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Digital sales up, physical down for B&N

Barnes & Noble has grown Nook digital content sales by 38% year-on-year in its second quarter... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Can’t Wrap an E-Book

It used to be easy to give your loved ones books for the holidays. You went to a bookstore, browsed the shelves , and picked out something thoughtful: Jodi Picoult’s latest for your mom, Harry Potter for your niece, maybe a Bill O’Reilly rant for that uncle who never shuts up at Thanksgiving. ... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble reports Q2 2013 earnings: digital content sales up 38%, Nook unit rakes $160 million

Barnes & Noble's Nook unit didn't have its greatest quarter. The $160 million in revenue the new Microsoft-backed spin off raked in was slightly better than last year's $152 million, but still a significant drop from $220 million. In a sign of the growing ubiquity of e-readers however,... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon adds $1.5m to KDP author pot

Amazon is giving its KDP self-publishing platform a further push before Christmas by putting an... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I B Tauris title wins English PEN prize

A book on the the political uprisings in the Middle East has won an English PEN Award for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Culture of secrecy' as Croydon chooses library company

Croydon Council has chosen the private company it wants to run its 13 libraries, with John... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four more from Matthews for Sphere

Little, Brown imprint Sphere has signed four new novels from Carole Matthews. Catherine Burke,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Launches New Imprint for the YA Market

HarperCollins is creating a new digital imprint—HarperTeen Impulse—focusing on young adult short stories and novellas, which sell for .99 cents to $2.99. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French prizewinner Deville to Little, Brown

Little, Brown commissioning editor Rowan Cope has acquired an acclaimed French novel about the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Kois’ 15 Favorite Books of 2012

Tuesday: Slate staffers pick their favorite books of 2012. Wednesday: The overlooked books of 2012. Thursday: Dan Kois’ 15 favorite books. Friday: The Slate Book Review Top 10. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2012-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books May Solve Latin America’s Library Problem

In Latin America, ebooks are a huge opportunity for governments to provide their citizens with access to quality content while overcoming the problem of distribution. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ASA rules against Amazon on Prime

The Advertising Standards Authority has told Amazon it must change the wording of its Prime offer... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Santa Writes a Comic Book

A couple of years ago, I embarked on a quixotic quest: I gave up the Internet. Surfing, emailing, YouTube-watching—it had taken over my life, eating into time I wanted to be spending with my family, my students, and my work. I documented my four-month Internet fast in a series of articles for... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The little Kiwi people behind The Hobbit

Born out of a British book and funded by Hollywood, The Hobbit is also a movie that has its heart in New Zealand. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Routledge apologises to Peter Tatchell

UK publisher Routledge has apologised to political campaigner Peter Tatchell for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mexico’s Largest Children’s Library Opens with 3,000 E-books

The largest children’s library in Mexico—Biblioteca BS-IBBY México—in Mexico City boasts some 25,000 titles, of which more than 3,000 are in digital format. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Where Is YA Going? Scholastic’s Experts Advise

Stacy Lellos, VP of Marketing and Multi-Platform Publishing, and Aimee Friedman, executive editor, both at Scholastic give a peek into the future of YA publishing. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury signs Gemma Collins

Ebury has signed up an autobiography from "The Only Way is Essex" star Gemma Collins.... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster gets wise to self-publishing

Simon & Schuster Inc. is getting on the self-publishing bandwagon. The book publishing division of CBS Corp. announced Tuesday that it has joined with veteran self-publishing firm Author Solutions, Inc., to form Archway Publishing, a service that will focus on writers who want to publish... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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