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Fnac making 510 redundant to cut costs

Fnac, the leading French cultural products chain, will lay off 510 of its 17,000 staff and may... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mirror launches year-long reading campaign

The Daily Mirror is to run a We Love Reading campaign, backed by poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA urges members to lobby MPs on High Street future

The Booksellers Association is urging members to write to their MPs today expressing their... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short story 'newspaper' hits bookshops

The team behind the successful book Change the World for a Fiver has launched a free newspaper... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury ebook sales up nearly 40% in final quarter of 2011

Bloomsbury had a "strong" final three months of 2011, with ebook sales growing "... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers reinvent Woolf and Joyce as copyright lapses

Classics publishers are refreshing their editions of modernist authors James Joyce and Virginia... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are Newspapers Civic Institutions or Algorithms?

The current state of the newspaper industry is unsettled at best: more than two hundred newspapers have either folded or stopped publishing their print editions since 2007. Even the most acclaimed newspapers in the country are downsizing their new ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA market ripe for digital, say publishers

Children's publishers remain confident that the printed book will be the dominant format for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VMC acquires two by Angela Thirkell

Virago Modern Classics has acquired two novels by the late Angela Thirkell, known for her 1930s... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazines and Newspapers Need to Build Better Apps

While it is still early in the migration process, Apple's iPad and other tablets appear to be a very good thing for the publishing industry, allowing publishers to monetize their content while avoiding the printing and distribution costs associat ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debts Cleared, MacAdam/Cage Returns

After nearly four years of disruptive financial problems, San Francisco independent publishing house MacAdam/Cage has paid off the bulk of its debt and looks ready to resume normal publishing operations. The house has hired Sonny Brewer as its new editor-in-chief and will launch its first list... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HUP Finds Logo for New Line Via Contest

In September, Harvard University Press tried something a little different. That month the scholarly press announced it was holding an open search for the design of its forthcoming book series featuring English translations of works in various Indian languages. HUP has now found a logo and look... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L.L. Bean Turns 100

Best known for its hunting boots, which according to a recent report in the Associated Press have ousted Uggs and Crocs as the must-have footwear on college campuses, 100-year-old L.L.Bean has begun hitting the books, hard. The family-owned retailer, which reported net sales of $1.44 billion in... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German book retailer to restructure to face digital challenge

The earnings of German book retailer Thalia's parent group Douglas Holding will be hit by the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Random House Group UK to tout authors as speakers

Random House is diversifying into author management with the launch of an international speakers... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder's One Day crowned as 2011's biggest seller

David Nicholls' One Day (Hodder) sold almost twice as many copies as the next bestselling... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times, The Daily and New Yorker Top Performing Titles on Apple’s Newsstand

In 2011, one phrase defined the magazine industry: digital editions. Whether publishers were deciding to take the leap into digitizing their publications, or deciding on what app to develop next, digital was top of mind for publishers of all kinds. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iggulden goes to Penguin for new series

Michael Joseph has poached bestselling historical fiction author Conn Iggulden from Harper­... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berrett-Koehler Posts Another Profitable Year

Twenty years after he founded the indie San Francisco press Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Steve Piersanti continues to stay focused on the company’s original mission of stewardship and socially responsible publishing practices. That commitment has led B-K to be profitable for nine years in a row,... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning Up the Volume on Author Podcasts

The emergence of author podcasts as a viable and entertaining marketing tool is apparent in the success of three such efforts originating from literary Web sites on the West Coast: Brad Listi’s the Nervous Breakdown, Tom Lutz’s Los Angeles Review of Books, and Tyson Cornell’s company Rare Bird... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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