The independent bookstore e-commerce site Bookshop.org has seen a 2,000% increase in sales in the last month and has become a lifeline for many stores that have been temporarily closed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet despite its apparent success, the site has skeptics. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lily Allen, who once wrote a song about what a loser her brother Theon Greyjoy was, took The Guardian‘s “Books That Made Me” questionnaire, and landed on the objectively correct answer to the question of which book she wishes she’d written: “All of the Harry Potter books, for obvious reasons.” I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-19 14:57:05 UTC ]
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We talk to Galway institution Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, which will celebrating its 30th birthday in October, and Nibbies Children’s Bookseller of the Year shortlistee, The Blessington Book Store. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 23:52:32 UTC ]
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Print sales in America have reportedly dropped by 1.9% in the first half of 2019, with children's non-fiction the only major category to show uplift. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 15:07:25 UTC ]
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The HQ team embarked on a nationwide proof tour of more than 50 bookshops in one day, dressed in 1950s costumes, to hand-deliver copies of the imprint’s biggest debut for 2020, This Lovely City by debut author Louise Hare. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 16:15:35 UTC ]
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Kit de Waal talks to us about her reimagining of Moby Dick, Becoming Dinah, which is the launch title for Orion Children’s Books’ new YA feminist series, Bellatrix. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 01:27:59 UTC ]
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Quercus has signed a book by Liverpool and England footballer James Milner, promising to answer all his fans’ questions about what goes on in a professional player’s life. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 01:58:56 UTC ]
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Independent bookshop Travelling Through has shut down following five years of trade, as Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls says the closure has highlighted how "fragile our high streets are". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 00:29:42 UTC ]
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During Independent Bookshop Week, author Clare Mackintosh pens a letter in praise of bookshops and booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 07:08:54 UTC ]
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Independent Bookshop Week is in full swing with events up and down the country as Booksellers Association research reveals 82% of indie booksellers had a different career prior to owning or working in their bookshop. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 02:50:48 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had said it would stand by Outrages after row in UK over its historical accuracy, but has now recalled copies from storesNaomi Wolf’s US publisher has postponed the release of her new book and is recalling copies from booksellers, saying that new questions have arisen... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-14 12:45:53 UTC ]
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Pat Barker says she has a distrust of the publishing industry’s regional and class diversity drives because it could be "fashionable" and may not represent a long-term commitment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-27 18:57:47 UTC ]
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Ahead of the International Publishers Association seminar in Nairobi, Kenya Publishers Association chair Lawrence Njagi looks at agenda-setting issues. The post Six Questions for Kenya Publishers Association Chair Lawrence Njagi appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-22 05:30:09 UTC ]
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Wales on the Map, a hardback picture atlas and encyclopedia, from Children’s publisher Rily, was the bestselling children’s book in Wales in 2018—and the numbers continue to grow... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A shop in Brixton only sells books featuring black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) protagonists. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors will tour independent bookshops, illustrators will create special shop windows and limited edition and early book releases will take place to celebrate this year’s Independent Bookshop Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pedr ap Llwyd, chief executive and librarian of the National Library of Wales, shares his thoughts on the Welsh book trade and the library's future plans. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The award-winning Pages Bookshop in east London is opening a sister shop, dedicated to titles by women and non-binary writers, in the former space of French-English bookshop Caravansérail. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher's Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here's the previous edition. Facebook II: Wired is out with a sequel of sorts to its widely-read March 2018... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Economist Group has relaunched its quarterly lifestyle title, 1843, with a new editor and new design, promising deep dives into style, food, travel and technology—feature articles on the topics that might interest readers of the company's flagship magazine, but wouldn't necessarily appear in... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Candice Carty-Williams, senior marketing executive at Vintage Books, talks to us about publishing her debut novel, Queenie. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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