AAP StatShot: US Industry Up 18.1 Percent, January to June, Year to Date

Total revenues year-to-date January-to-June revenues across all categories in the US book industry came in at US$6.3 billion. The post AAP StatShot: US Industry Up 18.1 Percent, January to June, Year to Date appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Job Moves: June 17, 2014

Carolyn Foley has joined the Penguin Random House in-house Legal group as v-p, associate general counsel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Industry gears up for The Great Bookshop Debate

Authors want both online and bricks and mortar retailers to thrive, Louise Doughty has said.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Authors on the Air June 17, 2014: Ray “Dr. BBQ” Lampe

Ray “Dr. BBQ” Lampe, author of "Pork Chop: 60 Recipes for Living High on the Hog" (Chronicle Books, 9781452113678) will appear on the CBS’s "The Talk" on Wednesday, June 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Cookbook Deals for June 2014

This month, new book deals for Vivian Howard, Andrew Tarlow, Charlie Palmer, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Live Q&A: Ask ourexperts about the self-publishing industry

Are you an aspiring writer or editor? Wondering how the self-publishing industry works? Our panel will be here on 18 June between 1pm and 2.30pm to offer advice and answer your questionsSelf-publishing is becoming an increasingly popular way for authors to get their work into print. While the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Smorgasbord: Links of Note, June 16, 2014

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Job Moves: June 16, 2014

Lisa Barnes, formerly Ballantine Bantam Dell assistant director of publicity, has joined the Random House Speakers Bureau as assistant agent director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors on the Air Friday June 13, 2014: Rick Rinehart and Ron Deal

Taylor Trade’s editorial director, Rick Rinehart, will appear on "Weekend Edition Sunday" on Sunday, June 15, to discuss his grandmother, the mystery author Mary Roberts Rinehart. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of June 16, 2014

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 16, 2014

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, June 8, 2014

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended June 1, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Self-publishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year

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Job Moves: June 13, 2014

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Job Moves: June 12, 2014

At Scholastic Trade, Lizette Serrano has been promoted to director of education/library marketing and conventions, succeeding John Mason who is retiring on July 3 after 28 years at the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Starred review for a historian's thoughtful, humorous memoir of his Mormon missionary youth; Christian pastor Bill Hybels offers strategies for simplifying life. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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