Coffee House Press in Minneapolis is building up its staff after 30% of its employees resigned this past month. Jeremy Davies was named executive editor and three Texas booksellers have also recently joined the press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Workers at the Barnes & Noble flagship store in New York City's Union Square filed on Friday for a union election with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. It is the second union drive started by B&N workers in the past month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lately, we’ve been writing a lot about the relentless attacks on libraries by craven gangs of “concerned parents” mobilized by Republican rhetoric and Facebook, so today it’s my pleasure to shine the light on some more fun library news. For the past month, in honor of its 125th birthday, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-11-14 15:09:34 UTC ]
BizBash, the 19-year old B2B media company for events organizers, has been acquired by Connect Meetings for an undisclosed sum, both sides announced. A subsidiary of the UK-based, global tradeshow company Tarsus Group, Connect serves meeting planners—in particular, those who organize corporate,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-12-17 20:01:44 UTC ]
As Frank Lampard, George Galloway and Cara Delevingne land big-money book deals, established writers look on from the fringes – or turn away altogether Another day, another celebrity announces they are to “pen” a children’s book. Already this week, Jamie Lee Curtis has announced a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reports that physical books are gaining ground at the expense of digital are just plain wrongHas the ebook had its day? If you’ve skimmed a newspaper over the past month you could be forgiven for thinking just that. “The physical book market is making a comeback after years of decline,”... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Amazon-Hachette dispute has dominated conversation in both the industry and the wider culture for the past month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has altered its newsfeed algorithm, which is turning out to be great news for online publishers. Major sites say the social network has driven more referrals in the past month than ever before.The post A Facebook Tweak Gives Publishers a Traffic Boost appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]