In response to Baker & Taylor closing its retail wholesale business, Penguin Random House has launched the "Indies Express Program" to transition B&T indie bookstore accounts to direct sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
The board of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association has issued a two-part statement to publishers saying the practice of direct sales to consumers, both individuals and institutions, is undermining booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Asked ahead of Frankfurt's The Markets, Rotterdam's Peter Paul van Bekkum says mobile, direct sales, and self-publishing are the publishing developments to watch in The Netherlands. The post Self-Publishing, Direct Sales, and Mobile: The Netherlands’ Peter Paul van Bekkum appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A direct sales force of 5,000 young mothers has increased sales for Indonesia's Pelangi Mizan publishing group fourfold in the last three years. The post Direct Sales Is a Key Strategy for Top Indonesia Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller's Futurebook conference found the UK publishing industry focused on issues of marketing, ebook subscriptions and direct sales, among others. The post UK’s FutureBook Conference 2014: The Penguin Random House Show! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The relaunch of the HarperCollins website, redesigned with an emphasis on direct sales to consumers, has revived a longtime debate in the book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has launched a redesigned website that features a direct sales component. Through the website the publisher has, for the first time, the ability to sell print books directly to consumers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]