BISG Annual Meeting Tries to Make Sense of the Supply Chain

This year’s BISG annual meeting, held April 26 at the Harvard Club in New York City, surveyed a range of trends across the publishing supply chain. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Beard and Shapiro make PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist

Mary Beard and James Shapiro are among the authors who have made the English PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History shortlist.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Has a New Way to Make Mobile Apps

BARCELONA, Spain—Adobe is trying to make it easier for companies to quickly make mobile apps with visually appealing content by combining and expanding two existing services. The San Jose, California-based company's new Adobe Experience Manager Mobile merges Adobe's existing Mobile Digital... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Meet Nigeria's comic book superheroes

The BBC visits Nigeria's Comic Republic - a team inventing and illustrating comic book superheroes with homegrown names. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tasting Table is looking beyond Facebook to make money off video

Like other publishers, Tasting Table is growing on Facebook, where it did 13.6 million views in January. But while Facebook might offer reach, it doesn’t yet present a revenue opportunity, which is why the company is also focusing on distributing content on its own website and new Apple TV app.... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet Alison Overholt, ESPN The Magazine’s First Female Editor-in-Chief

Overholt chats with Folio: about her plans for the brand, the status of women's sports in America, and the new and changing ways in which sports and culture continue to intersect in the media. The post Meet Alison Overholt, ESPN The Magazine’s First Female Editor-in-Chief appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meeting David Granger

Reflecting on the sudden dismissal of one of magazine media's most uncompromising editors. The post Meeting David Granger appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Implements New Subject Headings for Young Adult Books

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) implemented new BISAC subject headings for young adult titles, providing new opportunities for sales, awards tracking, and understanding the audience for these titles. The post BISG Implements New Subject Headings for Young Adult Books appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher homepage is making a comeback

In the age of Facebook, new publishers have thrived when it comes to building traffic quickly. More difficult, however, has been building brands. Facebook has excelled at getting people to be loyal to Facebook, not the publishers on its platform. As a result, many publishers are trying out ways... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Making of 'The Portable Veblen': Elizabeth McKenzie Talks with Her Editor

Elizabeth McKenzie, author of 'The Portable Veblen,' talks to her editor, Ed Park, about the editing process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Missing bookseller makes tearful 'confession' on China state TV

The Chinese government has broken its silence on the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers widely suspected of being detained by the authorities over the publication of controversial books critical of China's elite. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exclusive revamps Johannesburg flagship store to ‘make books sexy’

Exclusive Books has redesigned its flagship Johannesburg store, with the result breaking “the shackles and restraints of the chain-store mentality” in order to make books “sexy” again. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital media needs to make user experience a priority — or else

User experience is about empathy for the end user, Barbarian Group's Colin Nagy said on the Digiday Podcast. Many publishers miss that as they strive to churn pageviews and banner ad impressions. The result: navigating digital media is like walking on a sticky movie theater floor. The post... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2016 Midwinter Meeting: Ken Burns Talks About the Creative Process

In a fascinating talk, Ken Burns, Terry Tempest Williams, and Mark Kurlansky delved deep into the creative process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#FutureChat today: Make a wish

How do you like 2016 so far? Not that long ago, in a #FutureChat not that far away, we asked you what you considered to have been the high points of 2015 for publishing.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Bryson's 'tribute' to Jolly Fisherman makes waves in seaside town

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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The Big 5 Publishers Sat Out Deal-Making in 2015

The biggest deals in the publishing industry happened in the professional and education markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop chain pulls controversial titles linked to missing Hong Kong publishers

A bookshop chain in Hong Kong has been pulling political titles from its shelves following the disappearances of five publishers, known for producing 'gossipy' books about China's political elite.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Guild Begins Letter-Writing Campaign to Meet with Publishers

As part of its ongoing effort to raise writers’ income, the Authors Guild is sending an open letter to members of the Association of American Publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Sculptor’ Tops PW’s 10th Annual Graphic Novel Critics Poll

Scott McCloud's novel about a sculptor grappling with fame, love and mortality topped the PW 10th annual graphic novel critics poll. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good to meet you… Sophie Blaney-Parslow

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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