Even in the digital age, Barnes & Noble can’t avoid the headache of returns. Although the company posted lots of positive results for the year-end and fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, the number most analysts seem to focus on was Nook segment sales for the fourth quarter, which fell 10.5%, to $164 million. CEO William Lynch explained that the decline was due to heavy returns of Nook Simple Touch in the quarter and the decision to delay the launch of Nook GlowLight to May to ensure it met B&N’s quality standards. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Legend Press has bagged a “warm and poignant” debut novel exploring identity, race and mental illness by writer and painter Alex Morrall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 16:25:02 UTC ]
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Maddy Price has made her first acquisition for W&N: a book tracing womankind's "frustrating and complex" journey through medical history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 17:49:10 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s has made three acquisitions centred around diversity which will "up-end the content stereotypes of series for young readers". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 18:04:27 UTC ]
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Blumhouse Screen Productions has option optioned film and TV rights to Catherine Quinn’s Black Widows (Orion, 2020) for a "significant five-figure" sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 17:45:38 UTC ]
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Trapeze has bagged a book from the hugely popular Accidentally Wes Anderson Instagram account, authorised by the director himself. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 15:42:15 UTC ]
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Octopus imprint Aster has acquired “a new kind of sleep book” from wellness coach Danielle Marchant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 10:26:05 UTC ]
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Octopus imprint Endeavour has bagged the untold story of forensics pioneer Frances Glessner Lee by investigator Bruce Goldfarb. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 12:45:41 UTC ]
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Bonnier imprint Blink has bagged a Brexit-inspired “comedy of errors” in the style of Shakespeare by Boris Starling. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 23:25:59 UTC ]
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Coronet has bagged a book about modern queer culture from “dazzlingly smart” Vice associate editor Daisy Jones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-04 01:23:34 UTC ]
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Quercus has bagged a “riveting” modern gothic debut set in an elite all-girls boarding school by Phoebe Wynne in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 21:11:58 UTC ]
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Oneworld literary crime imprint Point Blank has bagged a Bradford-set gangland novel from journalist Saima Mir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 17:35:45 UTC ]
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Cassell has bagged the debut book from Cosmopolitan Influencer of the Year 2019, Florence Given, billed as "the only book for young women trying to determine feminism on their terms". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 00:17:22 UTC ]
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Trigger Publishing has signed a debut from "Love Sober" podcast hosts Kate Baily and Mandy Manners which aims to help mothers live happy, alcohol-free lives. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 07:28:09 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has bagged a new book in the What the Ladybird Heard series from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 01:54:19 UTC ]
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Headline Review has scooped Bruce Holsinger's "electrifying" novel, The Gifted School, while rights for a TV version have been secured by Universal Television. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 04:08:06 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley has bagged a second TV tie-in cookbook for BBC series "Dirty Vegan", featuring 80 new recipes from ex "Dirty Sanchez" star Matt Pritchard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 10:59:43 UTC ]
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The first six months of 2019 were something of a mixed bag for trade publishers whose financial results are publicly reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books has scooped two more “comedy gold dust" adventures from writer Jo Simmons and illustrator Nathan Reed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 01:32:06 UTC ]
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Octopus imprint Hamlyn has bagged a book of anecdotes, laugh-out-loud moments and uplifting life lessons from ITV panel show “Loose Women”, marking its 20th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 04:41:45 UTC ]
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