Bloomsbury Publishing reported a 10% profit increase in the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020, over fiscal 2019. The publisher said its business in the current fiscal year has suffered "significant disruption" because of the coronavirus pandemic, but said it is "well placed to benefit from increased demand for our digital resources, audio, and e-books.” Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Woodward’s Fear: Trump in the White House has stormed into the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one spot—the second US journalist to top the ebook chart with a damning appraisal of the president this year, albeit with fewer references to Trump eating Big Macs in the Lincoln Bedroom than Michael... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Reader is publishing a new book by David Kogan about battles for supremacy within the Labour Party, coinciding with the opening of the Labour Party annual conference this weekend in Liverpool. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Publishers have the responsibility and opportunity to use technology to extend their reach as well as to explore new media,' says Galit Ariel ahead of her appearance at the Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post Galit Ariel Augments the Reality of Frankfurt: ‘Marrying the Digital and Physical Is the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has been chosen by GCHQ to publish an authorised history of its first 100 years, to commemorate its centenary in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The third novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave stays true to the territory that is her "first and greatest love"—and it’s her best to date, too. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books rose 5% in the week ended Sept. 9, 2018, over the comparable week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishing group Oldcastle Books is launching a digital-only sister company, Verve Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books has hired Mandy Archer to head up its Harry Potter publishing team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last year, for the first time ever, more money was spent advertising online than on traditional television. So why are digital publishers still struggling? Sponsored by Rumble. The post This classic economic theory could save the digital publishing business appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books in the week ended Sept. 2, 2018, rose 6% over the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Group revenue at car manual publisher Haynes was up 13% for the year to 31st May 2018, driven by a 42% growth in its digital products. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The independent tech review site has made big hires from Facebook and Wirecutter to grow its presence in live video, commerce and events. The post Digital Trends, a rare profitable and growing independent publisher, looks to expand appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Beijing International Book Fair organizers cite robust rights sales at this year's fair, claiming that sales of Chinese translation rights sold abroad have increased. The post Beijing International Book Fair Reports Gains in Rights Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebecca McNally, publishing director of children's books at Bloomsbury, will reveal her insights into publishing middle grade fiction at this year’s The Bookseller Children’s Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With all four categories posting modest increases, unit sales of print books rose 3% in the week ended Aug. 26, 2018, over the comparable week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury will publish Grilled, about the fight for better conditions for farmed chickens, from American campaigner Leah Garcés. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With more than 240,000 titles, the South African ed-tech company Snapplify is working with communications provider Econet to make ebooks available to more African readers. The post South Africa’s Snapplify and Econet Wireless Announce Partnership for Digital Reading in Africa appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books in the week ended Aug. 19, 2018, inched ahead 1% from the comparable week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended August 19, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are many points of difference between China’s books market and that of the UK and US, but one of the starkest is digital growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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