Amazon Has Big Sales Gain, Small Loss

Total revenue at Amazon increased 24%, to $17.09 billion, in the third quarter of 2013 while its operating loss was $25 million, down from $28 million in the third quarter of 2012. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avon Goes Back to School for Next Big Romance Author

Partnering with HarperCollins's academic marketing division, Avon (which is a trade imprint at HC), is opening its editorial doors to submissions from undergraduate and graduate students. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nash moots 'happy conclusion' for Small Demons

There may yet be a "happy conclusion" to the fate of Los Angeles-based start-up Small... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yahoo Goes Big With New Banner Ad Product

FIAT, Relativity Media and Sony are among the first few brands to use the new ads at launch. Sold on a cost-per-click basis, these ads will also be served in slideshows published by Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Music and Yahoo TV. All of the ads will be sold directly by Yahoo -- not networks or... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook: mobile gains prominence for social reading

Mobile devices are increasingly being used for social reading and recommendation sites, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miniaturist sales hit 30 territories

Hot London Book Fair title The Miniaturist has now been sold in 30 territories ahead of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Self-Publishing Led Amazon to German Ebook Dominance

In Germany, where fixed price laws demand a level playing field, Amazon's KDP gave its self-published authors an edge when it came to ebooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patience, Persistence Pay Off For Wisconsin Small Press

The Wisconsin Historical Society Press scored big this fall by signing on bestselling author Michael Perry, who wanted a collection of essays published with a quick turn-around. It's a story of patience, persistence -- and nimbleness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yub spins out with $12M to boost, track in-store sales

Yub spun out of TrialPay on Monday with $12 million in funding to help boost online efforts aimed at driving consumers to purchases in bricks-and-mortar stores. The Mountain View company led by CEO Alex Rampell said that it already has some big retailers and restaurants, including Burger King,... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade Sales Down Through August

Sales for the first eight months of 2013 fell 1.1% in adult trade, 15.8% in children’s/young adult, and 3.2% in religion, according to the newest figures from AAP’s StatShot statistics program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon updates Kindle Fire HDX operating system

With both models of the new Kindle Fire HDX tablets now out in the wild, Amazon can concentrate on tweaking the system to add features and fix bugs. The device, while considered to be a competitor to the Nexus 7, is really more about media, specifically that from the retail giant's ecosystem.... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Washington Post Co. Renamed Graham Holdings Company to Mark Sale of Newspaper

The Washington Post Co. announced Monday that it will change its name to Graham Holdings Company, acknowledging the Oct. 1 sale of the company’s flagship newspaper and several other publishing businesses to Amazon.com founder Jeffrey P. Bez ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big names back Authors for the Philippines campaign

Popular authors including George R R Martin, Neil Gaiman, Kate Atkinson and David Nicholls are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big buys give Hearst second life

Though its headquarters building rises 46 stories over Central Park, and though its biggest magazine franchise, Cosmopolitan, sells more than a million copies on newsstands every month, Hearst Corp. is still, in some ways, little known to the general public. Certainly few people would guess that... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Canada Merges Sales Forces

There were both casualties and promotions as Penguin Random House Canada unveiled its restructured sales force. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Price Cuts Bite Into Korean Book Sales, Fixed Price Considered

Despite a dramatic drop in book sales, Aladin used bookstores have thrived, with some publishers dumping books to boost sales; a fixed-price law is now under debate. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forbes to Explore Sale of 96-Year-Old Magazine

Forbes Media, the publisher of the eponymous financial magazine and website, is exploring a sale.The company is working with Deutsche Bank AG to consider its options. In a memo to staff Friday morning confirming a report by Bloomberg News, CEO Mike Perlis said the company had received... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing salaries ‘a big issue’

Publishers have defended their record as employers after claims that book industry employees are... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big books the antithesis of Twitter

Six years and 900 pages on, there ended up being two million reasons why this first-time author would have been glad to have stuck with the written word.     Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imperial War Museums sales and distribution to Unicorn

Unicorn Press has announced a new sales and distribution contract with the publishing arm of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon begins US Sunday delivery

Amazon will begin delivering packages in the US on Sundays for the first time through the US... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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