Top thriller writer opts to publish solely in spoken-word format as demand risesWriters are turning to the spoken word as their preferred medium, encouraged by a boom in audiobook sales that is transforming publishing.This weekend, audio publisher Audible, owned by Amazon, released an audiobook of Andrew Motion reading 30 mostly unpublished poems as part of his memoir Essex Clay, and thriller writer Brian Freeman has given up on print entirely for his 19th novel, out out next year, which will appear only as an audiobook. “We haven’t even thought about print,” he said. Just 15 years ago, hardly any of his readers chose audio versions of his books. “Now I hear about them all the time. It made sense to do something specifically for the audio market.” Related: We’re all ears for audiobooks – and here are some of the best Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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We Love Pop, Egmont Publishing's new magazine for teenage girls, has claimed sales of 119,000 for its first issue, despite ongoing turbulence in the magazine industry. Continue reading at Media Week
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Adobe has announced that its Digital Publishing Suite will support the Newsstand feature in iOS. Continue reading at PC World
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 08/09/2011 - 15:40 UK sales for Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry series have hit 17m, Orion has announced. The figure includes Commonwealth sales and sales through channels including school book clubs. Nielsen BookScan figures, which started four... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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New opportunities abound for publishers but with that comes new challenges, including determining whats worth the time and resource investmentand whats not. Here, three very different publishers outline how theyre reinventing existing products. Government Executive Plans to Double Revenue in... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 08/09/2011 - 16:15 Waterstones is understood to be setting up a publisher liaison team to manage its relationship with publishers. The team will be separate from the buying team and is thought to consist of around eight people. The Bookseller... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 08/09/2011 - 08:45 Faber is to publish a new novel by Australian literary heavyweight Peter Carey next year, with the publisher already billing the dual-narrative title as a classic. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Thu, 08/09/2011 - 09:00 French publishers Albin Michel, Flammarion and Gallimard appear to be dropping charges against Google for digitising copyrighted books without prior permission, at least for the moment, the trade weekly Livres Hebdo has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Despite enormous amounts of attention directed towards digital efforts in the magazine industry, many independent publishers still count print as their main business and most reliable source of revenue. As the paper market continues to fluctuate, publishers are finding new ways to keep the price... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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This Sunday will mark a decade since the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States transpired. Many publishers are marking the anniversary with cover treatments and feature stories that not only reflect on the tragedy, but share stories of its survivors. Here, FOLIO: shares how... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Publication Date: Wed, 07/09/2011 - 08:23 The Friday Project publisher Scott Pack is to become publisher of HarperCollins' community writing site authonomy.com. Pack, who is also director of digital product development, will retain his role at TFP. Rachel Faulker, a former HC graduate trainee,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2011 - 08:55 Two French publishers have launched a public call to arms to defend independent booksellers, which continue to suffer from financial decline in the country. Le Seuil c.e.o. Oliver Bétourné wrote in Le Monde last week that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2011 - 15:28 Profile has reported a 3% sales rise to £7.35m for the year to end 31st March 2011, with profits up 69% to £405,000. M.d. Andrew Franklin said the publisher was delighted to announce these "healthy" results on the day that it... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2011 - 09:00 Book sales throughout the UK in August have remained "tough" according to the British Retail Consortium, as it reported general retail sales were down by 0.6% compared to last year on a like-for-like basis. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 14:05 Spending on printed books slumped 4% in August, with sales plummeting to a seven-year low for the month, according to Nielsen BookScan data. A total of £107.5m spent on physical books at UK booksellers in the four weeks to 27th... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A Kindle reader on a train in Cambridge, Mass. E-book best-seller lists are full of genre novels. Continue reading at The New York Times
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IGN Entertainment, the News Corporation-owned online publisher, has appointed Mike Goldstein as its first UK publisher for men's entertainment site AskMen. Continue reading at Media Week
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 15:02 Publishers have a raft of rugby titles set for release this autumn as the 2011 Rugby World Cup kicks off in New Zealand on 9th September. Among the books coming out is Rugby World Cup 2011 from G2 Entertainment, edited by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 02/09/2011 - 15:24 Quercus plans to increase its staff by 40% within the next three years, as it aims to become one of the UKs top five trade publishers. The indie outfit is currently ranked as the 14th largest UK operation in terms of sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Though magazines releasing digital editions have provided plenty of headline fodder over the past months, sales of those editions have been another story. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 01/09/2011 - 15:00 Picador has won an eight-way auction for an American debut set primarily in 1950s America, snapping up the title and one other for a six-figure sum. Editorial director Kate Harvey acquired Tigers in Red Weather by Liza... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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