5 Questions for Arantxa Mellado, speaker at BookMachine Barcelona [INTERVIEW]
Arantxa Mellado is our top speaker at BookMachine Barcelona on 3rd July. Amongst other things she is CEO of the Spanish Digital Link and Director of…
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R.I.P. Richard Matheson
In what has been an exceptionally cruel twelve months for beloved authors of science-fiction, following the deaths of both Ray Bradbury and Iain Banks, word…
Fifty Shades film finally confirms director
In further news of cinematic adaptations of novels that may entail extensive use of prosthetics, it appears that the Fifty Shades of Grey film –…
Tom Hanks reteams with Cloud Atlas director for Eggers film
Having already acted as hard as his wigs, dentures and sundry other facial prosthetics would allow in the big screen version of David Mitchell’s Cloud…
1984 enjoys sales boost from shocked, ill-read populace
In light of the revelations earlier this week that America’s National Security Administration totally cares what you thought of Man of Steel, no really, post…
Iain Banks dies weeks before publication of final novel
Though we were all aware it was coming, if resolutely optimistic that it somehow wouldn’t, few expected it quite so soon after its initial discovery,…
Malorie Blackman named eighth Children’s Laureate
Malorie Blackman has this week become the latest author to join the storied ranks of the UK’s Children’s Laureates, taking over the biennially awarded position…
Re-Visiting Random House’s BookScout app
In January, Random House Inc. launched a new social reading platform on Facebooks app center called BookScout. Back then, I asked Amanda Close (Senior Vice…
…And a Baileys for the Women’s Prize For Fiction
Later today, the winner of this year’s Women’s Prize For Fiction will be announced as either Hilary Mantel, Barbara Kingsolver, Kate Atkinson, A.M. Homes, Zadie…
Futurebook Innovation Workshop: Looking Beyond the Ebook
The phrase can’t see the wood for the trees is most often used in a reflective situation framed by the word ‘I didn’t, or ‘we…
Waterstones wants to hear about ‘The Book That Made Me…’
In its latest attempt at marketing disguised as just a big ‘aren’t books great?’ love-in, Waterstones is asking readers across the country to submit their…
5 Questions for Henrik Berggren of Readmill [INTERVIEW]
Henrik Berggren is co founder of Readmill, a slickly designed social reading platform for iPad and iPhone.
Salt to focus on anthologies rather than individual poets
In what will no doubt be distressing news for poets and readers alike, The Guardian reports that the independent publisher Salt will no longer be…
Amazon to sell officially licensed fan fiction
Realising there’s a part of the internet that’s been around even longer than it has that still hasn’t been monetised to full effect, Amazon has…
News Flash! Valobox: wins Constable & Robinson Social and Recommendation Challenge
Valobox, the pay-as-you-go browser-based ebook service, has won an award from IC Tomorrow to develop a solution for lending, gifting or giving short term access…
