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Rick Stein to open bookshop with Ron Johns

Celebrity chef Rick Stein is set to open a bookshop with his wife Sarah and Cornish bookseller Ron Johns next month. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of February 29, 2016

Simon & Schuster’s Atheneum imprint buys a picture book by Richard T. Morris, Da Capo nabs a book about the battle of Antietam, Dial signs Jessica Taylor for two YA novels, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Protecting Intellectual Property Remains the Top Job for Association of American Publishers

The publishing industry's trade association had a busy year protecting copyright in a changing market. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits Jump at Penguin Random House

Pearson reported that its share of adjusted operating profit from Penguin Random House rose 30% in 2015 over 2014, hitting 90 million pounds from 69 million pounds in 2014. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More bad news: Meredith Corp. shutters upscale women's magazine

More magazine, which began publishing in 1997 and billed itself as "the magazine for women of style and substance," is shutting down, publisher Meredith Corp. announced Thursday. In a statement, the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Bookshop of the Year regional shortlists revealed

A record year for submissions has led to the highest ever number of regional shortlisted entries in this year’s British Book Industry Awards Independent Bookshop of the Year category, sponsored by Gardners Books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners protest closure of London's Feminist Library

Over 100 campaigners gathered last night to protest the eviction of London's Feminist Library from the building that has housed it for 30 years. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oddest book title prize shortlist gets behind cultural history of the anus

Reading From Behind lines up for public vote alongside works including Soviet Bus Stops and Paper Folding With ChildrenIt might sound like a pain in the behind to read, but an academic tome about the cultural history of the anus is among the contenders on the shortlist for the 2016 Diagram prize... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Ways Mobile Is Changing News Consumption

BARCELONA, Spain—Media executives from television, online and magazine news organizations are optimistic that a mostly mobile audience will present new opportunities for reporting and engagement, even while revenue challenges remain. Speaking on a Mobile World Congress panel Thursday,... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's bookstores should be celebrated, not feared

The web giant’s move into bricks-and-mortar bookselling has upset many in the books community – but there is much to praise in this innovationYou could describe it as a troubling development in publishing: someone comes along with no real knowledge of the book business, a brash salesman who... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lands’ End apologizes for Gloria Steinem interview after offending conservative shoppers

Lands' End is finding out that its customer base can be very conservative. On Tuesday, it published an interview with feminist leader Gloria Steinem, which didn't mention her abortion views. Regardless, it flung its pro-life shoppers into a rage, many posting on its Facebook page that they're... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 29, 2016

This week: a novel about the controversial Little Albert experiment, and Tom Bissell travels to the tombs of the apostles. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Native Ads at a Mecca for Millennials: Wattpad’s ‘Brand Stories’

Native advertising is paying off for writers of the coveted, mobile demographic at Wattpad. Ashleigh Gardner speaks at London Book Fair's (#LBF16) Quantum Conference (#Quantum16) in April. The post Native Ads at a Mecca for Millennials: Wattpad’s ‘Brand Stories’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Launches Canvas So Publishers Can Create "Instant" Ads

Canvas ads mimic the features of Facebook's Instant Articles platform.Facebook has officially rolled out its Canvas ad platform. Canvas has been in testing since last year and has often been referred to as "instant ads" because of the way it mimics Facebook's Instant Articles platform for... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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InsideCounsel Folds Print Edition

ALM says the legal magazine's readers have left print for digital, so it must do the same. The post InsideCounsel Folds Print Edition appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trans Vampire Nuns book up for prize

A consideration of cult films and a photographic history of Soviet bus stops are among the contenders for an award given to the year's oddest book title. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 29, 2016

'A Mother’s Reckoning' by Sue Klebold, the #10 book in the country, is one of two nonfiction titles on our lists this week to address a crime that earned national attention. Plus Kate Hudson jumps on the celebrity lifestyle publishing bandwagon, ‘The Widow’ joins the burgeoning psychological... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reedsy Grows, Launches Online Book Editor Tool

U.K. self-publishing platform Reedsy launched the Reedsy Book Editor, an online editing and typesetting tool, and the site reports growing membership and new partnerships with Ingram and Kobo. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To Boost Sales, Japanese Bookseller Kinokuniya Experiments With New Book Covers

The bookseller will sell limited-edition, exclusive versions of graphic novels with variant covers at its stores around the world. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, February 21, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended February 21, 2016. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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