American bookselling chain Barnes & Noble has sacked its c.e.o Ronald Boire after just under a year in the post. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble announced for the second time in two years that it will close its Bronx location. But local officials have gotten the chain, which provides the borough's only bookstore, to commit to reopening a store in the community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actress Emma Watson has been leaving copies of her latest book club selection - Maya Angelou’s Mom & Me & Mom - on the London Underground for commuters to pick up and read. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the quest for new sources of revenue, publishers have been launching subscription programs and events series. Condé Nast's Wired Media Group is going a step further with a membership program for executives who want to keep up with technology. The $4,000-a-year program blends events, content... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has reached an agreement with its former CEO Ron Boire, who was abruptly fired in August, in which it will pay him nearly $5 million in exchange for his dropping all claims against the company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston's penchant for buying, signing and leaving copies of his autobiography in every airport he has flown from for his book tour has this week resulted in a welcome surprise for a fan in Heathrow airport. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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She's a USA Today bestselling author who sells up to 300 books a day and has droves of fans in America â but you won't find Kiwi Leeanna Morgan's name in New Zealand's literary annals. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chorleywood Bookshop has been named the Vintage Independent Bookshop of the Year 2016, making it the first shop to have won the prize twice. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair reported that total attendance at the fair rose modestly for the second year in a row. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shapiro, hailed as the sage of the bargain-book business, calls it a day after more than half a century in the business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s publishing director Shannon Cullen has signed with Michael O’Mara to publish a journal for parents after a “very competitive” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beren and Lúthien, a story of the perilous romance between a man and an elf, is one of a number of texts by the author brought ‘together for the first time’JRR Tolkien’s legend of the mortal man Beren and the immortal elf Lúthien – a story that meant so much to the Lord of the Rings author that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeanne Mosure is stepping down as senior v-p and group publisher of Disney Publishing Worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A lot has changed at Manhattan's Goddard Riverside Book Fair Gala in the 30 years it's been running, and this year's will be the last overseen by the current executive director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin Casimir, managing director at Bloomsbury Professional, has left the company to work at UK-based Singapore maths publisher Maths - No Problem! as managing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has returned to profitability this year after recording a loss in 2015, helped by a “wide range of titles selling extremely well”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verizon and Comcast are not the first to try and build streaming video platforms for the best short-form web content -- AOL and Yahoo have already failed at it. Unlike digital publishers that dip their toes into video, these companies are willing to spend serious money on content. But money... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Must Bring A Hat by Simon Philip and Kate Hindley (Simon & Schuster) was announced as the ‘book of the year’ at the Sainsbury Children’s Book Awards 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Somerville, commercial director at Hachette Children’s Group (HCG), and Susan Barry, group communications director at HCG, are to leave amid changes at the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy McKay from Corby Business Academy has been announced as the winner of the School Librarian of the Year award, organised by the School Library Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired a new novel from Arundhati Roy, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, for June 2017: her first work of fiction since The God of Small Things (Harper Perennial) won the Booker prize almost 20 years ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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