Barnes & Noble Digital Sales Quadruple, Retail Sales Decline

Bookseller and newsstand provider Barnes and Noble had a strong first quarter with its digital content, sales in that channel quadrupled. Though digital sales have had some tenacious growth, sales at retail decreased by more than $25.7 million or 3 percent. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aziz Isham did not intend to get into retailing. Instead, ReKiosk, the online storefront he cofounded that started up last week—it currently offers only music and books—came out of conversations he had been having with independent publishers. All of them, he said, expressed frustration over the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New digital role at HC for Winbolt

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James breaks another sales record

E L James has broken J K Rowling's annual sales record as she begins a sixth month at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales rise at Profile

Profile has announced a sales hike of 23% for the year to end March 2012, with an operating... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York bookshop launches rescue mission to digitize out-of-print sci-fi titles

Singularity & Co aims to rescue near-extinct 20th century sci-fi titles to ensure they still exist in the next one. Established from a Kickstarter campaign, the small team has already digitized and published A Plunge Into Space and The Torch, both with new cover art, while its third title... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking Storytelling Digital

Eli Horowitz does not think of himself as someone who “fetishizes the book.” But he’s also seen what books become, in digital form, and has not always been impressed. A former managing editor and publisher at McSweeney’s, Horowitz describes much of what he has seen in the digital revolution in... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Beef Up Digital Deals

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK and Commonwealth sees 8% sales drop in first half

Hachette UK is looking to exceptionally strong autumn publishing after recording an 8% sales drop... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Templar starts digital picture book releases

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnsley: digital 50% of revenue in 18 months

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp parts ways with chief digital officer Jonathan Miller

News Corporation is parting company with chief digital officer Jonathan Miller at the end of September, ahead of the separation of its publishing and entertainment business. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First UK Nook Christmas could see digital 'step change'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New stock focus boosts HMV book sales

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W H Smith reports high street book sales increase

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erotica boom affects genre sales

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[ BBC News | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key hires Orringer, extends digital

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E-book sales surge in first quarter, says B&N

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast's Latest Digital Move

Magazine publishers have been criticized for being slow to meet advertisers’ demands for performance metrics, but Condé Nast is taking a step in that direction with an investment in Flite, a cloud-based platform that lets brands measure and adjust their ads in real time. Condé Nast has been a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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