Amazon to open new Rugby fulfilment centre

Amazon's new fulfilment centre in Rugby will create 400 new jobs, the e-tailer has said. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Crossing Rolls Out Its 2019 World Book Day Translation Offer

In this year's promotion for World Book Day, Amazon Crossing is giving away titles from Spanish, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Swedish, Japanese, and Norwegian. The post Amazon Crossing Rolls Out Its 2019 World Book Day Translation Offer appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hunchback of Notre-Dame sees Amazon France sales spike

Victor Hugo’s classic novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has jumped to the top of Amazon France’s bestseller list following the cathedral’s devastating fire. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lack of Innovation Is Killing Ad Tech and Maybe Even the Open Web

Ad tech on the open web has become a disjointed chain of systems that is so fragmented that it prevents any single player from innovating at scale. The walled gardens of Google, Facebook and Amazon have left the rest of the ad-tech ecosystem behind. Take publishers, for example. The industry has... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s Young Writer Prize Opens for Submissions and Remixes Its Sponsors

The newly renamed Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award opens today (April 12) for submissions as it announces its new sponsorship regime. The post The UK’s Young Writer Prize Opens for Submissions and Remixes Its Sponsors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK unveils high-tech Hely Hutchinson distribution centre

After four years of planning and construction, Hachette’s huge new distribution centre—the most expensive capital project in the firm’s history—was officially opened this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge and California in Open Access Deal; Book Depot Acquires Kidsbooks

The University of Cambridge and the 10 campuses of the University of California enter a major new agreement in open access, as Ontario-based Book Depot acquires the American publisher Kidsbooks. The post Cambridge and California in Open Access Deal; Book Depot Acquires Kidsbooks appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle Review (2019): A Cheaper Way to Read at Night

Amazon’s new entry-level Kindle ebook reader is just like the 2018 Kindle Paperwhite, but $40 cheaper. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Porter Square Books to Open in New Boston Literary Center

Porter Square Books will open a second location in Boston’s Seaport District, taking a ground floor space in a new literary center that will house the creative writing non-profit GrubStreet and the poetry non-profit Mass Poetry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rugby site closure swings PRH pay gap

Penguin Random House UK’s overall gender pay gap has swung in favour of men, with women now earning 3% less than men working at the company, on the median calculation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK hits record profit after Lord of the Rings Amazon TV deal

HarperCollins Publishers saw record profits before tax of £26.8m for the year ending 30th June 2018, almost double the 2017 figure, partly due to a monster The Lord of the Rings TV deal with Amazon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK profits double due to Tolkien TV deal with Amazon

Boost from rights sale for multi-series adaptation, as eBooks continue to declineThe publisher HarperCollins UK has more than doubled its profits thanks to a hugely lucrative deal with Amazon for the rights to make multiple TV series based on The Lord of the Rings for its global streaming... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hundreds of millions of Facebook user records exposed on Amazon cloud servers

Facebook Inc. user data is still showing up in places it shouldn’t. Researchers at UpGuard, a cybersecurity firm, found troves of user information hiding in plain sight, inadvertently posted publicly on Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing servers. The discovery shows that a year after the... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-03 20:45:00 UTC ]
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Crowd-funding scheme opens door to illustrators

Scottish indie Little Door has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise £3,500 to publish author/ illustrator Will Hughes’ début What Not to Give an Ogre for His Birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Bologna: Rights Sales Open on Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘Sulwe’

Translation rights have gone on offer for the first time Monday (April 1) at Bologna Children's Book Fair for actress Lupita Nyong'o's picture book, Sulwe. The post At Bologna: Rights Sales Open on Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘Sulwe’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Bologna Children’s Book Fair Opens: Rights Roundup of Titles

As the 2019 Bologna Children's Book Fair opens, we bring you a selection of rights deals to children's and YA titles from Slovenia, Finland, Germany, and the USA. The post As Bologna Children’s Book Fair Opens: Rights Roundup of Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeffrey Boakye | 'I feel like the debate is opening, but it’s not always a safe debate'

Schoolteacher and writer Jeffrey Boakye’s second book is a charismatic and entertaining attempt "to explore the central nervous system of racial semiotics". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paywalls block scientific progress. Research should be open to everyone | Jason Schmitt

To democratise scholarly publishing, individual academics need to take actionAcademic and scientific research needs to be accessible to all. The world’s most pressing problems like clean water or food security deserve to have as many people as possible solving their complexities. Yet our current... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon introduces its latest Kindle, the first version under $100 with a front light

Amazon unveiled the latest model of its popular Kindle e-reader Wednesday, the first version of the device with a front light that costs less than $100. The new Kindle, priced at $89.99, is one-third of an inch thick and weighs 6 ounces, making it easy to use with one hand, Amazon said. But the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Après London Book Fair: Livre Paris Opens Today

With the London Book Fair's trade-show carpet still warm from the busy week's footfall, Livre Paris 2019 has opened today, and L’Europe est à l’Honneur—Europe herself is the guest of honor. The post Après London Book Fair: Livre Paris Opens Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller Award returns for third year

Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller Award, recognising outstanding work by independent authors with a £20,000 cash prize, will return for its third year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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