New research published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture shows that less than 20 percent of US teens reported reading for pleasure.
Author Richard Russo Warns of Tech Giants’ Move Into Content for Writers
The conflict between artist and commerce, writes Richard Russo, ‘today is playing out algorithmically and those algorithms have not been designed for authors’ benefit.’
Trump Campaign Tries to Stop Omarosa Book: Simon & Schuster Says No Way
In an echo of the efforts the Trump White House made in January to block Macmillan’s ‘Fire and Fury,’ Simon & Schuster’s counsel has rebuffed a Trump campaign attempt to stop ‘Unhinged,’ calling the Trump effort ‘hollow legal threats.’
Trump Books Travel, but German Rights Directors Say Interest Rarely Runs Both Ways
The growing list of political Trump books published in the States this season are seeing strong foreign rights sales into Europe.
Rights Roundup: Summertime Offerings in Fiction, Nonfiction, Adult and Children’s Titles
Taking into account a couple of cases of talented writers crossing borders, some 10 nations are represented in our new rights roundup, spanning a clutch of interesting genres and rights opportunities.
Education Publishers Push Digital Content as the New School Year Begins
A study commissioned by Ingram finds that students delay or avoid purchasing expensive textbooks. Education publishers respond with digital textbooks.
Political Publishing in the US: Forthcoming Titles and an Authors Guild Statement on First Amendment Freedoms
As Simon & Schuster prepares to release new political books, the Authors Guild condemns Trump’s assaults on the news media.
Beyond the Book: MIT Media Lab and MIT Press on the ‘Frankenbook’ Project
A collaboration of MIT Press and MIT Media Lab is behind the PubPub development for Arizona State University’s ‘Frankenbook.’ A discussion is coming to Beyond the Book.
Industry Notes: Ingram Publisher Services Announces New International Illustrated Presses
The four independent publishers announced as new additions to Ingram Publishers Services clients show a range of visual and topical idiom, two of them with roots in Europe.
Sisters in Crime Names Mia Manansala Winner of the 2018 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award
Mia Manansala, a writer of crime fiction featuring a Filipina-American sleuth, has been named the 2018 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for writers of color.