What American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher called Amazon's "bullying assault of a major publisher" was a key concern among indie booksellers at both Thursday afternoon's ABA Town Hall and Annual Meeting. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Late last week, The Guardian published an interview with a survivor of Obama's first drone strike, which occurred in tribal Pakistan on his third day as president. It detailed the impact the attack had and raised concerns over the civilian damage the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s 2015 revenue tops $100 billion and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The kids who helped Pope Francis write a children’s book and a book of spiritual songs owned by the judge of the Salem Witch Trials are among the most-talked about news items in religion and spirituality publishing today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Election years are always good news for publishers. Not only does reader interest spike (particularly when polarizing candidates are ahead), but advertiser interest is also at its peak, as more campaign managers look for new ways to influence voters. Traffic to the top politics sites has... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A firestorm over a banned book about an Israeli-Arab love story, Pope Francis’s new book on mercy, and a reading list of books by Muslim authors are some of the hottest topics in religion publishing today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tech space is crowded with news sites. Some, however, have been more successful than others. Gadget site CNET, for example, has attracted the largest audiences to its site and to its videos on YouTube and Facebook. When it comes to social, the most successful publisher of tech news is The... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skegness’s Jolly Fisherman image used before seeking permission on the cover of Bryson’s bestselling travelogue The Road to Little DribblingSkegness’s Jolly Fisherman, he of the beaming smile and rotund belly, might be a little less cheerful after it emerged that his image was used without... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our annual review of the site’s most popular book stories puts Paul Mason’s utopian futurology ahead of perenially popular authorsThe living room carpet is covered in needles, the potato salad covered in mould: as we heave ourselves up out of the year that’s gone and prepare to belly-flop our... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee returned, Marlon James took the Booker and Terry Pratchett made his final bow. The year also saw literature drawn into shocking violence in Paris, fierce arguments over diversity … and a colouring-book frenzyThe year opened in tragedy, as two masked gunmen opened fire at an editorial... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book business looks ready to mark a second consecutive year of unit growth of print books. With one week to go in the year, unit sales of print books were up 2.8% compared to the same period in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Campbell has been made news editor of The Bookseller, reporting to Benedicte Page, deputy editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK’s chief marketing officer Chris Duncan wasn’t previously a fan of publishing directly to platforms like Facebook. In previous interviews with media, he called Facebook’s launch of Instant Articles, and the g ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This aspiring writer first started reading the Guardian when it was 20p in her students’ union and she’ll never forget meeting the writer of her favourite articleI am a 25-year-old aspiring writer at home with my husband and two cats, Florence and Tabitha, to keep me company. Originally from... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Reform Coalition says meetings between mogul’s executives and the government show little has changed since hacking scandal and Leveson inquiryRupert Murdoch and senior News Corp executives met government ministers 10 times in the year to the end of March 2015, more than any other newspaper... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has received his share of celebrity endorsements, with stars such as Mike Tyson and Dennis Rodman backing the controversial billionaire. "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, however, is decidedly not a member of Trump's fan club. The Scottish writer... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An author’s take on how Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have shaped the world; a list of faith-based books to curl up with during the holidays; and a title that explores happiness are generating a buzz in the religion publishing industry today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at John Wiley dropped 9%, to $433.4 million, in the second quarter ended October 31, 2015, and net income decreased 19%, to $43.6 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The battle over breaking news escalated this fall with a trio of mobile products from major tech companies. In November, Facebook announced its stand-alone app called Notify on the heels of Twitter launching Moments the month prior. When Apple released the iPhone 6s and iOS 9 in September, it... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Thanksgiving Day, after the dishes are cleared, scan your own home library and remind yourself how lucky you are to have so much great writing at your fingertips. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As we know in the publishing business, audience is key. We sell more advertising because of it, we beat our chests when we reach a certain number, and we believe what we are doing is ultimately for “our audience.” Looking a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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