Amazon hopes to take Manhattan with New York bookstore

Amazon will open its seventh bookstore on Thursday in New York, the company's first brick-and-mortar location in the home city of America's publishing industry. The 4,000-square-foot store, near the headquarters of publishers Penguin Random House, Hachette and Simon & Schuster, held a soft opening... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Industry Stocks: October 2016 Performances

CBS, parent company of Simon & Schuster, was the only company on the Publishers Weekly Stock Index to have an increase in its stock price in October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing seeks to address industry’s lack of diversity

The publishing industry needs to improve the diversity of its staff and open itself up to writers of all backgrounds if it is to increase the range of its output, publishers have told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Earnings Rise at S&S in Q3

Revenue increased 11% in the third quarter of 2016 at Simon & Schuster, while and earnings rose by $1 million, to $44 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S snaps up six-figure Scandal

Simon & Schuster has won what it has labelled a “psychological drama” by author Sarah Vaughan at auction, paying a “good six figures”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springsteen Plays Well Abroad

Bruce Springsteen’s memoir, Born to Run, was an immediate hit when it was released at the end of September in the U.S. by Simon & Schuster, and the book topped the nonfiction bestseller list in Germany and Sweden at the end of last month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Untangling the AdBlock Plus whitelist

The AdBlock Plus whitelist program has been a lightning rod of controversy within the publishing industry ever since it debuted in 2011. But despite how often the whitelist is written about, it isn’t entirely clear to many people how the process behind it works. Here we explain what we know and... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Art Sesselberg, S&S Sales Manager

Art Sesselberg, a special markets national accounts manager at Simon & Schuster, died on October 8 due to complications from pneumonia. He was 53. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Country Spotlight: Singapore: Educational and STM Publishing

By and large, Singapore’s education system, which is among the most highly regarded in the world, is a boon to its publishing industry. No subject is more popular, or more competitive, than mathematics. Known as Singapore math, the city-state’s mathematics teaching method and curriculum is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Latinx in Publishing’ Launches in Hispanic Heritage Month

With a goal of supporting and promoting 'Latino/a/x' people and literature in the publishing industry, a new network of book professionals formalizes the group's activities. The post ‘Latinx in Publishing’ Launches in Hispanic Heritage Month appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Gottlieb: the editor who changed American literature

The man who ushered classics like Catch-22 into the world, Gottlieb has reason to brag. But in his new memoir Avid Reader he prefers to downplay the editor’s role Joseph Heller, the author of Catch-22, once gave an interview where he credited his editor with kicking his work into shape. After... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ralph Lauren autobiography snapped up by S&S

Simon & Schuster is to publish the autobiography of fashion icon Ralph Lauren next autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Uplifting' account of modern-day masculinity to S&S

Simon & Schuster is to publish Chase the Rainbow, an "honest yet uplifting" account of a woman's life affected by the suicide of her husband by journalist Poorna Bell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2016: Big Books for a Big Country

Canadian publishing is dominated by some familiar names: Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook Digital Census 2016 launches

The Bookseller has launched its annual tracker of the publishing industry's transformation, the FutureBook Digital Census. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helping children succeed: how the publishing industry can engage reluctant readers

David Salariya, founder of The Salariya Book Company, gives tips on how publishers can engage reluctant readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2016: Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster was founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln ("Max") Schuster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online community provides safe space for women writers

A new hashtag, #women_writers, is providing a safe space for female writers to talk about their literary passions, careers and frustrations in response to sexism within the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global publishing chiefs condemn closure of Turkish presses

Chief executives from leading publishing houses around the world, including Markus Dohle of Penguin Random House, Carolyn Reidy of Simon & Schuster and Arnaud Nourry of Hachette Livre, have said they are "deeply concerned" about the closure of 29 publishing houses in Turkey and called on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. Misses Estimates as Ad Sales Decline

News Corp., the Wall Street Journal and New York Post publisher controlled by billionaire Rupert Murdoch, reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates as a decline in ad sales outweighed an increase in digital revenue in its real estate business.Earnings, excluding some... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S to Publish Clinton/Kaine Campaign Book

Simon & Schuster will publish Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine’s official campaign book, 'Stronger Together,' on September 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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