Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes &... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 11:14:14 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 10:53:45 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 10:00:00 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-05 17:38:09 UTC ]
The oft-quoted numbers remain as compelling as ever: 370 million people under the age of 18, an additional 17.5 million babies born annually, and at least 600 active publishers in the children’s book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Several initiatives and issues in Canada's book industry are bringing francophone and anglophone publishers together to support their authors and celebrate their culture. The post Salon du Livre in Montreal: Common Goals Across a Linguistic Divide appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Benedicte Page reflects on the current status of literary fiction and the role of independent publishers in the book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publishers based in the north of England explore the problems faced by such presses in a market dominated by London-based corporate publishers in a round-table discussion chaired by The Bookseller at Bradford Literature Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hiring more employees of colour and seeing stories with BAME characters as normal, not niche, are just some ideas suggested by the book industry following a damning report which revealed that only 4% of all the children’s books published in the UK last year featured a black, Asian or minority... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association released 2017 statistics on the UK book market, emphasizing strong export sales and the book industry's economic contribution ahead of Brexit. The post Flexing Export Muscle Ahead of Brexit: The UK’s Publishers Association Releases Its 2017 ‘Yearbook’ appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
If "unputdownable" means "putdownable" and "educational publishing" is "anything that's not trade publishing," what does "quality" mean in an insider's lexicon of the book industry? Ask Richard Charkin. The post An Exclusive New Column Series: Richard Charkin on the Vocabulary of Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
From the book industry's perspective, the existence of Bill Clinton's novel The President Is Missing makes perfect sense. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fifty of the UK’s authors and illustrators, including Sir Michael Morpurgo, Chris Riddell and Jacqueline Wilson, have pledged their support for a campaign encouraging the book industry to ditch the plastic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dame Jacqueline Wilson joins author Lauren St John's campaign calling for the book industry to ditch plastic. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) is exhibiting at LBF for the first time and has launched a white paper which claims that the development of blockchain technology could revolutionise the book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an interview during the Bologna Book Fair, Haiyun Zhao from SAPPRFT and Xueqian Li of CCPPG discuss the rapid development of China’s children’s book publishing market. The post Why China’s Children’s Book Industry Is Growing So Fast appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
With challenges to so many voices becoming shrill in so many markets, Publishing Perspectives' Spring Global Overview Edition will spotlight the book industry's champions of diversity and efforts to promote it. The post Publishing Perspectives’ Spring Magazine: Call for Stories on Diversity... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The city of Barcelona may only have 1.6 million residents, but it dictates much of what Spanish speakers around the world read. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just over half of the 388 respondents to The Bookseller’s survey on sexual harassment within the book industry said they have experienced harassment, with 54% of women and 34% of men stating that they had suffered abuse. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
After reaching out to female professionals in book publishing inquiring about their experiences with sexual harassment and assault, 'PW' found that in spite of the book industry’s high percentage of female workers, publishing still has a significant sexual harassment problem. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]