Amazon Literary Partnership Announces More than $1 Million in 2019 Grants

Reiterating its emphasis on voices underrepresented in many parts of the publishing industry, the Amazon Literary Partnership reaches its 10th year. The post Amazon Literary Partnership Announces More than $1 Million in 2019 Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-21 01:30:39 UTC ]
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Amazon's sales increase 22% in first quarter

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TLS partners with Literary Consultancy conference

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Amazon petition handed to Number 10

A husband-and-wife bookselling team have described handing a petition into Downing Street calling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Amazon to Open Ebookstore in Russia, Taking on LitRes, Ozon

Amazon is hiring for positions in Russia, suggesting its Kindle ebookstore will open there soon and where they will take on several established, but not yet dominant, competitors. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Can Amazon Transform TV?

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Jingdong Battles Dangdang, Amazon for China’s Online Book Buyers

Jingdong, China's third place commercial online bookstore, is boosting its challenge to Dangdang and Amazon's dominance by focusing on service and international titles. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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What Would Happen Amazon Gave Every Ebook Away for Free?

Last week two of China's leading ebookstores Dangdang.com began offering nearly all of their ebooks for free, a move criticized by authors and publishers alike. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Thames & Hudson lines up literary art

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Amazon Snaps Up Goodreads, A Partner Apple Wanted

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Amazon reportedly launching in Russia, goes on Kindle-related hiring spree

Amazon is fleshing out its international empire. The company has already conquered the US, Japan, UK and Canada, and has even launched an ebook assault on the Chinese mainland. Now it looks like the online giant has settled on its next target: Russia. According to a report in the Russian edition... Continue reading at Engadget

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Kindle drives Amazon print sales

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BA's Godfray: Amazon can destroy book trade

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Open Road expands European partnerships

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2013 Best Translated Book Award Finalists Announced

Ten fiction titles and six poetry collections finalists have been announced as the finalists for this year's Best Translated Book Awards. The winners will be revealed May 3rd. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Amazon attacked for Welsh-language stance

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Chat app takes on ebook retailers, Amazon with manga comics service

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Ten Titles Up for €100,000 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award

From a longlist of 154 titles, ten novels have been shortlisted and are in the running for the €100,000 2013 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Breaking Digital Ground: E-books and Small Press Literary Publishers

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Amazon and US publishers dismiss indie DRM lawsuit

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