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 published another of her novels, The Stonecutter. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Soft Third Quarter for Big Publishers

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Tickets for Elton John Waterstones book signing sell out in 10 seconds

Tickets for Elton John's book signing at Waterstones Piccadilly sold out in less than 10 seconds when they went on sale yesterday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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LSU-Alabama game a big winner for CBS over the weekend

Nielsen says LSU-Alabama game had the highest ratings for any regular season college football game in eight years Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2019-11-12 23:02:58 UTC ]
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Amazon offers teachers a place to sell resources they create

Amazon has opened a storefront and publishing platform for people to buy and sell K-12 educational materials. People who create such resources can upload them for others to purchase. Continue reading at Engadget

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‘Consistent’ T&F likely to hit 2% growth target for 2019

Parent company Informa has said Taylor & Francis "continues to perform consistently", expressing confidence that it will hit its annual target of 2% underlying growth for the full year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hungry Caterpillar author Eric Carle sells company to PRH

Eric Carle, the author and illustrator behind such children's classics as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has decided at the age of 90 to sell his company to Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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VANCOUVER, B.C.—Publishers have been taking a hard look at several novel revenue opportunities, some borrowed from other industries but each representing incremental growth potential when spun on a magazine axis. At the recent Content Opportunity Expo, executives from large legacy groups and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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AT&T bows to pressure from activist investor, may sell ailing DirecTV unit

Mere weeks after activist investor Elliott Management publicly pressed AT&T to slash costs and dial down its acquisitions strategy, it appears as if Chairman-CEO Randall Stephenson has knuckled under to those demands. Speaking today on AT&T’s third-quarter earnings call, Stephenson laid... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Big Black Chapters: Navigating Diversity Within the Indie Writing Community

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Meredith Sells Money Magazine Brand, Nearly Two Years After Time Inc. Merger

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After the shock death of her husband, Long Litt Woon tried numerous activities to help her deal with her grief. But it wasn’t until she found fellowship in the Norwegian Mycological Association that she found peace. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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