The classic novel shot to the top of Amazon France’s bestseller list after a massive blaze overtook the famed Paris church. Continue reading at 'The Huffington Post'
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After years of writing about radicalization and terrorism in the Middle East, Arab authors are now in the spotlight in France as readers try to understand the recent Paris attacks. The post French Readers Put Arab Authors on the Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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China’s book market had a total value of 55bn RMB (£5.7bn) in 2014, with 18% of that (9.9bn RMB, £1.02bn) coming from by children’s book sales, according to Open Book, China’s book sales data company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has hit the half-way point in its Buy Books for Syria campaign, having raised £500,000 through book sales to help those affected by the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Several poets including Tyler Knott Gregson have transitioned from Tumblr to bestseller lists, selling hundreds of thousand of books in the process. The post Poets Move from Tumblr to the Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ability of YouTube personalities to capture readers is writ large if you look at this week’s bestseller list. Three books by YouTube dynamos landed in the top 20 on Publishers Weekly's current overall bestseller list, powered by Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the UK’s most famous authors and publishers are donating their earnings from book sales to raise £1m for Syrian refugees. The post UK Authors, Publishers Donate Book Sales to Syrian Refugees appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the 'Der Spiegel' bestseller list for 28 consecutive weeks now, this novel, according to its acquiring editor at Knaus Verlag, has garnered mass appeal by tapping into a universal theme: "the profound human desire for a place to belong." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales of traditionally published books in the US fell by almost 6% in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period the year before. Overall sales for trade fiction and non-fiction, children, higher education, professional and university presses were down 5.8% from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The German digital literary scene boasts a new bestseller list: the Tolino Ebook Bestseller List. Tolino, a German bookseller alliance, is Germany’s counterpart to Amazon. The post Move Over, Kindle Charts: Tolino Launches Ebook Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers say they are enjoying a “bumper summer”, with the release of Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman encouraging people to “re-engage with books and bookshops again.” James Daunt, m.d of Waterstones, said the release of the William Heinnemann title last month had injected life into the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Go Set a Watchman' sold over 746,000 copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. The numbers easily made the Harper Lee novel the #1 title on PW’s bestseller list, topping 'Grey' by E.L. James. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seth Meyers on Late Night, a US TV talk show, has embraced interviewing novelists and the result is often a boost in book sales following broadcast. The post A TV Talk Show Appearance That Can Change an Author’s Future appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times on Monday defended its decision to exclude Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's book "A Time for Truth" from its bestseller list after discovering "strategic bulk purchases," though it did not offer any further details behind the decision."The Times's best-seller lists... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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He sold more books than almost everyone else on the bestseller list. But the New York Times smelled a rat. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Down the Rabbit Hole,' Holly Madison’s account of her time at the Playboy mansion as Hugh Hefner’s “#1 girlfriend,” came in at #2 on Apple’s bestseller list for the week ended June 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A week ahead of its June 18 publication date, 'Grey,' E.L. James’s next installment in her Fifty Shades of Grey series, took the #1 spot on Apple’s bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book sales in the US declined by 6% in 2014 compared to the year before, statistics released by Nielsen show. Information presented at BookExpo America and derived from PubTrack Digital, which collects ebook sales data from more than 30 of the largest publishers in the US, showed that in 2014... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers are contributing to the fall in their incomes by penning free pieces for large companies in the hope that it will raise their profile and lead to book sales, Roxana Robinson, president of The Authors Guild, has told The Bookseller. She also said that Amazon was devaluing books and writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins was, once again, the #1 title on Apple’s bestseller list. 'Luckiest Girl Alive' by Jessica Knoll, released May 12, debuted on the chart at #2, for the week ended May 18. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new publishing model has launched, offering authors a 50% share of revenue on book sales. Lightning Books, the fiction imprint of the newly created Eyestorm Media, operates a co-publishing model. It was founded by Eye Books owner Dan Hiscocks, a former director of the Independent Publishers’... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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