Another year, another record: OverDrive reps reported this week that 152 libraries around the world reached million-checkout milestone last year, including 23 first-timers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
OverDrive officials said 129 library systems hit the milestone with the Los Angeles Public Library becoming its first library system to surpass 10 million digital circulations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Leading library service provider OverDrive this week reported that a total of 121 public libraries and consortia across seven countries and from 37 U.S. states surpassed one million digital lends in 2021, a significant jump from 2020, when 102 libraries hit the mark. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Thriller author Rachel McLean has won the £20,000 Kindle Storyteller Award for her novel The Corfe Castle Murders after a "record number" of submissions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-10-23 09:39:42 UTC ]
Romance, crime and science fiction novels are among the five shortlisted books for the £20,000 Kindle Storyteller Award, which this year received a record number of submissions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-29 00:11:05 UTC ]
Seeking out the best new Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers, this year’s finalists range across continents to show ‘the best of what stories can do’The fallout from civil war invades the London home of a high-flying Sri Lankan couple. An elderly Jamaican woman faces up bravely to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-07-29 11:00:30 UTC ]
The Booksellers Association says it has received a record number of orders for this year's Christmas catalogue, featuring introductions by Hilary Mantel and Cressida Cowell, as the busy autumn period kicks off. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-06 18:42:24 UTC ]
The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, have revealed the regional shortlists for the 2020 Independent Bookshop of the Year with a record 49 bookshops from nine regions across the UK and Ireland vying to be named the country’s best indie retailer for books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 22:49:23 UTC ]
Four debuts have been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award after a record number of submissions forced an expanded judging panel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-02 15:32:17 UTC ]
Heidi Perks, Dorothy Koomson and Elly Griffiths are among 28 writers to make the Dead Good Reader Awards shortlists, following a record number of nominations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 02:16:00 UTC ]
Mark Zuckerberg hits back at calls to break up Facebook, as it reveals it removed a record number of hateful posts. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-05-23 19:06:33 UTC ]
With a record number of stores participating, independent booksellers held a wide range of events to attract customers to April 27's Independent Bookstore Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Kim Scott Walwyn Prize has received a record number of 33 nominations this year, with potential applicants now urged to “shake off the fear" and apply themselves. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The annual list of the industry’s most powerful, influential and admired features a record number of women, a fractionally improved BAME turnout, and a familiar figure as The Bookseller 101st. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York Comic Con 2017, held October 5-8 at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, attracted a record number of attendees. Publishers Weekly was on hand to bring back images of the artists, publishers and fans attending the annual celebration of comics, graphic novels and popular culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Every two years, honors are given for outstanding work in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. A record number of submissions—235 across the twelve categories—marks the 2016 awards. The post Sonny Liew’s ‘Charlie Chan’ Leads Singapore Literature Prizes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
New booksellers and a record number of authors in attendance fueled enthusiasm at the conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Applications from 100 candidates in 34 countries were received this year, Frankfurt administrators choosing 16 participants to become the fair's fellows in October. The post Record Number of Applications: Frankfurt Book Fair Announces Its 2016 Fellows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The annual AWP conference opened Thursday at the L.A. Convention Center with nearly 11,000 attendees and a record number of exhibitors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2016 shortlist for the IPG Independent Publishing Awards showcases how publishers are generating sales from new business models and digital projects. The post IPG Shortlist Announced from Record Number of Entries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]