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BEA 2015: Marking Memorable Milestones
Here’s a preview of anniversaries that several children’s book publishers are commemorating at 2015’s BEA.
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BEA 2015: Browsing the Booths, Chapter 1
There is a wealth of fresh new book offerings and enticing giveaways waiting for booksellers at the booths of children’s publishers at this year’s show, as well as a hefty roster of in-booth author autographings. Here’s a sampling.
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BEA 2015: Does Diversity Matter in Book Reviewing?
Yesterday afternoon at the Center for Fiction in midtown, NBCC board member Walton Muyumba led a conversation about racial and gender representation in book reviewing.
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BEA 2015: A Promising, 'Weird' Start
Despite uncertainty about how big a draw an afternoon opening would be, a line had already formed more than an hour before the one o'clock opening of the show floor.
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BEA 2015: Franzen says 'It gets harder to write novels, not easier.'
A capacity crowd of approximately 1,000 people turned out to watch BEA's curtain-raising event, a highly anticipated conversation between bestselling novelist Jonathan Franzen and Laura Miller of Salon.com. The discussion centered on 'Purity,' Franzen's fifth novel and his first since 2010's Freedom, which will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in September.
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BEA 2015: Harper Teams with Shazam
HarperCollins will be the exclusive global content partner for the launch of Shazam's new "visual recognition functionality" that transforms static pages into "dynamic pieces of content."
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BEA 2015: Program Highlights for Librarians
The lines of communication between librarians and publishers are open, and this year’s BEA program features a number of panels dedicated to keeping a dialogue going. Among the highlights:
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BEA 2015: ‘PW’ Hosts Event-Filled Librarians Lounge
PW is hosting this year’s BEA Librarians Lounge, and it has a lot in store for our librarian peeps. Librarians who are looking for a place to actually lounge (and/or grab a snack or fuel up on coffee) will be able to do so in the exclusive area in booth R420.
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BEA 2015: Is Subscription the Future of E-Books?
Subscription e-book services have been a buzzworthy topic in recent years, but are they a good deal for authors and publishers? That was the topic of a standing room only panel, moderated by Smashwords founder Mark Coker who noted the promise of subscription models as well as the “legitimate challenges” they face.
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BEA 2015: 10 Books to Grab at BEA
With so many galleys flooding the BEA show floor, it’s hard to know which ones to choose. Here are 10 of our favorites, with excerpts from PW reviews.
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BEA 2015: The Dinosaurs are Evolving
After nearly decade of digital transition, publishers are beginning to mark how far they've traveled. This year's IDPF Digital Book 2015 offered assessments from publishing startups such as Michael Bhaskar's Canelo Publishing and from publishing veterans like Richard Charkin, Bloomsbury publishing director, and Ken Michaels, Macmillan Education CEO.
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BEA 2015: A Busy Bloomsbury
At this year’s BEA, Bloomsbury (3156) will be launching a new imprint, marking the fifth anniversary of Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, and hosting signings for two authors: one already a familiar name to booksellers around the world and the other, a new presence on the international scene.
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BEA 2015: BEA and BookCon Booths Addendum
An addendum to exhibitor booth listing and BEA and BookCon 2015.
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BEA 2015: A Remarkable Publication Journey
Reba Riley remembers her 29th birthday well—she was weeping on the floor of her closet while friends and family waited to help her celebrate.
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BEA 2015: 'Fault in Our Stars' Top 2014 E-book Seller
John Green's 'The Fault in Our Stars' was the top-selling e-book in 2014, according to data just released by PubTrack Digital, a unit of Nielsen BookScan.
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BEA 2015: APAC Celebrates Ever-Changing Audiobook Industry
Drawing some of the biggest names in the business and focusing on the changing nature of the industry, the 21st annual Audio Publishers Association Conference kicked off Wednesday morning at the Javits Center in New York City.
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Translating BEA Into International Innovation and Business
As one of the largest and most prominent book and author events in the North American publishing industry, BookExpo America remains a great place to discover new titles, generate rights and licensing business, network and learn about the latest trends.
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China at BEA 2015: Introducing China Publishing Group
China Publishing Group Corp. (CPG) is China’s largest and most influential trade and professional publishing group.
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China at BEA 2015: Chinese Interest in American Books Remains Strong
Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs—the only authorized biography of the Apple founder—went on sale in China at 10:05 a.m. Beijing Time on Oct. 24, 2011.
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China at BEA 2015: Tsinghua University Press
As an integral part of China’s prestigious Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University Press has grown to be one of the country’s leading academic and higher education publishers.
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