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The Changing Online Mix

According to the newest figures from Bowker Market Research, online retailers accounted for 39% of all book sales in 2011, up from 30% in 2010. The increase gave the online channel, led by Amazon and BN.com, a commanding lead over bookstore chains as the largest outlet for sales. The chains,... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Alohomora! Free Harry Potter books coming to Kindle

Harry Potter has joined the Kindle lending library.Amazon.com announced Thursday that on June 19, the ebook editions of J.K. Rowling's seven Potter novels will become part of the Kindle service available to Amazon Prime subscribers. Members can download a book for free once a month. Amazon's... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Crains New York | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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A Happy Homecoming

To say that Eamon Dolan is glad to be back at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a bit of an understatement: “I suppose I might seem cooler if I kept my heart off my sleeve, but I am compelled to state my exact emotions: it feels simply wonderful to be back home—better even than I’d imagined.” Dolan... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Two from Robert Ryan for S&S

Simon & Schuster has signed two historical thrillers from Sunday Times-bestselling author and... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Harry Potter ebook loaners coming to your Kindle, if you're Primed

Amazon will never run out of copies of Harry Potter ebooks from its Lending Library. Thanks to a new agreement with Pottermore, on June 19th the entire seven-book collection will be among the 140,000 plus you can grab, provided, of course, that you're an Amazon Prime member. If you've forked... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Engadget | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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BISG- industry must adapt to "big data" shift

Two New York meetings—the annual Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Making Information Pay... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Anna Quindlen talks about her new memoir 'Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake'

Quindlen Krovatin (who happens to be her son) chats with the author about the book and the history behind it. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Children's Media Foundation seeks £30m funding

Campaigning body the Children's Media Foundation has launched an initiative to attract a... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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"Fantastic" first quarter for S&S

Simon & Schuster has revealed a 14% increase in like-for-like book sales in the UK, including... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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New book 'festival' for Charing Cross Road

Foyles and Blackwell are teaming up for the first time to organise a joint Charing Cross Road... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Art Check: A Broadway Couple Shoots NYC

In the handsome new coffee table book The Outdoor Museum, stage actress Margery Gray Harnick sets the scene while her husband, Pulitzer-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, provides poetic accompaniment. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 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 >>
[ Source: Folio Magazine | 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 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 >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: 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 >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 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 >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 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 >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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