Independent bookshops around the country are reporting that, despite a late start to the holiday season, sales last weekend were mostly on par with or better than the 2023 post-Thanksgiving weekend, with Small Business proving especially busy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Many organizations have been affected by recent cyber events. At the current rate of hacking, it has become more important than ever to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. Kali Linux -- An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook from Packt Publishing is packed with practical... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2020-01-07 19:02:44 UTC ]
'Becoming' by Michelle Obama was easily the biggest hit at independent bookstores over the Thanksgiving weekend. Indies were also keeping a wary eye on inventory levels amid reports of potential shortages of hot-selling titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Across the capital and across the country, booksellers reported brisk sales of Bob Woodward’s 'Fear' on its first day on the shelves. B&N called it the fastest selling adult title in three years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chief executive Charlie Redmayne revealed HarperCollins had begun its third century “incredibly strongly”, at the publisher’s summer party, attended by guests such as David Cameron and Eddie Redmayne. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The starting pistol for Feminist Book Fortnight sounded this weekend, with approaching 50 independent bookshops around the country taking part. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indigo Books & Music got off to a strong start to fiscal 2018, posting a 6.8% sales gain in the first quarter ended July 1, 2017. The company cut its loss to C$5.3 million, from C$9 million in last year's first period. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
For digital library platform Hoopla Digital, 2016 was a very a good year—and 2017 looks to be off to a strong start. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Email newsletters are hot, with whole digital-media startups built on their backs and traditional publishers like The New York Times and The Washington Post producing them by the dozens.The conversational news roundup TheSkimm, for example, says it has over three million subscribers. Lena Dunham... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-07-13 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 ]
Amid its warmest weather in years, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair got off to a strong start on Monday, with most of the agents, editors, and rights managers PW spoke with finding it to be a positive, active fair, though no single title had yet risen to be a "book of the fair." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indigo Books & Music got off to a strong start in fiscal 2015, posting a 5.4% growth in revenue in the first quarter ended June 28, 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
An informal survey of new and established bookstores finds that holiday sales should be up again this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Indies First, Shop Small, and Thanks for Shopping Indie, independent bookstores could get off to a strong start. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christmas sales are picking up in Germany, with double-digit sales growth for the second week... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Market research firm GfK has predicted that 1 million tactile tablets will be sold in France this year. A total of 435,000 worth 220 million euros were sold here in 2010, a strong start for the new market. Although tablet sales for Christmas were reported not to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]