While the giant firms sink huge sums into fleeting fads, the commitment and passion of the smaller imprints leave a larger impression in the long termIndependent publishers pick the books they loved and wished they published in 2015Here’s an observation: it sometimes feels as though smaller independents are the research and development departments for the big publishers, where literary fiction is concerned. We find great writers, nurture them, wipe their brows, polish their work and buff it until it shines. Then we send them out, readers love the books and they get shortlisted and win major literary prizes.Then the big money imprints swoop in; whisking them away to put them in a sparkly marketing jacket and present them in their new package to the world. A few recent examples: A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride, originally published by Galley Beggar – subsequently taken up by Faber and Faber. Swimming Home by Deborah Levy, published by And Other Stories – and now by Penguin.I have been told on numerous occasions: 'But you’re not a London publisher,' as if geography helps find cracking stories Related: The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley review – a gothic masterpiece How many millions have been spent and will be lost on orange-headed celebrity books this Christmas? Related: Portico prize winner Benjamin Myers: 'Why bother chasing the big publishers?' Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Challenged by shrinking sales and online piracy, Poland’s publishing industry aims to mitigate losses with more stringent price regulation, reports Jaroslaw Adamowski. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newspaper industry was hit with more bad news mid-week, as the Cleveland Plain Dealer made deep cuts to its newsroom, and several newspaper publishers reported more revenue declines. The Plain Dealer, owned by Advance Publications, delivered ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The longlist for the 2013 Polari First Book Prize has been revealed, with two self-published... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has reportedly been toying around with the idea of launching a distribution platform for mobile games, boosting advertising revenue by also taking a cut of sales. As of today, the initiative is official: a new Mobile Games Publishing page is now live on Facebook's developers site. The... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hoping to strengthen its services for mobile users, Facebook has created a new program to encourage third-party developers to build games that will run on the company's mobile clients.The new pilot program, called Facebook Mobile Games Publishing, will assist selected game development shops in... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With so much at stake, and so much potential labor cost involved in maintaining multiple channels, many publishers are being cautious in planning their long-term content strategies. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In reporting its last results as an independent publisher, Penguin Group posted a 16% gain in sales, to 513 million pounds, and a 27% rise in adjusted operating profit to 28 million pounds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette has restructured its New Zealand business, closing its publishing unit and relocating... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's Xbox One is getting decidedly more indie-friendly with today's confirmation from Microsoft that its forthcoming game console will double as a developer debug unit. In so many words, each $500 unit purchased at retail this holiday will also run in-progress game code, enabling... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft will allow game developers to self-publish their creations on Xbox One, promising more information at next month's Gamescom show. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A recent webinar examined the challenges and opportunities for international publishers looking enter the children's book publishing market in China. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine out of 10 publishers will be offering at least some form of native advertising formats by the end of this year, according to hot-off-the-presses research being presented by Online Publishers Association chief Pam Horan at OMMA Premium Display in ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at the ties many publishing companies have with Author Solutions, at Amazon debates, and at drinking on the job. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Perspectives will again publish print editions during the Frankfurt Book Fair. We’re looking for interesting stories that can both inform and delight. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FTD is an educational publishing company in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1902 to support schools run by the Maristas Brothers throughout the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The son of T Rex frontman, Marc Bolan, is suing a UK music publisher for $2m, alleging the company has violated copyright laws. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is one of the world’s largest providers of educational products and solutions for pre-K–12 learning, with a 40% global market share. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Livre (Lagardère Publishing) is a leading publisher in three key languages: French, Spanish and English. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AST was established in 1990 by Alexei Gertsev, Sergei Derevianko and Tatiana Derevianko as "Creative Cooperative Association AST" (Russian: Творческое кооперативное объединение, or АСТ). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kodansha was started by Seiji Noma in 1909 as a spin-off of the Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai (Greater Japan Oratorical Society). Its first publication was the literary magazine Yūben. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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