Audio: A Rights Market Heats Up

The rights marketplace has certainly seen 2015 begin with a bang and nowhere more so than through the glut of audiobook licensing deals being completed. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HCCP New Imprint Dives Deep into Bible Study Market

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachel Cusk’s New Novel Turns Up the Heat at a Private Artist’s Retreat

“Second Place” borrows its story line from a 1930s-era memoir about D.H. Lawrence, but its themes are quintessential Cusk. Continue reading at The New York Times

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America’s forgotten civil rights movement

Before the Civil War, a coalition fought for equality as well as abolition, Kate Masur writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Hamnet heads back to top spot as print market jumps by a third

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PRH US realigns international sales and marketing teams

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Report: Russian Book Market Down 20 Percent in 2020

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Rights Roundup: The Pandemic Changes the Book Fair Calendar Again

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-09 16:27:44 UTC ]
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For the Sackler family, a dynasty built on medicine, marketing and pain

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PRH Extends Temporary E-book, Digital Audio Terms for Libraries

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Proof is in the Audio: How Proof Listeners Make Sure the Audiobook Matches the Print

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