The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) is happy to once again accept submissions for the Annual Writing Awards, honoring the outstanding nonfiction work produced on a freelance basis during the prior calendar year. ASJA is the professional association...

The 2014 London Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives Nov. 25 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...

The 2014 New England Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives Nov. 25 for its annual program honoring the best books of the holiday season. The competition will accept entries in non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, young adult,...

Gruner + Jahr AG & Co. KG, which has been wholly owned by Bertelsmann since November 1, 2014, is planning a change of legal form to GmbH & Co. KG. A resolution to this effect is to be adopted later this year at the Annual Meeting of Gruner + Jahr. The move was...

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today announced the company will report fiscal 2015 second quarter earnings results onThursday, December 4, 2014, before the market opens. The company will host an investor conference call at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Thursday,...

Amazon.com Inc. reached a new multiyear publishing contract with Hachette Book Group covering print and digital books, according to a report November 13 by Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in The Wall Street Journal. Read the full WSJ story here.   “The settlement ended a...

 Revenues for the first nine months up by 4.3 percent to €11.82 billion  Operating EBITDA increases to €1.48 billion year-on-year  Major progress in strategy implementation The international media and services company Bertelsmann, reports a positive business...

NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced B&N Sync Up!, a new in-store program that brings physical and...

The 2014 New England Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives Nov. 25 for its annual program honoring the best books of the holiday season. The competition will accept entries in non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, young adult,...

NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc.(NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the launch of the NOOK Press print service, an easy-to-use, fast...