We asked Spanish-language publishers to pick books that are likely to make it onto consumers’ wish lists this holiday season, as well as books on their personal wish lists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
A review of our least favorite opening lines from customers during the holiday season. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-20 13:00:26 UTC ]
Retailer is using AI to help with digital media bidding on Google as it strives to differentiate itself in the festive period; the brand is also running a new football-themed holiday spot from RGA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-11-06 20:31:35 UTC ]
From the hugely popular to the lesser known, these are the best Audible books of 2019 that will make perfect audiobook gifts for anyone on your list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-11-04 11:37:38 UTC ]
They don’t own Whole Foods, but they do sell books! As Groucho Marx once said, outside of a dog, books are man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2018 holiday reading list from the philanthropist is here, covering everything from killer robots to meditation. If you want to make sense of the world, you need to learn more about it. That’s the prevailing theme behind every single one of billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates’s biannual... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 4% lower in the week ended Dec. 10, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016, marking the third consecutive week this holiday season in which sales were down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just in time for the holiday season, three new books from religion and spirituality publishers are examining how faith can change eating habits, and vice versa. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is bullish on the bot, and its partnering with early-adopting brands and publishers to begin to edge commerce inside of Messenger's four walls. For the holiday season, brands like Burberry and Estée Lauder used Facebook Messenger to extend holiday campaigns into interactive experiences... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A few days ago, one of my Google+ followers, Steve Kluver, commented on an August 2014 share: "I am shopping for some more Chromebooks this Holiday Season, and found this post via G+ hashtag #chromebook search. How current is your ebook now?" He refers to Chromebook Reviews, which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books featuring licensed characters have seen a boom in recent years, and this holiday season looks to be a lucrative one. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
On Bainbridge Island, located in Puget Sound just a short ferry ride from Seattle, Alison Webb is gearing up for the holiday season at Eagle Harbor Book Co., where she is children's book buyer and gift buyer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
What are the best practices for optimizing Facebook campaigns this holiday season? Leading publishers are taking advantage of cost-per-page-view campaigns to maximize their ROI at the end of the year and fight Google's price surges. Join this session to learn what these campaigns should look... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
With revenue up 5.4% in the quarter ended Oct. 1, 2016 over the same period a year ago, Indigo CEO Heather Reisman said she is feeling confident about prospects for the holiday season. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines have the #1 book in the country with ‘The Magnolia Story.’ Plus new books turn up the brightness on the Twin Peaks and Outlander TV series, the holiday season comes early to our bestseller lists, and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Indie bookselling is back," Vivien Jennings, owner of Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kan., proclaimed after a "wonderful" holiday season with sales up 11%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Say what you will about Bill O’Reilly, but he knows what the public wants. This is a guy who hosts a highly rated cable news program and wrote a first novel in which a fiendish stalker murders a man with an iced-tea spoon on Page 6. Nowhere is O’Reilly’s canniness more evident than in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The enduring popularity of coloring books for adults and a successful Small Business Saturday got the holiday season off to a strong start for independent booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The world's largest retail trade association predicted that 135.8 million people will shop this weekend, and that total holiday sales will increase 3.7% to reach $630.5 billion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
With sales at many member stores up over last year, SIBA executive director Wanda Jewell said booksellers "seem very positive going into the holiday season,” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]