The adult coloring book boom helped push trade sales up 9.5% in November compared to the same period in 2014. Sales for trade paperbacks, the format of choice for coloring books, were up 31%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Key figures in the American publishing community are unified in their call for a lift of the US embargo of Cuba as it pertains to books. The post Cuba’s Book Embargo Tackled by Trade With White House Petitions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Peter James and James Heneage, critic and author Amanda Craig and former Hachette deputy c.e.o. David Young will help judge this year’s British Book Industry Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is seeking the book trade’s views on whether the UK should leave the European Union ahead of the nation’s referendum vote. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Opinions were mixed about what Amazon's rumored plans to open more physical bookstores could mean for the publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller has expanded its industry awards, with the 2016 ceremony to celebrate the books of the year as well as the wider trade. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
New study reveals Julia Donaldson, David Walliams and JK Rowling lead the top 1% of authors, who account for nearly a third of all UK book salesThe gap between publishing’s rich and poor continues to widen, as figures from Nielsen BookScan reveal that the top 50 authors account for more than 13%... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers including Phaidon, Galley Beggar Press, HarperCollins and And Other Stories have pledged to help West Yorkshire indie Book Case Hebden, which has lost all its stock to flood damage. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
As our parting gift to you for 2015, Publishing Perspectives re-imagines several popular Christmas carols through the prism of the book business. The post Happy Holidays! Christmas Carols for the Book Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association said it is “not expecting good news” from the Chancellor’s Spending Review tomorrow, while library campaigners have warned that further cuts to local councils could “all but destroy the public library service as we know it.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE) has expressed its "deep sadness, support and solidarity with the families and colleagues" of the two young editors who died in the terrorist attack at the Bataclan concert hall on Friday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Debate about the future of the academic book will rage across the UK this week, with widespread support among publishers, academics, booksellers and librarians for the first Academic Book Week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Market research companies Nielsen and GfK announced a partnership on Monday with the aim of providing insights about global book publishing. The post Nielsen and Germany’s GfK to Partner on Book Industry Data appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Navid Kermani, whose work explores Islam, the Middle East, and Christian-Muslim dialogue, was awarded the 2015 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The post Navid Kermani Receives Peace Prize from German Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the refugee crisis continues and the number of refugees coming into Europe rises, the German book trade has responded with offers of help. The post German Book Trade Says #RefugeesWelcome appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The real beneficiary of the DIY book boom is the publishing industry itself. The post Self-Publishing Is Good for You … and Authors and the Book Industry appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thursday in October heralds book industry’s major assault on the Christmas marketThe nature of that rectangular parcel under the Christmas tree can now be predicted: it could well be a new cook book by Nigella Lawson, Gordon Ramsay or Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, just like last year.Or it might... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of the sale of its retail unit to Follett in mid-June, the company's new corporate name and the name on its trading platform is now Nebraska Book Holdings, Inc. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
German author and Middle East expert, Navid Kermani, will receive the 2015 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his writing and political activism. The post Navid Kermani to Receive 2015 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
With sales up 30% over the last three years, the indie comics publisher has announced a slate of promotions intended to prepare the house for further expansion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]