B&N has implemented a new ordering policy for middle grade fiction hardcovers that has caused widespread confusion and concern in that publishing sector, but CEO James Daunt said the change is being made in all categories to "buy less" in order to "sell more." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
This week, we kick off our annual Review of the Year features that look to analyse the performance of the market, including the books, authors and illustrators, and the publishing sector over the past 12 months. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 23:34:53 UTC ]
A survey conducted by The Bookseller found most staffers in the children’s publishing sector were optimistic concerning its odds of surviving, and thriving, in a post-Covid market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-18 18:23:09 UTC ]
Taylor & Francis has launched its first apprenticeship programme aimed at "helping the next generation start their career in the publishing sector". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-24 08:30:37 UTC ]
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing has called for evidence from the trade as it seeks to maintain a “world-leading” publishing sector in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the publishing sector's big guns mostly rolled out to capture some pre-Christmas hype, November is something of a quieter month in terms of notable book cover design. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Numbers released today, at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair, highlight the dire state of Argentina's publishing sector. Many feel the drop is tied to government policies instituted by the country's president, Mauricio Macri, who took office in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publishing sector could receive a boost as part of prime minister Theresa May’s new industrial strategy, the Publishers Association has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
After losses of almost €556 million, Italy's book publishing market grew in 2015 and 2016 for the first time since 2010, according to the Italian Publishers Association. The post Market Report: Modest Growth in Italy’s Publishing Sector appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book fairs are an increasingly interesting phenomenon: a decade ago they looked to be out of fashion and out of time. What price a physical table or stand in a far-flung hall, when so much business could be done cheaply and more efficiently by telephone, Skype or email? Yet over the weekend much... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Spanish is the third-most-widely-spoken language in the world, after English and Chinese, and the revenue potential of 550 million Spanish speakers worldwide is not being overlooked by the publishing sector. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Spanish is the third most widely spoken language in the world after English and Chinese, and the revenue potential of a market consisting of 550 million Spanish speakers worldwide is not being overlooked by the publishing sector. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Though headlined by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and including a report on the progress of congressional copyright-related legislation by Rep. Jerry Nadler (Dem., N.Y.), this year’s Association of American Publishers annual meeting was really focused on the impact of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]