Simon & Schuster's worldwide sales grew 1% in the third quarter, up from $226m to $228m (£175m). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not all landlords want a bookstore so much that they’ll forego market rates, but there are a growing number who do. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Green’s 'Paper Towns' ascended to #3 on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended on July 6. E.L. James’s 'Grey' took the top spot on the list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by increases in the book trade, 2014 sales of graphic novels and periodical comics in North America rose in every sales channel except the newsstand, where sales of periodical comics declined. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail and Trinity Mirror, shareholders in local newspaper publisher, to share £25m after adjusted profits for 2014 go up 12%Local World reported a 12% rise in adjusted profits last year to £43.6m, netting shareholders the Daily Mail and Trinity Mirror more than £25m to share.David... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You’ve read books in print. You might have read books online or on a mobile device. But until now you probably haven't read a book on Instagram. Jason Sperling, executive creative director at agency RPA, today began publishing his new 160-page book, “Look at Me When I'm Talking to You,”... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the second week in a row, E.L. James’s 'Grey,' the next installment in the Fifty Shades of Grey series, topped Apple’s iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google has launched News Lab, a one-stop website that shows journalists how its tools can help them research, report and promote their stories. The intent is to "collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to help build the future of media." Google is joining a crowded field of websites... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Given demand, publisher Vintage plans to go back for third, fourth and fifth printings on the title, which was released June 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have donated $5 million to help undocumented immigrants attend college, Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook page. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book review of Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future, by Martin Ford. The post Rise of the Robots: How Far Will They Go? appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Martin's has signed signed up Dinki for a cookbook called 'Meat on the Side,' which offers recipes that put “meat in the passenger seat.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I started the year with a problem: small news organizations don’t have enough time to keep their digital publishing and ad sales practices up to date. This is how I started to develop a solution. At the end of January 2015, I b ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Victoria Hislop proved tougher than the American Sniper, with the British author’s newest release seeing off a single-channel promotion to earn her first number one in six years. Hislop’s The Sunrise (Headline) sold 26,055 units through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market in its first week... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ben Denckla outlines the challenges of creating reflowable digital texts that incorporate challenging elements present in a wide variety of Jewish books. The post The State of Jewish Digital Publishing (Part 1) appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of All the Light We Cannot See, click the arrow on the player below: Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo America, held May 27–29, was once again a busy period for audiobook publishers, as the industry announced the best audiobooks of the year at its 20th annual Audie Awards Gala. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Type in a book you’d like to read, and the app will compare the Amazon price with nearby independent book shops – in the hope you’ll go and buy thereIndependent booksellers have launched a new weapon in their two-pronged offensive against online retailers such as Amazon and the supermarket... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensal Rise Library is set to open for the first time in five years this weekend, with a community open day. The library was closed by Brent Council in 2011 and denied permission for a community library in the space, becoming a flashpoint for library campaigners, with authors such as Alan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith's total group sales for the last quarter grew slightly by 1% compared to the same period in 2014, although high street sales were down. The high street division saw both total sales and like-for-like sales fall 4% compared to last year in the 13 weeks ending 30th May. However, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of comics for kids and YA readers continue to grow in the book trade along with the number and variety of kids comics on display from such publishers as Andrew McMeel, Papercutz, Toon Books, Scholastic and others. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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