John R. Ingram, Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Content Group Inc., today announced the appointment of Shawn Morin as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Morin has been Chief Operating Officer of the company since June, 2012. His additional responsibilities...
Ripple effects of mass surveillance are reverberating worldwide, driving writers to self-censor, according to a new report by PEN American Center released today. Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers, a survey of nearly 800 writers...
Come January 15, 2015 it will be harder for independent authors to let people know when and where to buy their books via posts in their Facebook news feeds. That’s the date on which the social media giant plans to ban “overly promotional” posts—unless you pay hard...
Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is now accepting nominations for the ninth annual Mirror Awardshonoring excellence in media industry reporting. Enter online; deadline is Feb. 15, 2015. Anyone may nominate, and there is no fee to...
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced its top book picks for every interest, providing another great resource to help customers find the...
Words without Borders is pleased to announce the election of Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Maaza Mengiste to the board of the directors of Words without Borders, effective October 29, 2014. “We are thrilled to welcome two such talented individuals to our board of...
The 2015 Amsterdam Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its program celebrating books worthy of further attention from the European market. The 2015 Amsterdam Book Festival will consider major publisher, independent publisher and self-published works in...
The 2015 San Francisco Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best books of the spring. The 2015 San Francisco Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books,...
Kobo, a global leader in eReading, and multichannel distributor Lionfish, today announced the arrival of Kobo’s digital reading platform to the G.C.C. region including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Passionate readers can now...
The 2014 London Book Festival late registration deadline arrives Dec. 15 for its annual awards honoring the best of international publishing. The 2014 London Book Festival will consider books in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian in the...
