It's been two years since PW took the first snapshot of the publishing world on Twitter. In May 2009 we looked at the followings 16 imprints and publishers had on the social networking site. At the time, a lot of imprints weren't even on Twitter, and we thought the word "twittering" was an acceptable verb. Since then the imprints followed by PW have shown explosive growth and continue to add followers at impressive rates. Between May 2009 and 2010, the imprints added 105,152 followers. In the next year, the number of new followers more than doubled, with 233,020 added in the May 2010–May 2011 period. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The announcement of a new imprint might seem like another corporate PR exercise. Why bother when few - if any - readers buy a book because of a logo on a spine? Of course, while the launch of Trapeze - our new imprint under the Orion umbrella - is a positive news story about the wider company,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lenny, the feminist newsletter that the 'Girls' creator launched in 2015 with her producing partner Jenni Konner, will now form the basis of a book imprint at Random House, overseen by v-p and editor-in-chief Andy Ward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Girls creator will join collaborator Jenni Konner and publisher Random House on ‘voice-driven’ list spinning off from their eponymous websiteActor and writer Lena Dunham has teamed up with publisher Random House to launch her own publishing imprint, Lenny.Launching in late 2017, Lenny will... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The licensing partnership grants Rosen rights to publish and market books and ebooks from Greenhaven, KidHaven, and Lucent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social media, once considered the side door to a publisher's site, is rapidly becoming the primary entry point for new readers. These readers move in and out of content differently than traditional web site visitors. Social visitors are new, they’re likely to stay that way, and even if they... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Candlewick Press' 'Studio' will feature design-driven children's books and be carried by both Walker Group's US and UK imprints, as well as by Walker Books Australia. The post Candlewick Press’ New Imprint To Stand in Both UK and US Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Today presenter spurns social media, could live without television ‘except Mastermind’ but does read books on a iPad (albeit balanced on a lectern)It will come as no surprise to his millions of devoted listeners that the veteran BBC broadcaster John Humphrys despises Twitter, doesn’t do... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter writer shares publishers’ brush-offs for first Robert Galbraith novel in attempt to to inspire other authorsThe Harry Potter author JK Rowling has shared some withering rebuffs publishers sent to her alter ego Robert Galbraith, in an effort to comfort aspiring authors.Rowling posted... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film director Michael Mann is to launch his own book imprint, Michael Mann Books, it has been reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The mission of new fiction imprint Hoopoe is to "accurately reflect what is going on in the Middle East, from the Middle East." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finland has been named the world’s most literate nation - 16 places ahead of the UK - according to new research. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion is launching a new standalone commercial fiction and non-fiction imprint called Trapeze. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter will automatically take mobile users who click links in its Moments section to sped-up AMP pages every time it's possible, the company said Wednesday, lending momentum to the effort to improve the mobile web experience.Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP for short, deliver content at near... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Salaam imprint, focused on Muslim characters and stories, is expected to launch in 2017 with nine books, from picture books for children to Young Adult titles for tweens and teens. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You’ve heard about it. You’ve read about it. You may have even Tweeted about it. But it looks as if Twitter’s non-chronological “algorithmic” timeline is almost here.According to a BuzzFeed report published Friday, the company plans to unveil its algorithmic timeline “as soon as next week.” An... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is relaunching its teen publishing imprint, Atom, with a new look and focus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has launched a new hardback classics imprint: Macmillan Collector’s Library. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imprint, a new imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, has acquired the global master publishing rights to 'SpacePop,' a series of digitally distributed animated shorts, from Genius Brands International. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Krauss will be editor-at-large for Avery Books as well as v-p and publisher of her eponymous imprint, Pam Krauss Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline is launching a new commercial imprint and has poached Michael Joseph's publishing director Alex Clarke to lead it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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