Blackwell's is running a photo competition to celebrate the launch of Pokémon Go, a mobile game that allows users to catch Pokémon in real life using gps technology. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s has reported growth of 17% in its past fiscal year, following an increase of 12% a year earlier. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble's latest prototype store, opening in Columbia, Maryland, today, offers a smaller footprint, contemporary design touches, and booksellers equipped with tablets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a new account of his tenure at Bonnier Publishing, a book called Show Me Your Medals, Richard Johnson defends his record and says it was all part of the "hype". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walmart has officially launched the Amazon ebook and audiobook rival it's been working on with Kobo this past year. The big box retailer announced its partnership with Kobo's parent company Rakuten back in January, promising to give its customers (i... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We take a look at new developments for Future Ready Librarians and the International Society for Technology in Education, following the 2018 ISTE Conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A literary agency in Turkey is calling on publishers and agents around the world to support the country's book trade with their "understanding" following the economic crisis and fall of the lira. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News that the government may bring in an ‘Amazon tax’ to help “rebalance the playing field” between physical and online retailers has been welcomed by booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a high-level conference organized by CANIEM, Mexican publishers were encouraged to embrace change and innovation, including new ways to promote reading and book sales. The post ‘Go Out and See the World’: Mexico’s Publishers Urged To Accelerate Innovation appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury publishing director Michael Fishwick has urged people to read Germaine Greer’s controversial On Rape essay “with an open mind”, saying he hoped it would “provoke debate on this important topic”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic-Con featured the usual mobs of fans searching for movie and TV stars but the show also reflects ongoing change in the fan community, and publishers are presenting a broader selection of titles aimed at women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated Hall H panel got off to a political start Saturday morning as the stars of the sequel to the “Harry Potter” spinoff “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” took the stage. Onscreen in the Harry Potter universe, wizards spin extraordinary spells with the wave... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim Godfray, executive chairman of the Booksellers Association, has written to all UK MEPs asking them to support publishers in their fight against copyright infringement. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Carey's announcement that he's stepping down after nine years as president of Hearst Magazines came out of the blue for most employees at the Hearst Corp. division, which publishes brands including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire and Car and Driver. Carey said Monday that he will become a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Association president Nic Bottomley yesterday urged parliamentarians to support its representations to government to give "heroic" bookshops the same business rate exemptions as pubs in recognition of their community value. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon 2018 drew about 20,000 booklovers to the Javits Center this past weekend. While many attendees were there to see their favorite bestselling YA authors, others wanted to meet a debut novelist named Bill Clinton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When two Simon & Schuster employees saw that a central character on the TV show 'Younger,' which is set in the world of New York book publishing, was releasing a novel, they wanted to make sure that book hit shelves in the real world. Now it will. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'There can never be too many bookstores in America,' Barnes & Noble chief Len Riggio tells an appreciative crowd at the bookseller-oriented 2018 BookExpo in New York. The post Riggio Rallies Booksellers at BookExpo: ‘Open More Stores Than We Close’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are urging the UK government to support measures that would allow VAT to be removed on ebooks, audiobooks and online newspaper and magazine subscriptions in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has unveiled a raft of measures to improve diversity in bookselling, including handing out £50,000 worth of grants to bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The manager of Edinburgh retailer Golden Hare Books has hit out at Waterstones’ plans to open an unbranded store nearby. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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