Big, Bold Moves at Bologna

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is updating its facilities and reaching out to new audiences—including, for the first time, booksellers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Big splash' needed for Nook, say publishers

Publishers and agents have welcomed confirmation of the Nook's imminent arrival in the UK,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Hits Keep Selling Well

Swedish crime writer Camilla Läckberg has seen international success since releasing her 2003 debut, Ice Princess (published in 2010 by Pegasus), and to date her books have been translated into 33 languages. In France, her 2008 novel The Drowning was the top title. Earlier this year, Pegasus... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big boost for sports books

Retailers say sport could play a major part in the Christmas market, as publishers hasten to sign... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DoJ moves to seal ebook pricing agreement

The Department of Justice has filed a motion with Judge Denise Cote asking her to approve the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Mark's Bookshop crowdsources moving costs

The embattled St. Mark's Bookshop has a new defender. Lucky Ant, a year-old, hyper-local crowd-funding platform, is helping the 35-year-old East Village literary landmark raise the money it needs to move to a cheaper location. The online campaign, at Luckyant.com, launched Wednesday at midnight,... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing Goes Big Time

If it wasn’t clear before that self-publishing is transforming the book industry, Pearson’s $116 million acquisition of self-publishing vendor Author Solutions Inc. should wipe away any lingering uncertainty. The purchase of Author Solutions—which has 1,600 employees, has published 150,000... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell moves into Northumbria university

Blackwell is to operate a bookshop at the University of Northumbria, following the departure of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Six-Month Bounce for Industry Stocks

Led by big dollar gains at Amazon and Walt Disney Co., the Publishers Weekly Stock Index rose 16.7% in the first six months of 2012, almost triple the increase posted by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big players slip as emerging markets rise

The top 10 publishers in the world had their lowest combined market share last year in the Livres... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. relents, moves iOS magazines to Newsstand

Time Inc. appears to have relented in its refusal to sell subscriptions via its iOS apps, from which Apple takes a 30 percent commission. The Sports Illustrated publisher had resisted the move, forcing people to subscribe to the print edition in order to receive it digitally, but an update has... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thaxton moves to Faber

Faber has appointed Leah Thaxton to the role of children's publisher, moving from her post of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Names Top The Charts

The top three titles on Sweden’s fiction list in April were all in new positions, including Kristina Ohlsson’s Hostage. Ohlsson published her first book in the U.S. in February 2012 with Atria—Unwanted, a mystery cited for “superior prose, plotting, and characterization” in its starred review... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bright Lines, Big Uncertainty

A “high-profile defeat” for publishers is how Brandon Butler, director of public policy initiatives at the Association of Research Libraries, described the May 11 verdict in Cambridge University Press et. al. v. Mark Becker et. al., a closely watched copyright case involving the use of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Postal Service Moves Forward with Location Consolidation Plan

Despite a bill partially designed to stop this effort, the United States Post Service will move forward with its 9-month modified consolidation plan. The first step will consolidate 48 locations this summer, with larger-scale consolidation to follow at the start of 2013. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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