Amazon to treble London workforce in new office move

Amazon is to move to London offices near ‘Silicon Roundabout’, nearly trebling its... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Sykes makes history donation to London schools

Author Adrian Sykes, with his publisher David Campbell, of Everyman's Library, is to donate a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Expected to Cut Kindle Fire Orders in Half as New iPad Looms

Sources from Amazon's supply chain in the Far East indicated to DigiTimes that Kindle Fire orders with original device manufacturers are expected to be just 3 million units this quarter. That's half the 6 million units Amazon reportedly shipp ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moving Toward A Hybrid Market

Even as more consumers buy dedicated digital reading devices and tablets, a hybrid market for books is developing in which readers will buy both print and digital books. That was one of the main conclusions from Verso Digital’s “2011 Survey of Book-Buying Behavior,” presented by the company’s... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa winners' sales treble

Sales of the Costa Book of the Year category winners have trebled since their victories last week... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ladies’ Home Journal to Move to Reader-Produced Content Model

In a new twist on the user generated content model, Meredith’s Ladies’ Home Journal is turning over editorial reins to its readers. As of its March issue, almost every story featured in the magazine will include some audience contribution. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot moves into crime

Sci-fi and fantasy specialist Angry Robot Books is to launch a crime fiction imprint in 2013.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Customers move to support high street

Customer sentiment towards the high street helped independent bookshops in the final weeks of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moves at RHCB and Andersen

Random House Children's Books and Andersen Press are making some changes to their editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AUC Press closes office amid Cairo protests

The offices of the American University in Cairo Press and its Tahrir Bookstore, both situated on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Amazon Workaround

Fear that Amazon will come to dominate the bookselling market is nothing new in the publishing industry. But last week, as booksellers continued to decry the companys price check app (which could be used to access prices on booksellers sideline items, like toys and DVDs) and as information... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon kicks off 'January sales'

Amazon.co.uk has announced its New Year discounting already, launching what it calls "... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey: heaviest buyers moving to digital

The potential for digital to grow readership and increase revenue has been seriously called into... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Amazon Price Check App and The Battle over 'Showrooming'

If showrooming wasnt part of the industry lexicon before last week, it is now, thanks to Amazons price check app that gives customers up to $15 in discounts to those who scan prices of products at different stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to Share Amazon Kindle ebooks

I love reading, and I love books. I don't care much about the medium--paper or digital, it's all the same to me, for the most part. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith supports Asda's Kobo move

W H Smith has backed rival retailer Asda's move to join WHS in selling Kobo e-readers. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chandler moves from Orion to Sphere

Sphere has appointed a new commissioning editor for crime and thriller fiction. Jade Chandler,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Royle moves to Cape

Novelist Nicholas Royle has moved to Jonathan Cape and Vintage for his seventh novel, titled,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brigid Nelson moves from Penguin to HCCB

HarperCollins Children's Books has made Brigid Nelson its divisional sales director, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Fight with Amazon, Libraries Caught in the Crossfire

When Penguin announced last week that it was disabling library ebook lending on the Kindle and pulling its latest ebook titles from all library lending platforms, libraries and readers took the hit, but to some observers they were collateral damage in a fight between publishers and Amazon about... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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