The International Publishers Association this year opens several targeted informational programs to Frankfurt's trade visitors this week. The post At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Key IPA Events Are Open to Trade Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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It's one thing to run a few conferences, but another for a publisher to establish its own dedicated events space. Condé Nast U.K. has invested millions in a multipurpose venue which houses its fashion college and outside events. Hearst U.K. has public kitchens and product testing facilities for... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade division sales fell 4% in 2014 and it had a $2.9 million net loss in 2014 compared to net income of $6.5 million in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a bit of a surprise move, Barnes & Noble announced today that it plans to separate its college business from its retail trade stores and Nook digital business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Lithuanian book market was hit by the global recession and remains small, but a coterie of publishers are forging ahead through diversification. The post Lithuania’s Book Trade “Impossible to Shoot Down” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Swiss book industry is reeling under a double whammy of declining sales and the weak euro. The decision by the Swiss National Bank to abandon the euro cap on the Swiss franc in mid-January has led to a double-digit revaluation of the currency. The trade association Schweizer Buchhändler-und... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The owner and staff have come up with a potential solution to keep the San Francisco indie alive, after it announced that the city's new minimum wage laws threatened to shut it down. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Green Bookshop is set to hold events at The Old Café – in the former Foyles Charing Cross Road – in an “exciting new partnership.” The Old Café in Foyles’ former home was always a popular venue with literary folk and is still operating after the bookseller moved its flagship store down... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Intergrated Media has unveiled a new imprint called Factory Books that will feature memoir, biography and cultural criticism about Andy Warhol's New York City-based studio, The Factory. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corporate publishers need to offer female employees a flexible working environment and take advantage of decentralised office arrangements in order to encourage more female executives to take the step to the next tier of management, key figures in the trade have told The Bookseller. However,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An unlikely trio—a literary agent, a singer/songwriter, and an investment banker—are bringing the first general independent bookstore in over a decade to this New Jersey city. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thad McIlroy offers some statistics and key data on smartphones and tablets to help book publishers figure out how to address mobile technology. The post The Mobile Story for Publishers: Told in Key Stats appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is allowing a new ad type in its yearly awards: Instagram campaigns. The Facebook Awards started taking submissions last week, and for the first time, Instagram ads are up for consideration, the social network said. This is the fourth year Facebook is hosting the ad awards, and Adweek... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The surprise second novel from Harper Lee, set for release this summer over 50 years since To Kill a Mockingbird was published, will be “the most sure-fire hit of the century” according to Waterstones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, will publish a sequel called Go Set a Watchman. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books fell 7.8% in November compared to November 2013, while sales in the children/young adult segment rose 14.1%, according to AAP’s StatShot statistics program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Killer Reads, HarperFiction’s new digital-first crime and thriller list, has made its first acquisitions through an open submission process it held last summer. Sarah Hodgson, deputy publishing director and Kate Stephenson, editor, have acquired three new titles from the hundreds of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There has been an outpouring of support in the trade for Robert Harris's public call for a dedicated BBC TV books programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agent Jonny Geller, authors Malorie Blackman, Hilary Mantel and Kate Mosse, and trade figures Nicola Solomon, Richard Mollet, Gail Rebuck, Charlie Redmayne and Tom Weldon are among the figures on the 2015 Debrett’s 500. The annual list brings together the 500 most influential and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even before the snow picked up on Monday, bookstores began to feel the effects. Many canceled events and will be closed today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 27th annual Publishing University will be held April 10-11, 2015 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel in Austin, Tex. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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