The chain’s sales fell and loss widened in the period, but book sales held firm. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A reader recounts her long journey starting and maintaining a book club, and offers tips learned through the process. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-11-17 11:39:00 UTC ]
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The easing of lockdowns and strong increases in digital sales led to double-digit sales gains for four trade publishers that reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30 over the same period in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Worldwide sales at Simon & Schuster have leapt by 29% in the third quarter, increasing from $217m in the same period in 2019, to $279m this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-09 10:36:56 UTC ]
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HarperCollins saw global sales increase 13% year on year in the latest quarter, with EBITDA rocketing 45%, partly thanks to a surge in digital spending. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-08 20:58:09 UTC ]
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Dujiangyan Zhongshuge is the latest bookstore designed by X+Living, and it’s stunning. The very best books transport you to another world, and the most magical bookstores help make that a reality. Chinese bookseller Zhongshuge is renowned for its stunning bookstores, and its latest outpost, in... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-11-02 08:00:34 UTC ]
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Third-quarter sales rose 37% over 2019 and earnings soared at the e-commerce giant. The company said it has seen signs that customers are indeed shopping early, something retailers of all kinds are pushing for to avoid lost sales if Covid-19 cases surge closer to the end of the holiday shopping... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The cuts are the biggest since the surge in employees at the time of the Time Warner acquisition in 2018. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-10-26 17:04:42 UTC ]
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With Election Day approaching and the pandemic ongoing, Oprah Winfrey is setting aside her usual book club recommendations Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2020-10-26 15:30:18 UTC ]
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Following the recent slate of virtual regional bookseller conferences, both organizers and participants anticipate that in-person gatherings will make a return someday and will be part of a hybrid model that includes enhanced virtual programming. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair director Jürgen Boos has said he envisions a hybrid digital/physical model at the 2021 edition of the world's biggest trade fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-18 15:36:03 UTC ]
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The new photo book Overview Timelapse shows the startling ways humanity is changing the planet, from lithium mines to the ravages of climate change. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2020-10-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Martyn Ford’s Every Missing Thing (Thomas & Mercer) zipped straight to the top of the Bookstat e-book top 10 for the week ending 3rd October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 19:45:45 UTC ]
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While the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 7.6% in the quarter ended September 30, the PW Stock Index fell 6.1%, with companies involved in the educational market hit hardest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Young Adult books saw a huge 43% rise in post-lockdown sales by value as the children's sector as a whole swelled to 33% of the market once shops reopened. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 00:01:16 UTC ]
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Janet, the acerbic narrator of Lucie Britsch’s debut novel Sad Janet, is a resister. She’s sad—has been for most of her life—and doesn’t want to take the pills that big pharma, her mother, and the culture at-large is pushing on her to “fix” her. She’s content with sadness, and she’s not into the... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-08-26 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles leaning more heavily into e-commerce include Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Digital Spy and Runner’s World. The post How Hearst UK’s e-commerce revenue grew 322% during the second quarter appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-08-21 04:01:50 UTC ]
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Unit sales of romance ebooks 'increased 17 percentage points from January through May 2020' in the US market, NPD Books reports. The post Trade-Published Romance Sees a Coronavirus Boost in the States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-20 14:14:36 UTC ]
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The book trade continues a run of some 15 weeks of upward lift in the US market, says NPD's Kristen McLean, especially good 'for the dog days of summer.' The post US Book Industry: NPD Sees More Gains in July, 16 Percent Over 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-13 13:15:23 UTC ]
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Cengage's revenues fell 17% year on year in the first quarter of its fiscal year (to end June 2020), to a total of $191m, as the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 04:17:15 UTC ]
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Few science fiction writers have their vision of the future tested immediately upon publication. But that’s what happened to Ilze Hugo, whose novel about a mysterious epidemic, The Down Days, debuted in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. “To be published right in the middle of all this is the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-07 08:48:58 UTC ]
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