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Children's book author refuses award backed by Amazon

Allan Ahlberg refused a lifetime achievement award because it was sponsored by the internet bookseller Amazon. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]

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People on the Move | 7.10.14

  Emmis Publishing named Brian Sweany editor-in-chief of Texas Monthly. He has worked at the magazine since 1996, most recently as senior executive editor. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Is Selling Direct Worth It?

The relaunch of the HarperCollins website, redesigned with an emphasis on direct sales to consumers, has revived a longtime debate in the book industry. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Bragelonne: Fighting France’s Book Snobs with Success

Publisher Bragelonne has found extraordinary success selling what others in France might deign to be untouchable, including fantasy, romance, and ebooks. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Three from Chance to Macmillan

Macmillan has signed three novels from Rebecca Chance for "a good six-figure sum".... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Bookselling Roundup for Week Ending July 11, 2014

Today PW introduces a new Friday feature that collects news about bookstores and bookselling from throughout the week. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Hodder signs MTV Catfish star

Hodder & Stoughton has signed a book from Nev Schulman, the host and executive producer of... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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New Adult Matures

When book blogger Georgia McBride and St. Martin’s Press teamed up in November 2009 to run a contest soliciting what they called new adult fiction from aspiring authors, they had no idea how huge this new niche would become. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Publishers' Graphics Buys Commercial Letter

Publishers’ Graphics, the Chicago-based POD print provider, has acquired Commercial Letter, a direct marketing printing company located in St. Louis. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Di Stefano biography to Ebury Press

Ebury Publishing has acquired a “definitive” biography of the iconic Argentine-... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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The Audio Book Club Meets Karl Ove

This month, Dan Kois, David Haglund, and New York Times Book Review editor Parul Sehgal discuss My Struggle: Book One, the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard’s six-book autobiographical epic. Can the endless accretion of detail a masterpiece make? Would people respond differently to this... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Slate | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Owen Sheers wins Book of the Year

Poet Owen Sheers wins Wales Book of the Year for his work about three young soldiers who are deployed to Afghanistan. Continue reading >>
[ Source: BBC News | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Frankfurt’s Free “Global Trends in Publishing” Report

The Frankfurt Book Fair's new Business Club is making available the new "Global Trends in Publishing" report compiled by Rüdiger Wischenbart for free. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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“Stop Hitting Yourself!”

After months of wielding the stick, Amazon is trying the carrot—or at least pretending to—in its feud with Hachette over ebook pricing. Early this week, it sent a letter to “a few authors and agents” with a sugarcoated proposal to “take authors out of the middle” of the dispute. So long as... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Slate | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Traditional publishing is 'no longer fair or sustainable', says Society of Authors

Chief executive of 9,000-member UK group argues that while 'authors' earnings are going down generally, those of publishers are increasing'After figures released this week showed professional authors' median annual incomes have collapsed to to £11,000, The Society of Authors' chief executive has... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Native Advertising Comes to E-Commerce

If digital publishers thought they had native advertising all to themselves, they may want to think again.Some of the world's biggest ecommerce sites are getting in the native game, courtesy of a partnership between native ad-tech company TripleLift, and BazaarVoice, a technology company that... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Chicago Mayor Sets City's Independent Bookstore Day

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued an official proclamation earlier this week, declaring Saturday, July 12 to be Chicago Independent Bookstore Day. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Amazon Appeals Directly to Hachette’s Authors

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon has gone directly to authors 'hoping to gain hearts and minds – and leverage' in its dispute with Hachette. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Publishers Head to the SoundCloud

Social audio site SoundCloud has become an important too for audiobook marketers thanks to its large user base and ease of use. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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McGrath Named E-I-C at Riverhead

Sarah McGrath, currently executive editor at Riverhead, has been promoted to editor-in-chief of the Penguin imprint. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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