proposed settlement with three publishers over alleged e-book price fixing, as well as the best upcoming books.
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The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson, illus. by Eleanor Taylor
Tracking Amazon: Big Names Dominate Kindle Singles
The names at the top of Amazon's Kindle Singles page are familiar to anyone who's looked at any bestseller list in the last few years, showing that well-known names like Baldacci and DeMille are publishing on the digital short platform, too, and that they may even have an advantage.
CreateSpace Offers Worldwide Distribution
Amazon’s self-publishing subsidiary CreateSpace announced that authors and publishers around the world can now use its publishing platform to distribute their books in Europe for free on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es and Amazon.it.
Espresso Book Machine Agrees with Red Wheel/Weiser
Red Wheel/Weiser, the metaphysical and self-help book publisher, has joined On Demand Books’ growing Espresso Book Machine program (EBM), via arrangement with Lightning Source.
| Guilty Wives | Audio Fiction |
| Killing Lincoln (unabr.) | Audio Nonfiction |
| Chomp | Children's Fiction |
| Duckling Gets a Cookie!? | Children's Picture Book |
| Hunger Games | Children's Series & Tie-ins |
| Blue Exorcist, Volume 3 | Graphic Novels |
| Wind Through the Keyhole: A Dark Tower Novel | Hardcover Fiction |
| Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power | Hardcover Nonfiction |
| The Lucky One | Mass Market Paper |
| Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy | Trade Paper |
Publishing news from across the Web
"Bookscan sales reports = crack cocaine."
A nifty graphic!
In response to blogger's outcry.
Salon: "The news of recent research documenting how readers identify with the main characters in stories has mostly been taken as confirmation of the value of literary role models."
