Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Scribd has changed its subscription service to give subscribers unlimited access to rotating audiobooks. Amazon’s ebook deal with NYC public schools has been postponed it was noted that visually impaired readers might have trouble with the design. As a result of recent controversies, the Hugo Awards were forced […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 8/17-8/21
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The New York Times has revamped their middle grade and young adult bestseller lists. HarperCollins announced they are shutting down Authonomy, their online community for writers. OverDrive is developing a program that will quickly turn PDFs into EPUB files. A site that allows writers to raise […]
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 8/10-8/14
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt acquired ebook and tech assets from MeeGenius, an ebook subscription service for children. Pearson will sell their stake in the Economist Group, publisher of The Economist magazine. Harlequin audiobooks are now available in libraries. Cengage, Pearson, and McGraw-Hill filed a suit against […]
