The chairman of the Osprey Group has confirmed the company is undergoing a “strategic... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Sales of the six novels in contention for the Man Booker Prize trebled week-on-week following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When a man routinely hailed as one of America’s “greatest living writers” publishes a new novel, one hardly expects it to draw reviews posing questions along the lines of “Can he do it? Can he actually pull it off?” Because when you’re Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winner, the act of writing a... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of digital fiction books increased by 188% in value terms in the first half of the year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales soared by more than £2m last week as a bounty of new books hit the shelves on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of digital books show impressive signs of growth, but some booksellers still face an uncertain future. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Created by the founders of BookSurge, the print-on-demand vendor acquired by Amazon, BiblioBoard is a new app and e-publishing platform that offers a library of public domain content bundled into subject category anthologies. The BiblioBoard app offers these BiblioLife anthologies at different... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argos returns to sales growth, led by the popularity of tablet computers and ebook readers, says owner Home Retail Group. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The top US regional book markets have seen print sales drop year on year at a far greater rate... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aziz Isham did not intend to get into retailing. Instead, ReKiosk, the online storefront he cofounded that started up last week—it currently offers only music and books—came out of conversations he had been having with independent publishers. All of them, he said, expressed frustration over the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British crime writer R.J. Ellory is the latest author to be caught out writing glowing online reviews of his own work. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This brisk first-person account by a Navy SEAL is an important historical work, though it, like the mission itself, is not flawless. No Easy Day Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James has broken J K Rowling's annual sales record as she begins a sixth month at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile has announced a sales hike of 23% for the year to end March 2012, with an operating... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is looking to exceptionally strong autumn publishing after recording an 8% sales drop... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Defense Department and CIA consider legal action against the former SEAL, author of 'No Easy Day,' for failing to submit the work for a security review.WASHINGTON — The Pentagon and CIA are reviewing a forthcoming book by a retired Navy SEAL who was on the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At least one entrepreneur sells positive book reviews to Amazon authors. How an apparently unreliable customer-review system might finally eat itself. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMV has seen a 16% rise in book sales year on year after refocusing its core offer back onto... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has announced that it expects full-year results to be at the top end of market... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The recent boom in sales of erotic fiction is "cannibalising" the rest of the UK book market, trade magazine The Bookseller says. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US retailer Barnes & Noble has reported a 46% rise in digital content sales for its fiscal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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