Despite a number of concerns, many of the more than three dozen indies contacted by PW posted strong Thanksgiving weekend sales increases compared with 2019 and 2020, and even booksellers whose stores saw declines said they were cautiously optimistic about the weeks ahead. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
In July, the National Book Foundation announced that the 2021 National Book Awards Ceremony would be held in person, with proof of vaccination required for guests. Now, due to ongoing uncertainty related to the coronavirus, the ceremony has been moved back online. “Although we were cautiously... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-09-24 14:33:59 UTC ]
Charles Kenny, author of a forthcoming book on pandemics, is cautiously optimistic that cities will prevail in the era of COVID-19. Here, he talks to Richard Florida about how infectious diseases have shaped cities throughout history, how COVID-19 could impact urbanization, and why preparedness... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-04-14 11:15:24 UTC ]
What happened to all the spaghetti on the wall? Apologies for the overused expression, but bear with me. It’s a serious question I have been thinking about for the last year or so in regards to magazine media. In the grand scheme of things, I haven’t been covering the industry all that long, at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2018, publishers are cautiously optimistic in a manga market with steady sales in print and digital. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Days after a coalition of publishers declared that all attempts to work with scholarly collaboration network (SCN) ResearchGate to resolve the issue of copyright infringements had failed, Springer Nature and ResearchGate have declared themselves to be planning “co-operation”, and "cautiously... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon senior v-p Russ Grandinetti was genial and a bit elusive while fielding questions on author discontent and Amazon Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
French booksellers are cautiously optimistic that their margins will not be squeezed when VAT on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]