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Hachette UK flat in first quarter

E-book sales for Hachette in the UK and Commonwealth accounted for 25% of adult trade sales in... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Amazon Program Offers "Harry Potter" Series to Kindle Owners

Members of the Amazon Prime subscription program will be able to read "Harry Potter'' ebooks for free through the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, a move intended to encourage consumers to buy Kindle devices. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsmith Row Book Market set for Sunday launch

Booksellers including Foyles, Newham Books, Pages of Hackney and The Book Box will be among those... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saqi's Yasmin wins Kim Scott Walwyn Prize

Rukhsana Yasmin, commissioning editor at The Westbourne Press, has won this year's Kim Scott... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'50 Shades of Grey' won't be coming to some libraries

'We do not collect erotica,' says one staff member at a library where the books will not be stocked. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blanchard Systems Enhances SendMyAd with Virtual Publisher

Blanchard Systems, developer of SendMyAd, debuts its editorial solution Virtual Publisher. Virtual Publisher is a book planning and production tool for print and digital editions, and is compatible with Adobe InDesign Plugins. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC UK revenues up 'over 5%' in first quarter

HarperCollins UK saw revenues up over 5% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2012, c.e.o.... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK and Commonwealth flat in first quarter

E-book sales for Hachette in the UK and Commonwealth accounted for 25% of adult trade sales in... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two for Cape on Ondaatje shortlist

Jonathan Cape has two authors on the shortlist of the £1,000 Royal Society of Literature... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keating to replace Brindley at British Library

One-time "The Late Show" editor Roly Keating has been appointed as the new chief... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter ebooks go into Kindle lending library

The Harry Potter ebooks are to be made available to borrow as part of the Kindle Owners'... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James tops chart for third consecutive week

E L James' Fifty Shades of Grey was once again the bestselling book in the UK last week, and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DCMS consults over transfer of PLR to British Library

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on plans to transfer the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unintended Consequences' by Edward Conrad: already 'the most hated book of the year'?

'Unintended Consequences' by former Bain Capital managing director Edward Conard argues that economic inequality is a good thing rather than a problem. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPA Conference: Tim Brooks on the new found optimism for professional publishers

Tim Brooks, the former managing director of Guardian News & Media, identifies a new sense of optimism setting into the publishing industry, after two years of concern amid sweeping change. Continue reading at 'Media Week'

[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPA Conference: Digital takes up 80% of our time, says Hearst's Dolphin

Although print accounts for 80% of Hearst's revenues, the publisher is spending 80% of its time on the "huge potential" of digital, according to Ella Dolphin, publishing director of Hearst Magazines UK's young women's group. Continue reading at 'Media Week'

[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann reports revenue, profit rise

Random House parent company Bertelsmann has reported an increase in revenues in its first quarter... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury's ups profit and market share

Sainsbury's has reported a 6.8% rise in total sales in its preliminary results for the year... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four retailers up for BSBAs

Waterstones and W H Smith have been shortlisted for the retailer of the year category at this... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Appreciation: Maurice Sendak helped children's imaginations run wild

For all his contributions to children's literature, Maurice Sendak, who died Tuesday at 83, struck a chord with 'Where the Wild Things Are,' a dark and vivid adventure in a daunting world beyond a child's bedroom.When my son Noah was little — no more than 2 years old — his favorite book... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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