It might be a bad year in the world, generally speaking, but it has been a great year for books—especially genre books! I love some good literary fiction as much as anybody but I’m a sucker for a good book of magic, dragons, spaceships, monsters, slashers, ghosts, etc… and so I’ve been combing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-03 08:56:04 UTC ]
Last week we noted that 2020 had not been such a bad year for début authors after all. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-21 18:02:31 UTC ]
It’s been a bad year for libraries and those who love them. Despite some interesting tech innovations (we could have been cleaning our books with UV rays this whole time!), many temporarily reopened libraries are closing again due to surging COVID numbers and COVID exposures, and many other... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-11 18:26:49 UTC ]
News Corp executive chairman says ‘we do not deny climate change’. Plus: ABC rejects Media Watch segmentWhile News Corp’s Australian outlets were waging war against two former prime ministers at home, the New York-based company was holding its first virtual annual general meeting to update its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-11-20 00:31:56 UTC ]
But another bad year for magazines doesn't mean the end of print altogether. The post The End of Family Circle Is Business as Usual appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-10-17 15:38:58 UTC ]
A bad year has landed Under Armour’s Kevin Plank on a “Worst CEOs in America” list. Plank joins the heads of IBM, Macy’s, Sears, Twitter, Ford Motor Co. and others on a 20-worst list compiled by financial news website 24/7 Wall St. The online publisher looked at stock price changes, earnings,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Ukrainian ban on Russian-language book imports is seen as contributing to closures and consolidations. Surviving publishers are reported struggling. The post Ukraine Publishing Industry’s Bad Year: Closures Amid Kiev’s Russian Book Ban appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division rose 0.7% in 2016 over 2015, but revenue for the entire company fell 3% and its net loss jumped. Company executives promised to cut costs in 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]