The New York Times has been increasingly slow to pick up on trends in the book business, but if the people who buy newspapers are likely still the same people who buy books, they deserve better.
What Makes a Children’s Book Great? We Have Some Answers
Publishing Perspectives’ inaugural children’s book conference offered up some fascinating answers to the question of what makes for a truly great kid’s book.
The Title Wave: Against Punny and Cliché Titles
Why the convention of giving books and book reviews titles that rely on pandering puns, stupid references, and bad wordplay has got to stop.
Transforming Children’s Books Coverage at The New York Times
‘There are so many ways to tell a story. I’m trying to make room for them all,’ says New York Times Book Review children’s book editor Pamela Paul.
Magic Seeds: The Art and Science of Book Discovery in Hollywood
“The deal-making process is far more fluid than many people realize,” says veteran books-to-film agent Jeff Aghassi. Read Part One of this article, in which ICM’s Josie Freedman and other Hollywood insiders talk about how they decide which books would make good movies. By Peter Cook “Because…essentially, anyone can publish these days, there is so much information out there that it …
New York Times Announces Digital Subscriptions a.k.a Paywall
By Hannah Johnson The New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. announced today the launch date and additional details of “digital subscriptions” for the New York Times — also known as a paywall. Digital subscriptions launched today for Canadian readers, which according to the announcement “will enable us to fine-tune the customer experience before our global launch.” The global launch …
Could a Daily Children’s Newspaper Succeed in the US?
By Edward Nawotka As discussed in today’s lead story, Play Bac’s daily newspapers for children remain very popular. The model has proven so successful, that Play Bac has licensed the model to publishers in Hong Kong and the Middle East. In the UK, there’s First News — a weekly pring newspaper — but there is nothing similar in the US. …
E-book Bestseller Lists from New York Times Coming in 2011
By Hannah Johnson The New York Times announced yesterday that it will begin publishing e-book bestseller lists for fiction and nonfiction titles early next year. The Times created and verified its e-book tracking system over a period of two years, says Janet Elder, the editor of news surveys and election analysis. Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus said the addition of …
Adobe To Launch App Store
By Hannah Johnson Adobe is planning two big launches: first, a more mobile-focused update of Adobe AIR (a web application platform); and second, InMarket, which is a multiplatform app store designed to support applications built using Adobe AIR. Adobe AIR has typically been associated with desktop applications like TweetDeck. Companies like Yahoo!, FedEx, AOL (AOL Top 100 Videos) and the …
Apple App Guidelines, No-Print Future of NY Times, Kobo’s Global Expansion
By Hannah Johnson Our tech digest today includes some recent announcements from the last few days, as well as a great video at the end! Apple Publishes App Store Guidelines Until now, the criteria Apple used to approve or reject apps for sale in its App Store was unknown to developers. Companies had to first spend the money to create …