A frank canvas: From the art world to the top of the Kindle charts

Jasper Joffe has seen his paintings bought by Saatchi and rubbed shoulders with Bob and Roberta Smith, but now his digital-first list is outdoing a number of Big Four foes. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Tracking Amazon: Killer Book Climbs the Chart

A memoir by a man who claims his father was the Zodiac Killer, kept under lock and key by HarperCollins for months, rocketed up Amazon's bestseller chart on May 13, the book's publication date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's and Little, Brown scoop top BIA Awards

Blackwell’s has been crowned Book Retailer of the Year while Little, Brown scooped the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harman: UK can 'pay its way in the world' through literature

People who create content need to be protected, Harriet Harman told The Publishers Association... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night Touts Increased Media Attention

World Book Night U.S., an ambitious nonprofit campaign to promote reading throughout the country, is reporting stronger-than-ever media attention for its just-finished April 2014 push. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN and Foyles partner on World Bookshelf

English PEN in partnership with Foyles has launched a new website which celebrates contemporary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Baldacci Tops the List

David Baldacci's "The Target" was the new bestselling title on Apple's iBooks bestseller list, for the week ended April 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Aging World

In a recent Simpsons episode, a Japanese tourist moves in with Comic Book Guy, infuriating her father, who exclaims: “Daughter, you are coming back to Japan; there are 87 old people who need you to take care of them!” Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2014-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Roth Back on Top

After a brief stint at #1, Michael Lewis's "Flash Boys" fell four spots to #5 on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crystal, Streep Vie for Top 2014 Audie Honors

The winners will be revealed at on May 29 at the Audie Awards Gala at the New York Academy of Medicine, hosted by author Libba Bray. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sequential App Adds Top Shelf Graphic Novels

Sequential, the digital comics storefront app focused on literary graphic novels, is adding a selection of Top Shelf graphic novels for purchase. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo Mania: MoCCA Arts Festival 2014

The MoCCA Arts Festival, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art's annual festival of indie and self-published comics, continues its revival under the Society of Illustrators with a new exhibitor—a giant Charlie Brown balloon borrowed from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: PGW Adds Divine Arts

Publishers Group West has signed mind-body-spirit publisher Divine Arts to its list of clients. The deal went into effect April 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OnCopyright 2014 Focuses on the 'World We Live in Now'

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Krosoczka to Host BEA Children’s Art Auction

Author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka will host the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression's 2014 children's book art auction and reception at BookExpo America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Week of Comics Events Kicks off MoCCA Arts Fest 2014

This year Comic and Cartoon Art Week, a series of comics-related events starting April 1 in New York City, will serve as an introduction to the MoCCA Arts Fest, an annual festival of small press comics, held April 5 and 6 at the Lexington Avenue Amory. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jet City Comics Debuts Cover Art for 'Wool: The Graphic Novel'

Jet City Comics, Amazon Publishing’s graphic novel and comics imprint, has released the cover art for the first three issues of "Wool: The Graphic Novel," the comics adaptation of author Hugh Howey’s bestselling, self-published science-fiction novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big freeze for US bestseller chart

The US Top 20 for week ending 23rd March has a decidedly chilly feel to it, as eight books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle v Glass, apps v text: the complicated future of books | Antony Loewenstein

Antony Loewenstein: Is the future an interactive novel read on a Google Glass? One thing's for certain: the transformation of the written word is one of the defining issues of our ageAntony Loewenstein Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 charts that describe the state of digital publishing

In its 2013 State of the News Media report released today, Pew found that while digital publishers are clearly growing fast, they're going to need to grow a lot more to make up for the losses elsewhere. The post 5 charts that describe the state of digital publishing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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