Publishing Bronze Lorax Statue Stolen from Dr. Seuss’ San Diego Estate By Maryann Yin on Mar. 28, 2012 - 4:07 PM A bronze statue of The Lorax has been stolen from the grounds of the late Dr. Seuss‘ San Diego estate. The statue reportedly weighs 300 pounds and stands three feet tall. The San Diego Union Tribune reports that Lark Grey D ...
Bookselling | Resources Children’s & YA Hardcover Sales Up 69% By Jason Boog on Mar. 28, 2012 - 3:42 PM According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP) net sales revenue report for January, the children’s and young adult categories saw massive growth in January. The categories saw a nearly 69 percent increase in hard ...
Comic Books | Publishing Cover Unveiled for New Lemony Snicket Book By Maryann Yin on Mar. 28, 2012 - 3:23 PM Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has unveiled the cover for Who Could That Be at This Hour?, the new book by Lemony Snicket. What do you think? The artist Seth created the cover and will provide more illustrations for the boo ...
Resources 20% Of Global Readers Bought eBook In Past 6 Months By Dianna Dilworth on Mar. 28, 2012 - 3:07 PM British and Australian eBook readers are more likely to download adult fiction, while digital readers in India and South Korea are more likely to download professional/business and academic/textbooks, according to a new report fro ...
Digital | Publishing INFOGRAPHIC: What Your Kindle Cover Says About You By Dianna Dilworth on Mar. 28, 2012 - 11:23 AM Author Ryan Gielen has made a funny info graphic that describes “what your Kindle cover says about you,” making fun of the stereotype of how you can judge a reader by their eReader cover. The above graphic shows what it means ...
Reviews Henry James Has Generated the Most Scholarly Writing By Jason Boog on Mar. 28, 2012 - 11:02 AM Over at Commentary, you can find a list of the American writers ranked by the amount of scholarly writing they have generated over the last 25 years. Henry James leads the list–scholars have written 3,188 pieces about his wo ...
Book Biz | Comic Books Web Programming Comic on Kickstarter By Maryann Yin on Mar. 28, 2012 - 10:01 AM Writer Nate Cooper hopes to raise $2,500 for a 120-page book entitled Website Bootcamp Adventure Comics. This instructional comic book aims to teach web programming concepts such as HTML, CSS and WordPress Basics in a fun way. The ...
Comic Books ‘The Art of War’ Adapted as a Graphic Novel By Maryann Yin on Mar. 27, 2012 - 4:10 PM Writer Kelly Roman and illustrator Michael DeWeese adapted Sun Tzu‘s The Art of War into a graphic novel. To promote the comic book version of the famous military treatise, Roman and DeWeese had a doctor draw their blood in ...
Digital Harry Potter eBooks Now Available for $7.99 By Jason Boog on Mar. 27, 2012 - 3:47 PM Today Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Pottermore revealed that the beloved Harry Potter series is finally available in digital formats. The individual books sell for $7.99 each–well below the price for the average bestselling ...
Authors James Patterson Sends 200,000 Books To Troops By Dianna Dilworth on Mar. 27, 2012 - 2:42 PM Bestselling author James Patterson has donated 200,000 books to American troops stationed overseas. This involved moving 20,000 boxes of books from Indiana to Georgia to California. The massive shipment was eventually sent to mi ...