Random House Children’s Books is releasing the first of their ebooks co-developed with digital media agency Smashing Ideas tomorrow. Wild About Books, based on the New York Times bestselling children’s picture book by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Marc Brown, goes on sale in iTunes tomorrow at an introductory price of $4.99. Simon & Schuster announced 17 kids ebooks, including the Olivia titles. Apple sent the NYT a release about “a major push” into illustrated ebook titles, with a big 100-plus “assortment of children’s books, photography books and cookbooks” in the iBookstore (which was fully color-book capable from day one). […]
Barnes & Noble’s Best of the Year
Barnes & Noble has posted extensive lists of their books of the year on their web site–through which we also found separate lists, posted earlier this month–of the the editors’ picks from the BN Review. Barnes & Noble PicksTop 10 FictionTo the End of the Land by David GrossmanThe Surrendered by Chang-rae LeeThe Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce MachartFreedom by Jonathan FranzenGreat House by Nicole KraussSuper Sad True Love Story by Gary ShteyngartHow to Read the Air by Dinaw MengestuBitter in the Mouth by Monique TruongFaithful Place by Tana FrenchMatterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes The […]
Ten Speed Founder Phil Wood Dies
Founder of publisher Ten Speed Press Phil Wood died on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Wood started in a publishing as a sales rep for Penguin and founded Ten Speed in Berkeley, CA in 1971 to publish Anybody’s Bike Book, and the company was acquired by Random House in 2009. Wood was named publisher emeritus after the sale. Ten Speed’s tribute
Kirkus Picks Top Books In Multiple Categories
Kirkus Reviews has posted lists of their favorite books of 2010 across about 14 different categories. Below are their top 25 fiction and nonfiction selections: 2010 Best Fiction: The Top 25SUNSET PARK, Paul AusterEXLEY, Brock ClarkeTHE STORM, Margriet de MoorTHE PRIVILEGES, Jonathan DeePOINT OMEGA, Don DeLilloA VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, Jennifer EganBEFORE YOU SUFFOCATE YOUR OWN FOOL SELF, Danielle EvansTHE BLINDNESS OF THE HEART, Julia FranckSNAKEWOMAN OF LITTLE EGYPT, Robert HellengaBEAUTIFUL MARÃA OF MY SOUL, Oscar HijuelosFAME, Daniel KehlmannTHE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, Stieg LarssonTHE SURRENDERED, Chang-rae LeeTHE ASK, Sam LipsyteTHE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET, […]
Book Version of Financial Crisis Commission Report Said to be Part of Partisan Rift
The forthcoming report from the Financial Crisis Commission continues to make news. First there was a celebration that they secured an advance and royalties for the authorized book version of the public document, from which they retreated after the first publishing deal with Little, Brown “failed to close,” and Public Affairs took over the US edition. Then the report itself was delayed until some time in January. Now, Bloomberg reports that Republican members of the panel “are planning to register a public protest” against postponing the December 15 deadline, “in part a reaction to a plan that would limit dissenting […]
Digital Book World to Honor Best eBooks and Apps
At January’s Digital Book World 2011 conference, a new series of Publishing Innovation Awards will be presented at the opening ceremony on the 24th to “recognize the best ebooks and book apps based on their merits in the areas of origination, development, production, design, and marketing.” Awards will be given in five categories: fiction, nonfiction, reference, children’s, and comics. The judging will come from a panel of independent developers, ebook producers, and publishers. For this year’s prizes, the judges will survey the field and select honorees, though in the future DBW plans to create an open submission process for publishers […]