Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, editor of
Johannesburg’s inventive art books publisher Fourthwall, discusses how
publishing on the periphery of the world can give you an edge. More
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Discussion:
The response of people to the sad
news concerning Iain Banks, who announced he has terminal cancer, makes us
realize how the book trade is like a huge, extended family.
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More News from PP:
Random
House has recently updated its BookScout app that allow it to sync up with
Facebook’s improved timeline. Can it capitalize on Goodreads-Amazon
discontent?
The Atlantic's Jordan Weissmann
speculates that Amazon bought Goodreads to access the site's "super
fans," readers who buy a lot of books and influence purchases.
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From the Archives:
South Africa’s Cover2Cover Books
has founded the FunDza Literary Trust, with the goal of improving literacy in
the teen and young adult market.
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
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