SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)/May. 22, 2013—Today, Amazon Publishing announces Kindle Worlds, the first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties...

BOSTON, MASS/May 22, 2013--The 2013 New England Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best books of the holiday season. The day festival and awards will be held in January, 2014 at the historic Omni Parker House Hotel in...

LONDON/ May 16, 2013-NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller and leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, announced today that leading UK publishers have donated a selection...

  Gütersloh, May 16, 2013—Bertelsmann, the international media company which owns Random House in the US, recorded a positive business performance in the first three months of the year, increasing both its operating result and net profit to record...

NEW YORK, New York/May 15, 2013–-Damon Galgut, the author of such acclaimed novels as In a Strange Room (Europa 2011) and The Good Doctor (2003) – both finalists for the Booker Prize, will be today become an Honorary Foreign Member of The American Academy...

Brooklyn, NY/May 5, 2013--Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz invites Brooklyn high school students to make submissions in the form of a story, a poem, an essay, spoken word or rap for the 8th annual “Brooklyn Lit Match” teen writing contest, a...

New York; May 15, 2013—eBooks are now fully embedded in the format infrastructure of Trade book publishing according to BookStats Volume 3, the most comprehensive survey capturing the size and scope of the US book publishing industry in calendar year 2012. The...

New York, NY/May 14, 2013 –- NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today launched its updated NOOK for iOS app, making the most incredible reading experience...

May 13, 2013-- Microsoft is planning to offer $1 billion to buy Barnes and Noble’s e-reader unit, according to several news reports. Microsoft already owns 17.6% of Nook Media and Penguin owns a 5% stake. If the acquisition is successful, Microsoft would...

New York, NY/May 14, 2013 --The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader announced the winners of the sixth annual Children’s Choice Book Awards (CCBAs) at a charity gala benefitting Every Child a Reader in New York City last night. The...