For Archie Comics, a Return to Superheroes
In spring, the company will bring back its line of superhero characters in a digital subscription model offering original stories and access to an archive of past adventures.
Perseus Creates New Service for Authors Seeking to Self-Publish
The Perseus Books Group is starting Argo Navis for e-publishers, offering the authors an unusual 70 percent cut of the revenue.
In E-Books, Publishing Houses Have a Rival in News Sites
Swiftly and at little cost, newspapers, magazines and sites like The Huffington Post are publishing their own version of e-books.
Mass-Market Paperbacks Sales in Decline
The mass-market paperback, the cheap, pocket-size reading material of beaches and airports, is in decline as e-books proliferate and cost-conscious readers rein in their impulse purchases.
Mass-Market Paperbacks Sales in Decline
The mass-market paperback, the cheap, pocket-size reading material of beaches and airports, is in decline as e-books proliferate and cost-conscious readers rein in their impulse purchases.
Amazon Set to Publish Pop Author
Amazon moved aggressively to fulfill its new ambition to publish books as well as sell them, announcing that it had signed Timothy Ferriss, the popular self-help guru.
Media Decoder Blog: A Novel Updated, for E-Book
A novel that includes a living Osama bin Laden suffered when he was killed just before publication.
Media Cache: After Much Ado, a Google Book Deal in France
Could the Internet giant's deal with Hachette Livre clear a path for a deal to settle longstanding litigation in the United States?
Publishing Gives Hints of Revival, Data Show
BookStats, a large survey conducted by two major trade groups, revealed that sales of e-books and juvenile and adult fiction have helped the publishing industry expand.
Paperback Publishers Quicken Their Pace
E-books are helping to alter the time-honored schedule for life after hardcover, with softcover versions of novels and nonfiction works being released earlier and earlier.
E-Book Revolution Upends a Publishing Course
A six-week, $6,990 crash course in a fast-changing publishing industry at Columbia attracts more eager applicants than it can accommodate.
