Argos, Foyles and Blackwell's to sell Nook

Blackwell's, Foyles and Argos will sell Barnes & Noble’s Nook in the UK from... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH to sell Penguin Singapore and Malaysia for £4.5m

PRH has signed a conditional agreement to sell Penguin Singapore and Penguin Malaysia to Times Publishing, an Asia-Pacific media group owned by parent company Fraser and Neave. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles' Christmas sales up 4.3%

Foyles achieved a 4.3% like-for-like sales increase over Christmas, the bookseller has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones, Blackwell's and indies report Christmas sales rise

Waterstones, Blackwell’s, Stanfords and independent booksellers have all reported strong Christmas book sales, with titles such as Five on Brexit Island and the GCHQ Puzzle Book proving hits with customers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ascential to sell Drapers and Nursing Times as it ditches 'heritage' brands

Publisher once known as Emap will have just one print asset, Retail Week, after it offloads 13 titles to focus on big brandsAscential, the events and publishing business once known as Emap, is to sell more than a dozen “heritage” titles including the fashion bible Drapers, Architects’ Journal... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell Learning 'steps up' activity with two new hires

Blackwell’s has made hires from Oxford University Press and Taylor & Francis in a bid to “step up” activity on its e-textbook platform Blackwell Learning. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Cursed Child' Top Selling Book at Amazon in 2016

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 and 2' was Amazon's best-selling book of 2016 and was also the year's "most wished for" and "most gifted" book at the e-tailer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebecca Solnit's Hope in the Dark sells out after Trump victory

Feminist activist’s manifesto for ‘an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists’, originally published in Bush years, sees huge rise in salesRebecca Solnit’s political manifesto, published to encourage activists while George W Bush waged war in Iraq, has enjoyed a huge... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles unveils branded stationery range

Bookseller Foyles is selling its first branded stationery range, which comprises four different types of notebook. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Sell More, Serve More’: FutureBook’s Bracing Message

Speakers at the 2016 FutureBook Conference in London emphasized putting disruptive technology to work for book publishers and readers, not fearing it. The post ‘Sell More, Serve More’: FutureBook’s Bracing Message appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles picks The Sellout as book of the year

Retailer Foyles has chosen Paul Beaty’s Man Booker Prize-winning The Sellout as its book of the year, so will promote the title heavily online and in-store in the run up to Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles to partner with Green Carnation Prize for third year

The Green Carnation Prize, an award recognising lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) writers, is partnering with Foyles for a third year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's restructures senior team after hiring Dean Drew

Blackwell’s has hired Dean Drew to the newly-created role of sales and marketing director following a restructure of the bookseller’s senior management team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles Charing Cross flooded again

Foyles' flagship Charing Cross branch has been flooded for the second time in five weeks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'It's like they were selling heroin to schoolkids': censorship hits booksellers at Kuwait book fair

Many Arab book fairs have been a free space for publishers to sell titles banned in shops, but Kuwait has seen raised levels of censorship – turning the book trade into a risky businessArab book fairs are like a giant travelling circus; no sooner does one end than publishers are boxing up books,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Readies $49.99 Nook Tablet

As it tries to improve sales of digital content, Barnes & Noble has introduced its cheapest Nook yet, the Nook Tablet 7”, priced at $49.99. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Apple crazy to sell a $300 hardcover photo book? Not at all

Last month, Apple unveiled new MacBook Pro laptops. While the machines were undoubtedly great, their prices were very high -- even for Apple. Despite the cost, they are apparently flying off virtual shelves, as shipping dates are now in late December. In other words, price be damned, people will... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's Selling at Eagle Harbor Book Co.

On Bainbridge Island, located in Puget Sound just a short ferry ride from Seattle, Alison Webb is gearing up for the holiday season at Eagle Harbor Book Co., where she is children's book buyer and gift buyer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's helps charity fund textbooks for lower-income students

Exeter-based charity Reading List Foundation, in conjunction with Blackwell's, has reached the "major milestone" of providing scholarships to 16 students from lower-income households across England. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles staffer's debut to Melville House

Melville House UK has acquired world rights to Brolliology, the first book by head of promotions at Foyles, Charing Cross, Marion Rankine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deluge of support for flooded Foyles

Foyles has been inundated with support on social media after the "severe" flooding of its basement which has seen it closed since Monday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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