Beagley joins Vertebrate as indie celebrates 'stellar' growth

Jane Beagley has been appointed production manager at independent publisher Vertebrate Publishing in a new role.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Is having a strong children's section a secret to success for indie bookstores?

An informal survey recently carried out by Publishers Weekly found that most stores where children's books had a strong presence are doing well financially. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Earle joins David Fickling Books

Bloomsbury children's sales director Phil Earle is to join newly independent David Fickling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Right-Sizing—And Right-Buying: What’s Working At Indies

In the new book retail environment, bigger, in many cases, is not better. Having the right-sized store for a community and stocking the appropriate inventory, even if that means adding nonbook items, are keys to success today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-Publishing Growth is Organic in the Developing World

Emerging markets incorporate international digital publishing models, while at the same time putting their own stamp on them, writes Octavio Kulesz. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson will donate $1 million to indie bookstores

Patterson says a bookstore will need to be 'viable' and have a kids' section to qualify for a donation. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kirkus Reviews Celebrates 80 Years with NYC Trip Contest

It may be astonishing that a print publication devoted to book reviews still exists, but it does — and Kirkus Reviews wants to give you a free literary trip to NYC. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jo Dickinson to join S&S

Quercus mass market publisher Jo Dickinson will join Simon & Schuster as publishing director... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miliband joins Patterson literacy bus

Ed Miliband lent his support to children's literacy last weekend when he boarded the James... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook and Yahoo join motions to disclose national security requests

Tech companies continue their push to reveal more details about how often the U.S. government collects user information for national security purposes. Yahoo and Facebook have now filed motions with the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, asking for the right to publish more... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood and Jacobson join Hogarth Shakespeare

Novelists Margaret Atwood and Howard Jacobson are the latest recruits to the Hogarth Shakespeare... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBO Go Exec Joins Comixology

Jeff DiBartolomeo, former senior v-p, consumer tech at HBO and a cofounder of HBO Go, the popular HBO content-viewing app, has left the company to join the digital comics distributor and marketplace as chief technology officer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Do Authors Owe to Indie Booksellers?

Sherman Alexie is encouraging authors to spend a day working in a bookstore handselling their own books, but some authors already feel overstretched. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherman Alexie to authors: Work at an indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday

Alexie, author of books including 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,' wrote a letter urging his fellow writers to handsell their books on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. 'The most important thing is that we’ll all be helping Independent bookstores, and God knows they’ve helped us... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macleod joins BookBrunch as m.d.

Brigid Macleod has joined online news site BookBrunch as its new managing director. Macleod... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Xbox One indie program will support free-to-play games, microtransactions

Looking into Microsoft's ID@Xbox program for independent developers? You'll be happy to hear that the company won't be placing any restrictions on your desired distribution model. Speaking to Joystiq at PAX Prime, Microsoft portfolio director for digital games Chris Charla explained that... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Page joins Bloomsbury board

Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page has joined the board of Bloomsbury as an independent non-executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Xbox One courts indie developers

Microsoft is to give away free Xbox One development kits to encourage independent developers to self-publish games for its forthcoming console. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurcombe joins Egmont as c.f.o.

Former Scholastic UK group m.d. Alan Hurcombe is to join Egmont. He will take on the role of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon lockers blamed in indie closure

Two bookshops have announced they are due to close this summer due to rising competition from the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Harry Potter' celebration at Universal Orlando will include cast Q&As, wand lessons

'A Celebration of Harry Potter' is scheduled for this January. Will it include a look at the new portion of the 'Wizarding World' park? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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