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Millenials: On a Mission from God

For religion publishers, engaging Millennial readers is about more than selling books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson sells FT for £884m

Pearson has sold the FT Group to the Japanese Nikkei Inc for £844m. The company confirmed earlier today it was in “advanced talks” on the sale of the FT Group, which includes the Financial Times, and has now revealed Nikkei will buy the group for a gross consideration of £844m, payable in cash. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Adds 24 Million Pounds to Pearson Profits

Penguin Random House contributed 24 million pounds in operating profit to Pearson in the first half of 2015, up from 18 million pounds in the same period in 2014. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Kitchens of the Great Midwest': Just something J. Ryan Stradal whipped up

When he was 5, J. Ryan Stradal wrote his name in crayon on the inside jackets of his favorite books. Only he didn't write "property of"; he wrote "written by." Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 27, 2015

Equinox’s president takes business advice to Harper, Two Dollar Radio signs its first graphic novel, the Pioneer Woman inks a multi-picture-book deal, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Watchman’ Print King of The Digital Era

"Go Set a Watchman" sold more print copies in its first week than any book since Dan Brown’s "The Lost Symbol," which was released in September 2009. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Dr. Seuss is still bringing rhymes and pictures to readers (+video)

'What Pet Should I Get?': New illustrations, books, and exhibits are still to come from Dr. Seuss, 24 years after his death. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl’s gruesome twosome The Twits return in new children's app

Twit or Miss game kicks off digital strategy to bring Dahl’s characters to young fans, in tandem with the writer’s centenary celebrations next yearOne of the most dysfunctional couples in the history of children’s fiction, The Twits, are starring in a new children’s game for smartphones and... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russian Booksellers Balk at “Help” from Putin in Picking Books

Putin's government plans to offer tax breaks and other benefits to booksellers who let the government pick patriotic titles for in store promotions. The post Russian Booksellers Balk at “Help” from Putin in Picking Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'True original' Doctorow dies

US novelist E L Doctorow has died at the age of 84. Doctorow, known for works including Ragtime (Penguin Modern Classics) and The March (Abacus), passed away yesterday in New York from complications from lung cancer, his son told the New York Times. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning

Reviews editor Alex Crowley recommends this compelling new take on how the Holocaust was allowed to happen, and what it means for contemporary society. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee dominates US chart

Harper Lee dominated Nielsen BookScan US charts with four spots in the top 10 and seven in the top 100, led by Go Set a Watchman (Harper) which recorded the second best first-week sale for an adult hardback since BookScan US records began, shifting almost three quarter of a million units. The... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail publisher hit by fall in print advertising

DGMT share price drops 9% after ‘marked deterioration’ in advertising revenue for flagship print titlesShares in the Daily Mail’s parent company have slumped 9% after it reported a fall in print advertising revenues at its flagship national newspapers. Advertising revenues at the Daily Mail and... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning Japanese: FT journalists have a yen to get on with new owners

Staff take to Twitter over surprise £844m sale by Pearson to media group NikkeiFinancial Times journalists reacted with shock and wry, occasionally dark humour at the 127-year-old newspaper’s surprise £844m purchase by Japanese media group Nikkei.The head of the FT’s Lex column, Robert... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Media Sales Fell in Quarter

Although total Amazon sales rose 20% in the second quarter of 2015, sales in the media group, where book and ebook sales are reported, fell 2.6%. The decline was due to foreign exchange fluctuations which dropped international media revenue. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversion Adds Print Program for Self-Pubbed Authors

Diversion division EverAfter Romance has launched a print program for its self-published romance authors. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haig title sells for six figures in US

Random House Children's Books US has bought the rights to Matt Haig’s upcoming Christmas book, A Boy Called Christmas, for a six-figure sum from Canongate.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Training for author events in schools

In regards to the current debate on whether authors should be paid for events in schools, the question, of course, is not should children’s authors and illustrators be paid a fee? Of course they should. In the words of a school librarian, quoted in this week’s Times Educational Supplement: “You... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson agrees to sell Financial Times to Japanese publisher in $1.3B deal

Japanese publisher Nikkei Inc. agreed to acquire Pearson Plc's FT Group for $1.3 billion to gain control of the Financial Times newspaper. The sale doesn't include Pearson's 50% stake in... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IndieReader’s Top 10 Five-star Reviews of Self-Published Books

A selection of the top ten books that have received five star reviews on IndieReader, a service which reviews self-published books. The post IndieReader’s Top 10 Five-star Reviews of Self-Published Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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