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How’s Marvel Now Working Out?

Since launching a major revamp of their line more than two years ago, Marvel has had mixed success with their Marvel NOW! titles. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What you need to know about Amazon's fight with ebook publishers

Unless you've been living in a book-free cave, you may have heard that retail giant Amazon and book publisher Hachette are having a little tiff. It's all about digital versions of books -- so-called ebooks -- and it boils down to this: Amazon wants... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellora’s Cave CEO Confirms Amazon Sales Drop

Ellora’s Cave CEO Patty Marks confirmed the house is downsizing in the wake of what she described as "drastic" and unexplained declines in its ebook sales via Amazon. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here Is Yahoo's Native Ad Network

Yahoo is bringing its native ads to other publishers' sites.Last year Yahoo adopted the low-hanging-fruit version of native advertising, a form of ad that aims to mirror surrounding editorial content. Unlike BuzzFeed's sponsored listicles or The New York Times' brand-penned posts, Yahoo's native... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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R.J. Huneke: Describing the Pentian Experience

American author R.J. Huenke discusses his efforts to publish his new novel Cyberwar through Spanish self-publishing crowd-sourcing service Pentian. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British readers lost in translations as foreign literature sales boom

Popular Scandinavian authors including Jo Nesbø and Stieg Larsson drive growing domestic demand for translated booksBritish readers are devouring foreign fiction in record numbers amid a mini-boom in translated novels, inspired by the success of Scandinavian authors such as Jo Nesbø.Among a... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oldest book prize winners unveiled

A novel inspired by the daily toil of a shepherdess and a biography of a Booker prize-winning author win the UK's oldest literary awards. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2014-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Amazon's bid to bury Hachette has backfired

Amazon's suggestion that the ebook and paperback revolutions are comparable has sparked scorn, satire and indigationWhen Amazon published their rather extraordinary "Message from the Amazon Books Team" at readersunited.com last week, they got a few things right and a few things wrong. Alongside... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Gregory slated to write a book about Judaism and his 'spiritual journey'

Gregory's book will be released sometime in 2015, according to publisher Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': Will David Yates direct?

Yates is reportedly in negotiations to direct 'Beasts,' a new story set in the world of 'Harry Potter.' Yates directed the well-received final four movies in the 'Potter' film series. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 25, 2014

This week, a haunting psychological mystery set at a school for troubled teens, "Against Football," and the culinary imagination. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Audiobook Producer Bob Deyan

Bob Deyan, founder of Deyan Audio Services, passed away on August 19 at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif. due to complications of ALS. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Net Pricing: Is It Time to Take Prices off Book Covers?

Pointing to the need for pricing flexibility at a time when bookstores face a growing number of economic challenges, some booksellers question whether it’s time for publishers to stop printing suggested retail prices on book covers and dust jackets. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leo Tolstoy's wife Sophia is getting her say

Michael R. Katz's forthcoming book 'The Kreutzer Sonata Variations' will include two previously untranslated works by Sophia Andreevna Tolstoy which she wrote in response to her husband's controversial story 'The Kreutzer Sonata.' Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Veteran Sally Preston Named North America President at Orion Capital

Longtime magazine publishing executive Sally Preston has been named North America president of Orion Capital, effective Sept. 3.She succeeds Tony Harridine, who has moved back to Australia, the company said.Ms. Preston was most recently VP-publisher at Time Inc.'s Real Simple magazine, and... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Choc Lit signs romantic trilogy

Choc Lit has bought a “steamy romantic trilogy” authored by a television presenter... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Is Beautiful, Gritty, and Near-Unwatchable

In the near decade that's passed since director Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller brought Miller's noir comic Sin City to the big screen, filmmaking technology has gotten better, comic book movies have become an official Big Deal, and 3-D has become a lot more palatable. What's more surprising... Continue reading at 'Wired'

[ Wired | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Tablet Magazine has Been Flawed From the Start

Magazine publishers have a tablet problem. According to one designer, they always have. Four years after Apple introduced the iPad, tablet apps are stagnating. A combination of design, pricing and discovery issues has made tablet magazines a har ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of August 25, 2014

Suchomel returning to Legato Publishers Group and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany's culture minister speaks out against Amazon

German culture and media minister Monika Gruetters recently addressed the campaign by European authors protesting Amazon's business tactics with Swedish publisher Bonnier Group. Gruetters said she 'supports' the effort. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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