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. Offbeat, beloved literary magazine The Believer has a new publisher. Amazon moves into the Middle East with the purchase of Souq.com. IDW Publishing‘s comic book Love Is Love raised $165,000 for victims of the Pulse shooting. Elena Ferrante and Colson Whitehead are coming to the small screen. […]
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/20-3/24
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 2017 Whiting Award Winners have been announced. Medium unveiled a new subscription service. A bill to move the Copyright Office out of the Library of Congress has been introduced in Congress. In the UK, the University of Warwick launched a new prize for women […]
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 3/13-3/17
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 Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts include eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Wattpad and Hachette are teaming up to create audiobooks together. Amazon is facing a class action lawsuit regarding disappearing audiobook credits. The One Book, […]
