Small press of the year award shortlists 48 presses that are ‘reaping the rewards from inspirational publishing’, says British book awards chair of judgesSmall presses across the UK and Ireland have had a “year of exceptional sales and profit growth in the face of Brexit and escalating running... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-02-15 09:17:08 UTC ]
When the outbreak started, many saw a chance to make a buck, writes J. David McSwane Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-22 12:00:17 UTC ]
In a new book, “One Damn Thing After Another,” the former attorney general takes shot after shot at Trump, especially over his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic and his false claims that the election was stolen from him. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-02-27 16:53:59 UTC ]
The coronavirus pandemic may continue to cloud people’s lives, but it has generated a silver lining for the French book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 14:15:46 UTC ]
Titles such as Tom Kerridge’s latest cookbook prove popular for Bloomsbury during Covid pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBloomsbury, the Harry Potter publisher, has unveiled record sales and profits on the back of the popularity of titles including Tom... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-10-27 10:02:41 UTC ]
The latest augmented and virtual reality technology will be brought to 15 libraries across the country next summer, as part of a new project to help support libraries recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-25 11:42:41 UTC ]
A new public library strategy for Scotland has been published, developed with the help of countries all over the world, including Denmark, Australia and the US, and seeking to make libraries key to helping people and their communities recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-24 05:25:24 UTC ]
International book markets have made significant gains in the first half of 2021, defying the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey carried out by charts and market research data supplier GfK Entertainment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-24 00:32:33 UTC ]
Far fewer politically sensitive titles are on display in the first such event since Beijing imposed sweeping new regulations Booksellers at Hong Kong’s annual book fair are offering a reduced selection of books deemed politically sensitive, as they try to avoid violating a sweeping national... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-07-15 10:57:25 UTC ]
Online retailer Bookshop.org is partnering with Modern Films on a new initative to support indie bookshops and film institutions across the UK, after a challenging 15 months owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-29 08:56:46 UTC ]
From reporting on the coronavirus pandemic to an investigation of China’s internment of Uyghurs, here’s the full list of winners and finalists. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-06-11 20:41:33 UTC ]
Harry Potter publisher issues third profit upgrade of 2021 after sales increase to £185mCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLockdown reading has helped the Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury to its third profit upgrade of the year after a 22% surge in annual pre-tax... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-06-02 08:20:05 UTC ]
Organizers of the show say they're assessing 'ongoing uncertainty around international travel' in the coronavirus pandemic. The post London Book Fair 2021: Final Decision in Mid-April appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-31 08:12:26 UTC ]
As early as May 2020 a Nielsen Book survey reported that 41% of UK adults were reading more during the coronavirus pandemic, almost doubling the time they spent reading books from around three-and-a-half hours a week to an average of six. In July 2020, National Literacy Trust research revealed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-30 19:17:18 UTC ]
Michael Lewis has written a “stunning” book on a group of people who predicted the coronavirus pandemic, to be rushed out by Allen Lane. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 20:37:13 UTC ]
Hachette UK's parent company Lagardère has taken a €465m government-backed loan to help it cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-04 09:13:16 UTC ]
Italy's annual book-donation program for school libraries is back this year, despite the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic. The post Italy’s ‘Why I Read’ Campaign Flies Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-18 17:11:45 UTC ]
Seven months into the novel coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., ad buyers are still entering the market with uncertainty. Spending on traditional offline media is expected to be slashed by almost a third, although this could be offset by the continued rise in digital media investment by... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-09-02 14:20:11 UTC ]
After seeing advertising in the travel category disappear, publishers including Insider, BuzzFeed and Condé Nast Traveler are seeing signs of life. The post ”Pivot” has been the word’: How travel publishers are navigating the coronavirus pandemic appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2020-08-20 04:01:00 UTC ]
For years, Penny Muse Abernathy—the Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism—has been studying the disintegration of journalism’s traditional business model, mapping losses of physical newsrooms across the United States. The current financial... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-08-19 12:57:27 UTC ]