Literary festivals are growing in importance for retailer Blackwell’s, with the company actively seeking to establish partnerships with the sector. Zool Verjee, Blackwell’s sales development manager, told The Bookseller the chain had enjoyed sales growth of 15% year on year after partnering with the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival for the 15th year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The ABA's hour-long Town Hall drew almost 200 participants, with booksellers celebrating the board’s increased diversity, but also concerned about changes made this past fall to the ABA Ends Policies regarding its view on freedom of expression. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Vera, a cello player and Scrabble devotee, has been a New York Times subscriber for the past 75 years, developing her print habit somewhere around the Truman administration. These days, she's reading stories about Eugene O'Neill, TV dinners, book publishing and "getting older without getting... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2022-02-07 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s largest independent bookshop chain Blackwell's is up for sale for the first time in its 143-year history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-02-01 12:20:05 UTC ]
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Fast-growing digital media company Sinuate Media is pivoting its business model with pre-packaged marketing platforms to help small companies compete with bigger fish. Sinuate CEO and founder Leah Messina told Business First that the knowledge needed to use digital marketing tools has increased... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2022-01-27 23:14:12 UTC ]
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Hay Festival unveils plans to ramp up its educational offer to schools and adult learners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 15:24:30 UTC ]
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The Bookseller’s annual Christmas trading survey, backed up by new data from the Booksellers Association, suggests that the majority of indie booksellers had an excellent festive sales period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-16 11:21:18 UTC ]
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Publishers are increasingly acquiring books from influencers on TikTok and using "BookTokkers" to promote new works, but while the platform is clearly booming, many are still uncertain how best to use it and cracking its algorithm to boost sales remains a mystery to even the most savvy users. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 11:50:25 UTC ]
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Writers including Candice Carty-Williams, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Inua Ellams and Sara Jafari are to feature at Spread the Word's one-day festival, celebrating diversity and creativity in Deptford, south-east London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 08:43:25 UTC ]
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Though concerns regarding the omicron variant loom, many promoters hope to proceed with in-person events in early 2022 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-31 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops are reporting strong trading this Christmas despite the Covid-19 surge, though there is concern they could face a fresh lockdown after the festive period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 03:34:21 UTC ]
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The lockdown restrictions opened the doors to many in terms of online festivals and events, and we must ensure such gains are not squandered. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-10 09:53:49 UTC ]
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More than 50 signatories, including Bonnier Books UK c.e.o. Perminder Mann and the Society of Authors, have urged literary festival organisers to keep festivals hybrid as part of a new campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-10 07:38:14 UTC ]
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The Festival for Working-Class Writers' team are on the lookout for books to promote as part of their new book club, which launches in 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 23:43:53 UTC ]
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Aguilera wants people to one day associate the newspaper publisher with its podcasts and their West Coast "vibe and tone." But first, she is tasked with growing the L.A. Times' daily news show "The Times." The post ‘Lens of the West Coast’: Inside the L.A. Times’ new head of audio’s plan to... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-12-03 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Journalist Philip Clark and novelist and essayist Javier Montes have been named as the winners of the Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award, at a reception at the British Library. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 10:40:51 UTC ]
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Graeme Macrae Burnet, Raymond Antrobus and Louise Welsh are among authors headlining next year's Paisley Book Festival, which will celebrate literature inspired by or written in Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 02:14:48 UTC ]
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Fox News boss has made few public comments about ex-president who was championed by many of the network’s commentatorsFox News boss Rupert Murdoch has said Donald Trump should stop focusing “on the past” in a rare public rebuke of the former US president.On Wednesday addressing the annual... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-11-17 23:11:42 UTC ]
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Society of Young Publishers member Marta Pacini has founded Disturbance Press, a new independent focused on publishing fiction with a social justice theme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-17 17:51:01 UTC ]
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The Bath Festival will return in May next year with the children’s edition kicking off in September, organisers have announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 21:57:37 UTC ]
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The Working Class Writers' Festival is urging publishers to demonstrate their commitment to diversity by investing in sponsorship for next year's event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 12:00:51 UTC ]
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