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Piracy in Italy: Study Shows Book Industry Losing €705 Million Annually

Book piracy is costing the Italian book market more than a quarter of its overall value, according to a study commissioned by the AIE. The post Piracy in Italy: Study Shows Book Industry Losing €705 Million Annually appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-08 22:07:51 UTC ]
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Twelve BIPOC Bookselling Entrepreneurs Jump into BincTank

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation's is bringing a dozen diverse participants into its pilot program for business incubation. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Guest of Honor Italy: Trade Book Sales Up in 2023

A new report from Italy shows the value of its consumer book industry rose in 2023, despite a slight drop in overall unit sales. The post Frankfurt Guest of Honor Italy: Trade Book Sales Up in 2023 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-01-26 19:48:56 UTC ]
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Binc Announces Three New Board Members, Introduces New Board Executives

In addition to announcing changes to its executive committee, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation this week named three new board members: Christian publisher Chriscynethia Floyd, former Abrams CEO Michael Jacobs, and Vermont bookseller Emma Kaas. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Here are some literary organizations you can support this #GivingTuesday.

The sales are over (mostly), the pie has been eaten (mostly), the gratitude has been felt (mostly), and we’re back to work (er, completely, boss!) It’s time for Giving Tuesday, so why not consider donating a few dollars to these worthy literary organizations? Book Industry Charitable Foundation... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-11-28 17:47:34 UTC ]
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Project Gutenberg Produced 5,000 AI Audiobooks, but How Do They Sound?

Project Gutenberg's AI audiobook project is yet another instance of AI encroaching on the book industry. But how do the audiobooks sound? Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

[ Book Riot | 2023-11-22 11:36:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt’s 2025 Guest of Honor Philippines: Senator Legarda

In 2016, says the Philippines' Sen. Loren Legarda, 'The book industry embarked on a road map to the world and today, it reaps the fruit of that work.' The post Frankfurt’s 2025 Guest of Honor Philippines: Senator Legarda appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-24 12:42:25 UTC ]
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Frankfurt: Ljubljana Reading Manifesto Rallies Book Industry

Guest of Honor Slovenia kicks off its professional program at the Frankfurt Book Fair with a presentation of Ljubjana Reading Manifesto. The post Frankfurt: Ljubljana Reading Manifesto Rallies Book Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-18 15:10:08 UTC ]
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Fall Regionals 2023: Binc Expands Its Mission

It’s been a busy year for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, which is rolling out a series of new programs designed to diversify the industry. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Stakes Are High as Judge Hears Motion to Block Texas Book Rating Law

A federal judge in Texas is hearing oral arguments on a high stakes motion filed by a coalition of booksellers and book industry advocates to block the state’s controversial new book rating law from taking effect on September 1. Attorneys for the state of Texas are asking the court to dismiss... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany Funds Book Industry Exchange With Ukraine at €900,000

This exchange program, coordinated by the Börsenverein, brings together organizations in Germany and Ukraine to promote the book industry. The post Germany Funds Book Industry Exchange With Ukraine at €900,000 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-26 14:24:20 UTC ]
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Binc Launches Business Incubator for BIPOC Booksellers

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has announced BincTank, a new business incubator offering mentorship and support for BIPOC booksellers. The program will run for three years. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Binc Launches Business Incubator for BIPOC and LGBTQ Booksellers

Book Industry Charitable Foundation has announced BincTank, a new business incubator offering mentorship and support for booksellers looking to open stores serving historically underrepresented or marginalized communities. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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March StatShot: US Book Industry Up 3.2 Percent Year-to-Date

The AAP StatShot figures for March 2023 arrive with trade revenues up 0.2 percent for the month of March, 1.1 percent year-to-date. The post March StatShot: US Book Industry Up 3.2 Percent Year-to-Date appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-06-09 16:06:34 UTC ]
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Richard E. Snyder, 90, Dies; Drove Simon & Schuster to New Heights

In two decades of leadership at the publishing house, he helped remold a clubby book industry into a diversified and highly profitable corporate enterprise. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2023-06-08 21:08:45 UTC ]
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‘Beowulf is lit AF’ – could ChatGPT really write good book blurbs?

Some in the book industry have already begun exploring automation of its pitches to readers. We took this functionality for a test drive“Blurb writing is a mini art form,” Iris Murdoch once wrote in a letter to former Penguin blurb writer Elizabeth Buchan. And like many other art forms,... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-05-16 09:00:05 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Julie Isgrigg

Hachette Book Group sales rep Julie Isgrigg took what she calls a “nontraditionalist path” through the book industry. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Is There Another Way to Run a Bookstore?

Reimagining Bookstores, facilitated by Kepler’s Praveen Madan, aims to revamp book industry hierarchies. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show 2023: Ty Wilson

Publishers Group West sales rep Ty Wilson says he’s been in the book industry since the “Rolodex cards and clipboards era.” Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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AAP StatShot: US Book Industry Gains 3.5 Percent in January

The first monthly StatShot report from the Association of American Publishers in 2023 shows trade revenues up 3.1 percent in January. The post AAP StatShot: US Book Industry Gains 3.5 Percent in January appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-21 18:18:29 UTC ]
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