Amazon had a first quarter net loss of $57 million, despite a 15% sales increase, to $22.72 billion. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier Books UK imprint Blink has netted two football titles with Robbie Fowler’s “definitive” autobiography and the fifth publication from freestylers The F2. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 13:07:40 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has acquired a dog-themed picture book from Richard Jones, his first as both author and illustrator. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 16:59:01 UTC ]
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James O'Brien's How to Be Right (Virgin) has claimed the Amazon Charts Most Sold: Non-Fiction number one, ending the five-week run of Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt (Picador). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 08:18:55 UTC ]
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In a message sent to library customers, Tom Mercer, senior v-p of digital products for Bibliotheca (formerly 3M), called out Amazon for its role in the increasingly contentious library e-book market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Major US publishers have filed a lawsuit against Amazon's audiobook company Audible in a row over a new speech-to-text feature which they say is a violation of copyright law. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-26 15:42:06 UTC ]
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In this new era of mutual assistancem a bookseller offers his advice to Amazon regarding the counterfeit books issue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-22 11:00:16 UTC ]
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Titan Books will publish Joan He’s YA debut, a Chinese-inspired fantasy novel about a princess whose father is murdered. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-22 02:49:33 UTC ]
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Susan Lewis' One Minute Later (HarperCollins) has held the Amazon Charts Most Sold number one for Fiction for a second week, as Rosie Walsh's The Man Who Didn't Call (Mantle) leapt five places into second place. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 10:06:24 UTC ]
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A hot summer's debate at The New York Times around 'fake and illegitimate' online book sales. Amazon asserts a remedy may take more industry cooperation. The post David Streitfeld’s Orwellian Shopping List, and Amazon’s Retort appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-20 14:41:20 UTC ]
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The new comic book adaptation adjusts for the rise of Marvel but not the rise of Trump. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-08-15 22:06:08 UTC ]
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Toni Morrison's Beloved (Vintage Digital) has made its debut in the Amazon charts, following the announcement of the 88-year-old author's death last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 00:52:07 UTC ]
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Scholar working on the show says the author’s estate has refused permission to depict any of the events shown in Peter Jackson’s filmsA JRR Tolkien expert working on Amazon’s forthcoming multi-series adaptation of The Lord of the Rings has claimed that the retail and streaming giant has been... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-09 15:27:18 UTC ]
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An indie bookseller urges the American Booksellers Association to enhance its website for the good of booksellers everywhere. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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What does the ecommerce giant want with the notoriously fickle world of publishing? To own your every reading decision. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2019-08-08 17:45:07 UTC ]
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Worldwide revenues at Simon & Schuster hit $218m in the second quarter, up $11m compared to the same period last year, a new earnings statement by parent firm CBS shows. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 16:46:19 UTC ]
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After making its debut a week ago in second place, L J Ross' Penshaw has now leapfrogged Rachel Abbott's And So It Begins (Wildfire) to claim the Amazon Charts Most-Sold Fiction number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-06 18:40:21 UTC ]
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Orlando software and digital publishing firm firm BlueToad Inc. has partnered with Amazon Inc. to launch a new voice technology service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Amazon Polly, a service that turns text into speech, will adopt a Neural Text-to-Speech Newscaster Voice program that... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-08-05 16:04:37 UTC ]
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In an era of smartphone addiction, a single-purpose device like an e-reader may help you unplug and focus on content that will bring you joy. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-08-01 09:03:32 UTC ]
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William Collins has acquired a new history of the British Constitution by legal expert and academic James Grant, about the UK's "unwritten" constitution. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 20:13:39 UTC ]
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Mind-body-spirit publisher Hay House UK has bought a book from body positive advocate and social media influencer Nia The Light on self-discovery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 10:04:04 UTC ]
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