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Trinity Mirror 'profits on course'

UK newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror says it expects to hit its profit forecasts for 2015, as half-year revenues and profits fall. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Denis O'Brien, Irish media tycoon who is rarely out of the headlines

He has even turned up as a character in the Irish Times’s satire column Ireland’s major media tycoon, Denis O’Brien, is rarely out of the headlines (although he appears a little less often in newspapers owned by the publishing company in which he has a major interest).The weekend was a perfect... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Asks: Who Are Your Three Desert Island Authors?

Which three authors' collected works would you take to your proverbial desert island? Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Launches Brazilian Subsidiary

HarperCollins Brasil will feature titles from HarperCollins' global list of authors in addition to publishing local Brazilian authors. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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​This interactive map crams in American literature's greatest road trips

People love road trips. Some like 'em more than others. And some like them perhaps a little bit too much. This interactive map from Richard Kreitner and Steven Melendez crams the locations mentioned in twelve road-tripping books including Mark Twain... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egyptian Mystic Turns the Voice of God Into a Bestseller

Vassula Rydén's memoir, Heaven is Real But So is Hell, transcribes her encounters with God and is becoming a hit with 50k copies already sold in the US. The post Egyptian Mystic Turns the Voice of God Into a Bestseller appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shamrock Advisors Buys Recorded Books

The private equity firm Shamrock Capital Advisors has acquired the audiobook publisher Recorded Books from Wasserstein & Co. for an undisclosed price. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut Novelist Pops Up at Chicago Dinner Lab Feast

As author J. Ryan Stradal tours the country promoting his debut novel, he's being wined and dined by booksellers, and was the guest-of-honor at a Dinner Lab pop-up dinner in Chicago that featured a menu inspired by his book. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books that should have won the Booker

So the Man Booker Prize longlist was announced just last week, and unless you've been living under a rock - you will know that Anna Smaill, none other than the NZ author of my favourite book of the year (totally true, cause The Bone Clocks was published last year), is on it! Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Completes College Group Spinoff

Barnes & Noble has completed the separation of its retail operation from its college business. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air August 3, 2015: H.G. 'Buzz' Bissinger

H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, author of 'Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition' (Da Capo, 9780306824203), will appear on NPR’s 'Fresh Air' on Monday, August 3. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future Artefacts fair seeks to show physical media far from dead

Ben Freeman, organiser of London event, says: ‘Everyone realises the internet hasn’t killed the record industry or the publishing industry – just changed it’A fair celebrating the future of physical objects in media – from books and magazines to records and cassettes – will debut in London this... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Financial Times will now have Rising Sun ethics

Being sold to Nikkei brings a Japanese-style code of behaviourThe FT has not joined the Independent Press Standards Organisation, or its rival Impress project; it is doing its own regulation thing. And it’s worth pausing over that decision as the Pink One becomes a Rising Sun under Nikkei... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starz renews 'Black Sails,' plans Cuba-set drama called 'Havana Quartet' starring Antonio Banderas

Starz has renewed its Michael Bay drama "Black Sails" for a fourth season and announced it is developing "Havana Quartet," a drama based on the Leonardo Padura detective book series that will star Antonio Banderas. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbile Promises Mexican Readers Ebook Ecstacy

Orbile, a new Mexican ebookselling platform created by Kobo and bookstore chains Gandhi and Libreria Porrúa, will offer 70k ebooks on launch in September. The post Orbile Promises Mexican Readers Ebook Ecstacy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: James Hardcastle, Research Manager, Taylor & Francis

Describe Your Role My role is mostly about providing data analysis and insights to the global Taylor & Francis journals business on areas such as Impact Factors, market position, usage data and marketing campaigns. I also run training on a range of tools and provide advice to editors and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Opening: Assistant, German Book Office New York

The German Book Office New York is hiring an assistant to the director. This position offers the opportunity to learn about international book publishing. The post Job Opening: Assistant, German Book Office New York appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales dip at Hachette UK in first half

Sales at Hachette UK were down 3.5% in the first six months of 2015 compared to the year before, because of a “slate of new releases that was not as strong as the first half of 2014”, according to results announced by Hachette's parent company Lagardere. E-books represented 33% of sales in... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How one Muslim turned a childhood of bullying into a popular children's book series

Amin Aaser was a teenager living in Minnesota when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. He doesn't want other Muslim children to face the bullying that he experienced. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suffragette titles shortlisted for biography prize

Two books on suffragettes are on the shortlist for this year’s 'Slightly Foxed' Best First Biography Prize. Sophia, Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary by Anita Anand (Bloomsbury), about Indian suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh, joins Lady Constance Lytton – Aristocrat, Suffragette, Martyr by... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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