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Frankfurt Book Fair 2015: Screenwriter's Debut Fetches Seven Figures

Canadian screenwriter Elan Mastai's debut novel 'All Our Wrong Todays' has been nabbed in a preempt by Maya Ziv at Dutton. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Advertising’s Uncertain Future Focuses on Publishers

A major shakeout is coming to the digital media space as downward pricing pressure squeezes out some players.   Shane Smith, chief executive and co-founder of Vice Media, said the problem is so severe that only digital publishers who are able to ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett gets even bigger by acquiring 34 more US newspapers

Publisher pulls off its first major deal since it was spun off from its TV divisionThere are signs of a new round of consolidation in the US newspaper market with Gannett’s acquisition of the Journal Media Group for $280m (£183m).It adds the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel plus 16 other daily papers... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail raids Microsoft for chief to lead global digital expansion

James Leaver will head up international growth of Mail Online outside its core markets of the US, UK and AustraliaThe Daily Mail has raided the senior ranks of Microsoft to appoint a chief to head up its digital expansion into international markets.Mail Online has appointed James Leaver,... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘They’re telling us how the Web should work': The publisher view of Google’s AMP

While AMP, Google is making a big push to speed up how fast publishers' content loads on mobile screens. That's good for Google, publishers and most of all readers. But others have reservations about the scheme, which they say ignores Google's role in slowing down sites through its own ad tech.... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L’Autre Agence Fights to Change the Image of Literary Agents in France

In France, literary agency L’Autre Agence hopes to change the country's negative attitude toward literary agents with hard work and a list of great authors. The post L’Autre Agence Fights to Change the Image of Literary Agents in France appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Redemption of Neil Strauss

The only edition of Neil Strauss’ The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists available at my local bookstore comes bound in gold-embossed faux leather with gilded page edges and a satiny red ribbon to mark your place. It looks like a combination of Bible and diary, which matches... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colbert Chaplain James Martin Debuts in Fiction

Jesuit priest Martin, well known for his role on the Colbert Report and from his media work during the pope's recent visit, discusses his first novel 'The Abbey.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's Selling at Loganberry Books

Located in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, Loganberry Books offers a diverse selection of books, spanning new, used, and collectible volumes. Bookseller Lorraine Angus talked about a crop of titles, recently published and backlist, selling well this fall. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult Trade Sales Up in Six Months, Kids Down

Sales in the adult trade segment were up 3.1% in the first six months of 2015 over 2014, while sales of children’s/young adult books fell 12.3% in the same period, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers StatShot program. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow and British Museum sign partnership deal

Nosy Crow is to work with the British Museum to produce a “broad range” of children’s books as part of an exclusive partnership. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Worthy and Museum of the Bible Partner on New Imprint

Museum of the Bible Books will begin releasing materials for all ages ahead of the museum's November 2017 opening in Washington. D.C. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Watson to speak at Unite-BookMachine event

Deputy leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson will address United, We Publish, an evening of workshops hosted by Unite and BookMachine. Watson will discuss his role in exposing the phone-hacking scandal at News International and his book Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and the Corruption... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams tops chart again with a personal best

David Walliams has held onto the Official Top 50 number one spot for the second straight week, notching up his best-ever single week of sales. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iran threatens boycott of FBF over Rushdie speech

Iran has threatened to boycott 2015's Frankfurt Book Fair taking place next week (14th-18th October), due to organisers’ selection of Salman Rushdie as a keynote speaker. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Svetlana Alexievich Wins the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

Alexievich, a Belarusian journalist and author of the 2005 nonfiction work 'Voices from Chernobyl,' was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unison condemns proposale to turn libraries into 'gyms'

Lambeth Unison has condemned Lambeth Council plans to keep three libraries open by turning them into health centres. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Super Thursday helped publishers turn over a new leaf

The editor of the Bookseller charts how publicist’s lament over one day’s glut of titles has become a PR triumph for the industry Super Thursday contenders: The good, the bad and the doggone awfulPut down your newspaper, turn away from your screen, and head to your nearest bookshop, for today is... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘We must go back to our roots:’ UK publishers take a stand on ad blocking

Alarmed by the rise of ad blocking software use, publishers are starting to recognize their contribution to the problem. At Digiday's Europe Publishing Summit in Barcelona this week, leading European publishers talked about the need to restore the reader experience. As News U.K.'s Alessandro de... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Super Thursday and BAMB get underway

Around 1,800 bookshops across the UK and Ireland will celebrate the start of the Christmas season with Super Thursday today (8th October) with a three-day in-store campaign Books Are My Bag (BAMB). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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