Simon & Schuster, Inc., a global publishing leader, announced today that its backlist eBook titles are now being made available to consumers via the subscription services Oyster and Scribd.  Both services offer flat-rate plans that allow consumers to read an...

The 2014 Halloween Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best books of the season. The Halloween Book Festival (www.halloweenbookfestival.com) will consider works in science fiction, horror, general fiction, non-fiction,...

The Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader announced the winners of the seventh annual Children's Choice Book Awards (CCBA) at a charity gala benefitting Every Child a Reader in New York City May 19. In the only national book awards program where the winning...

Amazon has begun discouraging customers from buying some books published by Hachette, according to a New York Times article which broke earlier this month (May 8, 2914) . The retailer, which controls more than a third of the U.S. book trade, is apparently delaying...

Publishers Weekly has announced three new editorial promotions. Senior editor for digital media Jonathan Segura has been named executive editor. Rachel Deahl is now news director; she was formerly senior news editor. Daniel Berchenko moves from copy chief to managing...

The 2014 New York Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives May 25 for the annual competition honoring books worthy of further attention from the world publishing capital. Those wishing to participate in the day seminar may contact NewYorkBookFest@aol.com...

The 2014 Beach Book Festival regular registration deadline arrives May 25 for entries to its annual competition honoring the summer's hottest reads. The Beach Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction,...

The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has announce the finalists for the 2014 SIBA Book Award, recognizing great southern literature from the last year. There are twenty-two books on the 2014 list, representing booksellers' favorite hand sells of the year in...

The Book Industry Study Group is offering a webcast on June 4 at 1 p.m. EDT for publishing professionals to learn how the new International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) can improve efficiency and accuracy when tracking intellectual property. The ISNI is a globally...

In celebrating its 9th year, Killer Nashville is expanding its Thursday lineup and has announced the addition of a new half-day Sisters in Crime directed workshop “Doing Time with Sisters in Crime: Great Beginnings.”  “Doing Time with Sisters in Crime: Great...