Another Week of Small Gains In August

Unit sales of print books in the week ended Aug. 19, 2018, inched ahead 1% from the comparable week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC, Riot and Viking on PR Week award shortlists

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades of Grey tops bestseller list for a 15th week

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James eclipses Jamie and Dan in record-breaking week

E L James has set yet another record by chalking up the longest unbroken streak atop Nielsen... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books Are Booming, and Still Sort of Small

Sales of ebooks doubled in 2011. But books are still an analog business, by a wide margin. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future Launches Weekly Digital Cycling Magazine

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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James tops chart for third consecutive week

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RH partners with Small Demons and Booktrack

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At MPA Digital: Swipe, Publishers See Gains From Tablet Efforts

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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh World Writers' Conference to launch in August

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tough Week for Amazon

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S J Watson top of the charts for a fourth week

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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App Development Strategies for Small to Medium-Sized Publishers

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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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War Horse UK's bestselling book for second week

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams made director of Jewish Book Week

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ammo Books: Publishing in Small, Medium, and Large

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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