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The Kindle Singles store, according to its editor David Blum, is “like a bookstore where the manager also edits the books.” Blum is that manager-editor, and under his guidance the store has grown to feature nearly 400 works since launching in January 2011. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Beth Kephart, author of Handling the Truth — a guide to writing memoir — discusses several of her favorite border-crossing writers and the art of geomorphology. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Hachette has restructured its New Zealand business, closing its publishing unit and relocating... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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This may sound obvious, but data is now at the heart of just about every action publishers and advertisers make. There appears to be no end to the data sources and the appetite publishers and brands have for it. Data drives every decision, from the content we produce to the viability and... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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“Always be closing,” the oft-quoted line from David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, could serve as the mantra at today’s big houses. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Salary trends switched and the gap between b-to-b, consumer and association advertising sales directors shrunk in this year’s survey. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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With so much at stake, and so much potential labor cost involved in maintaining multiple channels, many publishers are being cautious in planning their long-term content strategies. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Like ad sales or regional managers, salaries for advertising salespeople, account executives or category managers fell last year—they didn’t bounce back for this segment in 2013 though. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Psychiatrist Christine Montross' encounters with patients in crisis thoughtfully weaves history, medicine and memoir.Lauren swallows scissors, light bulbs, batteries, bedsprings, knives. Eddie pinches pennies for plastic surgeries he can't afford and rubs his face raw with sandpaper trying to... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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The FTSE 100 falls, but shares in publishing group Pearson jump 9% after its latest results. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
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Illiteracy remains a serious problem in the U.S., even though the issue has been overshadowed in recent years by the economy and the war on terror. Even data documenting changes in literacy in each state is hard to attain. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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It’s not many publishing companies that can say they beat revenue projections by 40%, but that was the case in the fiscal year ended in March for the U.S. division of the U.K.-based illustrated book publisher Thames & Hudson. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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With titles like The Walking Dead: Compendium One leading the way, sales of graphic novels in the USA are up 10% year-over-year in 2013. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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The youngest end of the children's publishing business has seen a surge in licensing deals, with publishers tying in with infant and toddler development brands from the worlds of toys and entertainment. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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AGE: 66 yearsVITALS: Good post-op pulsePROGNOSIS: Gradual improvement Recently, the online investment newsletter 24/7 Wall St. grimly predicted that Road & Track was so deathly ill that it could not survive another year. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Can a blockbuster based on the Good Book pull off a miracle? Not when it's up against giant sharks . . Continue reading at 'The Sydney Morning Herald'
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Much like trends in magazine publishing, social media is becoming a niche-focused market. This means there are an increasing number of networks that serve very specific functions. For instance, the difference between Instagram and Twitter is similar to the difference between a photography... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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After the European Commission accepted offers from Apple and four publishers to free up ebook pricing restrictions in December 2012, it's now accepted Penguin's commitment to do the same. Much like Penguin's vow to the US DOJ, it will end its agency agreements with Apple and other retailers, and... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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This October, Neil Gaiman's Sandman is returning to comic book shops with a prequel series titled Sandman: Overture. Continue reading at 'Wired'
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Transworld has bought the first book from cycling journalist Felix Lowe, better known by his... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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