Hodder has now printed more than 1m copies of Sir Alex Ferguson's memoir, My Autobiography... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster, the recently launched ebook subscription service, has raised $14 million in its latest funding round. The new funding was led by Highland Capital Partners and includes participation from the existing Founders Fund which was led by Peter Thiel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A limited edition of Chang-Rae Lee's On Such A Full Sea turns typography into a sculpture.It was only a matter of time: the first 3-D printed book cover has arrived. Published by Riverhead Books on Tuesday, a limited edition of Chang-Rae Lee's novel On Such a Full Sea features a white slipcover... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company plans enhanced discovery and search tools to explore the 5m magazines already createdPersonalised digital magazine app Flipboard is aiming to pass 150 million users in 2014, thanks to enhanced discovery and search tools that will allow users to better explore the 5m individual online... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JP Martin's much-loved but unavailable stories have been recovered for the rest of us by one courageous readerLet joy be unconfined! Almost seven years ago, I bewailed the loss of Uncle, the wealthy, purple-clad elephant with the BA whose surreal adventures, superbly illustrated by Quentin... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books fell 4% in the first week of 2014 compared to the week ended Jan. 6, 2013, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the world of print magazines, fashion remains a stalwart.Top fashion titles such as Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, InStyle and People StyleWatch all finished 2013 with growth in print ad pages, according to the Publishers Information Bureau, which released its end of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academic Yejin Choi says her algorithm can predict 'highly successful literature' with 84% accuracyAuthors, publishers and literary critics struggling to unlock the secrets of successful writing can breathe a sigh of relief, after a computer science professor has announced an algorithm that can... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The second Twitter fiction festival, searching for authors from across the world to tell stories... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertising Age, the trade publication introduced in 1930, announced Monday that it would publish its print edition every other week rather than weekly. The magazine, the largest publication in the ad trade field, will publish 25 issues in 2014, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of printed books fell by £98m last year - down 6.5% on 2012, figures show. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad, the online writing and reading community, continued its long arch of membership growth and increased social connectivity, finishing 2013 with more than 18 million registered users according to data released by the company today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of print books through outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan’s retail & club channel fell 2.5%, to 501.6 million units, in 2013, compared to 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The value of the printed book market fell by £98m in 2013, Nielsen BookScan data reveals.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The survival of print books depends on producing physical books you want to own as well as read. One fine example: J.J. Abrams' and Doug Dorst’s bestseller 'S.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher DC Thomson has reported a decline in profits, blamed mainly on losses in its book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bad weather and flooding hit Christmas and post-Christmas trade for some, but many... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Alex Ferguson's My Autobiography (Hodder & Stoughton) has retained pole position in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A "grocery" as opposed to a "luxury" is how Houghton Mifflin Harcourt refers to wine on the cover of its inventive, playful, and now popular, new book, The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers choose their books of the year, and the ones that got awayRobin Robertson Deputy publishing director, Jonathan CapeThe book that made my year: Many years ago, I was sitting in Blake's bar in Enniskillen with John McGahern and he recommended an American novel from the 60s, written by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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