The use of smart speakers is on the rise, as is car listening, in reported audiobook consumption in the Audio Publishers Association's 2019 annual survey. The post A First: APA Research Sees 50 Percent of Americans Listening to an Audiobook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford has emerged as the major player in Mormon studies and has been releasing several titles a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay and Honolulu Civil Beat, was the only full-time Hawaii resident to make Forbes magazine’s l ist of the 400 richest Americans. But part-time isle residents such as Larry Ellison, Michael Dell and Oprah Winfrey — and soon-to-be landowner Mark Zuckerberg — also made... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Tash, CEO and chairman of the Times, announced the cuts in a memo to employees Thursday, citing a difficult summer that resulted in lower than expected revenue. "Newspaper publishing remains a tough business," he wrote. Anticipating jo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The University of Texas Press has revived its translations of classic Latin American literature, bringing most of them into digital form for the first time. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The German Book Office's Riky Stock spoke to editors and publishers about the factors at play when considering publishing a translation in the US market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica will attend the Frankfurt Book Fair's International Rights Directors Meeting for the first time to showcase regional talent. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In addition to the American contenders Karen Joy Fowler for 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' and Joshua Ferris of 'To Rise Again at a Decent Hour,' other nominees include Richard Flanagan for 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' and Ali Smith for 'How to Be Both.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Brits, two Americans, one Aussie make the cut for this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist, the first year non-Commonwealth authors have been eligible. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new report from the Pew Research Center Internet Project offers mixed news for public libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young people in the US are just as likely to use libraries as older adults, and are more... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobooks have long been known for, as Audio Publishers Association president Michele Cobb puts it, their “great multitasking properties.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The winner of the first Wilfred Owen international poetry competition will be announced at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spain's domestic publishing market saw a year-on-year drop in turnover of approaching 12% in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits at Irish-owned book and stationery retailer Eason & Son dropped 11.5% (€300,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Deyan, founder of Deyan Audio Services, passed away on August 19 at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif. due to complications of ALS. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr., who founded the Gale Research Co., passed away on August 12 at the age of 88, following a long illness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Consumer magazine circulation was down 1.9 percent through the first half of 2014, according to the Alliance for Audited Media. The group released its semiannual report on Thursday, detailing more than 350 consumer titles in the U.S. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four American authors made the cut, including Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon already gives Prime customers access to a Kindle lending library, allowing the user to "borrow" books each month. But for some of the more voracious types, this may not provide enough material for a month's worth of entertainment. For those customers, the retail giant has unveiled Kindle... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some Amazon users spotted an ad for a Kindle Unlimited service, which would let users access as many ebook and audio titles as they wanted (within a certain library) for $9.99 a month. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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