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SIBA Sets Dates for 'Fall Discovery Show'
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has announced the dates for its fall regional trade show through 2017.
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2014 WBN Week Kicks Off
World Book Night U.S. has officially kicked off the week of its 2014 campaign, which culminates on April 23 when 25,000 volunteers will give out books nationwide.
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Savannah Book Festival to Offer Year-Round Author Events
The Savannah Book Festival announced plans to offer year-round author events, starting with Tami Hoag set to headline the Spring 2014 event.
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PubWest to Offer Continuing Ed
PUB501 is designed to develop new skills and techniques for book publishing professionals with one to five years experience in the industry.
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Amazon Renews Lambda Grant
The $25,000 grant supports LLF's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices.
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L.A. Times Festival of Books Hits the Mark Again
The spirit of literary camaraderie makes itself known at the 19th L.A. Times Festival of Books.
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First Annual PubSmart Conference Set for Charleston
The first annual PubSmart conference is set to run April 16-18 in Charleston, S.C.
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WBN's Interactive Map
As it gears up for its annual event on April 23, World Book Night U.S. released an interactive map that displays how many givers there are per zip code.
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Left Coast Crime: Attack of the Calamari
With close to 1,000 attendees this year, the annual Left Coast Crime mystery writers’ convention returned to Monterey, Calif., for the first time in a decade.
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Reality Rules at IBPA
The IBPA held its 26th Publishing University March 21-22 in San Francisco with about 30 sessions created to appeal to traditional independent publishers as well as the increasing numbers of members from the self-publishing ranks.
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Festival of Books Adds IndieBound Buy Buttons
Following a vociferous response by SCIBA members to the "L.A. Times" decision to exclude their stores from its Festival of Books website, IndieBound buy buttons will be added this week.
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GABBS & SIBA’s Second Year Proves A Success
This past weekend, with an emphasis on education and bookseller and author togetherness, GABBS & SIBA’s show in the Springtime was a success.
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L.A. Times Festival of Books in Deal with Amazon
When the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books unveiled its list of participating authors on Tuesday, the event caused a stir among local booksellers who immediately noticed the list featured buy links to Amazon.
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AWP 2014: Relaxed Atmosphere at the Book Fair
Publishers and conference attendees described a relaxed atmosphere at this year's Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference, held in Seattle from February 26-March 1.
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Challenges and Rewards in Small Press Publishing: An AWP Panel
The panel centered on broadening audiences for independent literature while working under budgeting constraints in an oversaturated market.
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Hillary Clinton to Deliver 2014 AAP Meeting Keynote
She will address representatives from the over 400 member organizations of the trade association on March 19 in New York City.
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WBN U.S. Adds 'Twelve Years a Slave'
Special WBN editions of Solomon Northrup’s memoir have been printed as part of World Book Night’s nationwide celebration on April 23.
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Publishing for All Seasons
A bookseller, distributor, and publisher, gathered for another installment of PW's discussion series on the Future of Book Publishing to discuss the relevancy of publishing seasons.
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WBN Partners with APA
World Book Night U.S. has partnered with the Audio Publishers Association to give free audiobook downloads to WBN volunteers.
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Hunting for New Customers at Toy Fair
Publishers’ expansion into new products as they strive to reach more retail channels was a major theme at New York International Toy Fair, held February 11-15 at the Javits Center.