5 Recent Essay Collections You Won’t Want to Miss

Find powerful and compelling essays on race, politics, culture, and more in this list of recent small press essay collections. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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List Growth Alone Won’t Drive Success in Email Marketing

Folio: and WhatCounts team up on a survey revealing how publishers need to get a better handle on ROI and content value. The post List Growth Alone Won’t Drive Success in Email Marketing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind closed doors at DPSE: Publishers’ 5 biggest headaches

At this month’s Digiday Publishing Summit in Barcelona, Digiday and ConvertMedia gathered some of the brightest minds in publishing, put them behind closed doors, and let them have an honest and open conversation about what they’re dealing with these days. Spoiler alert: mobile, ad blocking, and... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Sarah O'Halloran, Literary Agent, Madeleine Milburn Agency

Describe your role It’s my job to support the authors I represent through the whole publishing process. This includes everything from working with them editorially and pitching their work to editors, to negotiating contracts on their behalf. What do you like best about your role? As a brand... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who won the 2015 Man Booker Prize and finalists for National Book Awards

A Jamaican-born writer took the Man Booker Prize for the first time, while some authors are in the running for the National Book Award in America. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: Chris Auty, Course Leader, Creative Business for Entrepreneurs and Executives

Describe your role. I’m the course leader of the National Film & Television School’s Creative Business for Entrepreneurs & Executives course. It’s a one-year course that gives participants all the tools to design and build the media businesses—or new in-house ventures—of the future. We... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bradley wins £20k Notting Hill Essay Prize

David Bradley has won the £20,000 Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize 2015.    Bradley won the prize for his essay “A Eulogy for Nigger”. The essay was written in response to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People burial of the word in 2007. Bradley’s essay is described... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile is still a Missing Piece for Local Indie Online News Publishers

The LION Summit for local independent online news publishers took place in Chicago on Friday and Saturday. In two days of panels, there was plenty of focus on ad-selling strategies and other revenue-generating ideas, but one thing was large ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: John Chrimes, Freelance ELT writer

Describe your role I create content for English Language Teaching learning materials including course books, apps and online materials. I produce general titles for adults and teenagers to more specialised content for university students for naval officers and sales managers. I mostly write to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of October 5, 2015

Jennifer Wiener goes kid friendly, taking a middle-grade trilogy to Aladdin; Viking nabs the new novel by Ruth Ozeki; Wattpad bestseller Kirsty Moseley lands at Forever; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 5, 2015

The newest member of Miss Peregrine’s brood is the #2 book in the country. Plus J. Kenji López-Alt drops some food-science knowledge, and Elizabeth Gilbert, Jan Karon, Bill O’Reilly, and others have big debut weeks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of October 5, 2015

Suit against Pearson proceeds and more in this week's notable publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingrid Law's 'Switch' Book Tour: A Photo Essay

To celebrate her new book, 'Switch,' Ingrid Law criss-crossed the country on a book tour that spanned Colorado to Georgia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Business Insider won

Axel Springer's $343 million purchase of Business Insider set a new bar for digital publishing deals. Snark about BI's editorial content aside, the deal offers a few lessons for digital media: Size matters if you're going to be an advertising play. BI got big fast with clickable content that... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legal War on Ad Blocking May Be a Loser, if Recent German Rulings Are Any Guide

The ad industry is looking into whether it has potential legal remedies against ad blockers in the U.S., but the issue is already playing out in German courts -- in favor of the blockers.The regional court in Cologne ruled this week, for example, in favor of Adblock Plus and Eyeo, the company... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Me, You and Five Bucks': A rom-com that's missing the com

A painful breakup inspires a New York waiter to write a self-help book that gets sold to a big publisher in "Me, You and Five Bucks," a dull, meandering romantic comedy with serious believability issues. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Helen Chapman, Picture book designer, Penguin Random House UK

Describe your role My job title is picture book designer but people outside the industry always think that I must illustrate all the books! Unfortunately I’m not that talented (though I do a mean stick man) so I end up describing my job as being an editor for the illustrators. Working in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mollet will 'be missed' as head of PA

Richard Mollet has spearheaded "unprecedented change" in the industry and given the Publishers Association "real energy and a sense of direction," publishers have said following the news he is to stand down from his position as c.e.o of the Publishers Association next year. Mollet is leaving to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oculus Connect: 5 key questions at the big virtual reality conference in Hollywood

Oculus VR, the virtual reality technology company owned by Facebook Inc., is set to make several announcements Thursday in the final stretch before its first products start shipping early next year. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: George Theodoropoulos, Production Editor, Hyphen SA

Describe your role I work as a production editor in English Language Teaching (ELT) publishing at hyphen SA based in Thessaloniki, Greece, overseeing the workflow of projects by planning and assigning editorial and design work on a global scale. Being part of an adaptive team that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Great Comics Short Story Collections

While many cartoonists can be defined by a singular book or series, collections of their shorter, sometimes lesser-known works can more intimately reflect their artistic sensibilities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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