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Booksellers and publishers met up in Denver, Colo., from Jan. 23-26, for the 11th annual ABA Winter Institute. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Reactions will enhance Facebook's classic Like button with emoji responses that convey emotions ranging from anger to awe.As revealed in October, Facebook has been hard at work reinventing the famed Like button—and Bloomberg got the inside scoop. In a profile published Wednesday, Bloomberg digs... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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For the second time in its history, the Costa Awards has chosen a children's book as its book of the year: The Lie Tree by Francis Hardinge. The post Hardinge’s ‘Lie Tree’ Wins Costa’s Second Big Nod to Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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If Amazon’s business practices continue unchecked the result could be a “nuclear winter” for book publishing, said Smashwords founder Mark Coker during a Jan. 27 event called Amazon’s Book Monopoly—A Threat to Freedom of Expression? Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Kalem Literary Agency remembers legendary Spanish literary agent Carmel Balcells and her contributions to international authors, writing and agenting. The post On Carmen Balcells: Remembering the Role of a Literary Agent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Cambridge University Press is cutting 45 editorial and production roles out of its English Language Teaching division in Cambridge, asking staff to move to "other Press publishing centres outside the UK". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Australian scriptwriter Shirley Barrett's début novel Rush Oh! immerses itself in the early 20th-century New South Wales whaling community. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Skip Skwarek, whose long tenure at Dial Books for Young Readers included roles as managing editor and associate publisher, died of pneumonia on January 15. He was 70. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Sales of adult trade books rose 2.9% in the first nine months of 2015, according to figures released by the AAP. Sales in the children’s/young adult segment for the nine-month period were down 7.4%, but slipped only 0.6% in September. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton told Recode that the publisher, which used to view Facebook warily, is now "going all in" on Facebook Instant Articles. He's now come around to the idea that Facebook can simply provide a better user experience and even monetize better than the options publishers... Continue reading at 'Digiday'
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Simon & Schuster Children’s Books UK is bringing Cassandra Clare to the UK in April to promote her new YA novel, Lady Midnight. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Lleucu Siencyn on why discussion around the Welsh publishing sector should continue. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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We're going to hear a lot about comparable metrics this year -- finally. As emerging media platforms continue to dominate the headlines -- creating the perception that ad tech is where all the audience is -- smart advertisers will insist on a lens through which the avalanche of charts, claims,... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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Andersen Press has teamed up with the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals to launch the Elmer National Libraries Day competition as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations for the press and its colourful patchwork elephant, Elmer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Total revenue at Amazon hit $107 billion in 2015, a 20% increase over sales in 2014. Operating income jumped to $2.2 billion in the year, from $178 million in 2014. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Mark Scott tipped to throw bombs in final address, Aaron Patrick’s second book on Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin due out and News Corp poaches Fairfax staffThe Gold Coast Bulletin thought it had a big local scoop on its hands when an Arundel businessman told them he had witnessed an... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Buster Books, publisher of colouring books for ‘Brilliant Boys’ and ‘Gorgeous Girls’ to switch to ‘gender neutral’ titles in futureGirls will no longer be defined as “glamorous” and “gorgeous” while boys get to be “amazing” and “brilliant” at Buster Books, after the children’s publisher... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, which remained unseen for a century, is already a bestseller – eight months before it reaches shopsBeatrix Potter’s long-lost story about “a well-behaved prime black Kitty cat, who leads rather a double life” has shot to the top of Amazon’s book charts months ahead of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Websites are freaking out over billions in lost revenue and starting to fight back, but there are still legit reasons to block ads.This January marked the 10th anniversary of AdBlock Plus, a browser plug-in that banishes ads from web pages. It isn't the only ad blocker; but AdBlock Plus... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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Facebook is expanding its ad network from just third-party apps to the mobile Web. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company will begin making its Facebook Audience Network available for publishers and advertisers outside of publishers' native apps. The Audience Network for the mobile Web will... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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