Pantomime misanthropy is tempered with bursts of sweetness in the secondhand bookseller’s latest dispatches from WigtownThere’s a moment in the first season of the short-lived but influential sitcom Black Books in which an elderly customer appears with a box of attractive old editions of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-11-11 09:00:33 UTC ]
With books delayed by the pandemic reaching shops alongside other titles aimed at the Christmas market, the trade has seen sales boomBooksellers up and down the UK are reporting a boom in sales since readers returned to bookshops after the lockdown, with the first avalanche of Christmas titles... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-09-11 12:40:19 UTC ]
Seven Dials is publishing an official Famous Five-inspired recipe book for grown-ups for the Christmas market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
McFly band member Tom Fletcher will publish his second middle grade novel for Penguin Random House in time for the Christmas market this October. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today more than 400 ‘big books’ are published in the hope of capturing the Christmas market. Which of the following will sell the most by 25 December?How Super Thursday turned a publishing pile-up into a marketing triumph With more than 400 titles due to be published today, the betting is on for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
What effect did Super Thursday have on book sales, and how well did eight leading retailers and pundits fare in predicting the top titles of the year?• Readers turn over a new leaf as celebrity sales stutter• ‘Amazon-free’ Christmas campaign diverts reported £5m worth of sales from online... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is running its annual Christmas Trading Survey once again to gauge a picture of the Christmas market for indie booksellers in the UK and Ireland. The survey is now live and probes how sales compared with last year, if deliveries held up and what books proved great Christmas hits... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
YouTuber Alfie Deyes is to write two more books for Blink Publishing, including a sequel to his bestselling debut The Pointless Book. The sequel to The Pointless Book, which has sold more than 100,000 copies through Nielsen BookScan, will be published in April 2015. This will be followed by a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the world of books, 10 October is Super Thursday - the day many publishing houses release what they hope will be their biggest sellers for the Christmas market. The BBC's Will Gompertz reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailers say sport could play a major part in the Christmas market, as publishers hasten to sign... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Retailers say sport could play a major part in the Christmas market, as publishers hasten to sign... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 16/09/2011 - 08:20 Bonnier's new publishing initiative, headed by former Bloomsbury Group editor-in-chief Sarah Odedina, will be called Hot Key Books, and aims to have its first books published in time for the Christmas market. Odedina, who is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]