'There can never be too many bookstores in America,' Barnes & Noble chief Len Riggio tells an appreciative crowd at the bookseller-oriented 2018 BookExpo in New York. The post Riggio Rallies Booksellers at BookExpo: ‘Open More Stores Than We Close’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
At BookExpo, Ingram Publishers Services is introducing a seven-month-long promotion to encourage booksellers to sell more books in translation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 1968 Peter Workman founded the company that bears his name with a single book, 'The Yoga 28-Day Exercise Program,' which is still in print. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
ABA CEO Oren Teicher announced the organization's investment in Batch and called for bookseller support. Booksellers pushed for a boycott of Sean Spicer at BookExpo and increased awareness of gentrification in bookselling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the New York Rights Fair, panelists explored the proud tradition of Scandinavian crime fiction and its ongoing evolution. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Your competitors like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Audible,' publishers will hear this year at BookExpo and the rival rights fair, 'are more than willing to fill the gap.' The post As BookExpo and New York Rights Fair Open: Warnings for Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
After introducing Amazon Original Stories last fall for short works of fiction and nonfiction, the digital imprint is adding a new line, Collections, which brings together one or more pieces of fiction and nonfiction from a single writer or a group of writers that are tied together thematically. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Once more, downloaded audiobooks are the format leader, up 32.1 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Association of American Publishers' StatShot report. The post As BookExpo Approaches, US Publishers Cite Revenue Up In First Quarter of the Year appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
While most publishers at Licensing Expo in Las Vegas this week are there as attendees, a growing number of houses are participating as exhibitors as well. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A wartime tale with a Senegalese protagonist in France, a generational family drama from Georgian author Nino Haratischwili, a Catalan classic, two books for young readers, and the Orient Express with Agatha Christie aboard—all are in our pre-BookExpo rights roundup. The post Rights Roundup:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
During BookExpo at the Javits Center next week, trade visitors and rights specialists will be in two different parts of the city, as the New York Rights Fair makes its debut at the Manhattan Pavilion. The post The New York Rights Fair Changes the Rights Floorplan at BookExpo appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Presented by Publishers Weekly, the 2017 BookExpo Librarians' Lounge offers a place for librarians to relax, as well as a strong slate of exclusive programming. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK’s sales are up 1.4% in the first quarter of 2018, spurred on by Michael Wolff's January bestseller Fire and Fury (Little, Brown Book Group). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The third year of the International Alliance of Independent Publishers' Tehran Book Fair Uncensored program includes an anthology of writings censored in Iran but not yet published outside the country. The post ‘Tehran Book Fair Uncensored’ Adds an Anthology of Writings Forbidden in Iran... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Beijing International Book Fair's newly dedicated children's book program is announcing a partnership with exposition giant UBM to expand the fair's licensing opportunities. The post UBM Partnership Adds Children’s Books Rights and Licensing to Beijing Book Fair appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year, the show organizer has instituted a number of changes to increase the interaction between book buyers and authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year, BookExpo is the place for librarians to connect with the books and authors their patrons will be clamoring for. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Cannes, Voltage is handling world rights to the film adaptation of Anna Todd's 'After' from Wattpad Studios. In New York, a newly announced panel with the Motion Picture Association and AAP looks at film collaborations. The post BookExpo Adds Screen Panel; Anna Todd’s ‘After’ Names Telles,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 125 exhibitors will have their booths open and ready for business all day Wednesday. Here's who they are. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The audio conference will feature more attendees, new industry data, and nuts-and-bolts advice. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]