BookBub Raises $3.8 Million

BookBub, a daily deal site for ebooks, announced it has raised $3.8 million in Series A funding, the first external capital secured by the company. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]

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This Week's Bestsellers: October 3, 2016

‘Atlas Obscura,’ based on the popular website of the same name, lands at #4 in Hardcover Nonfiction. Plus Chinese SF author Cixin Liu closes out his Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy with a bestseller debut, a pair of Stanford University professors bring design principles to life, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of October 3, 2016

Penguin Press buys the sophomore novel by Massachusetts Book Award–winner Celeste Ng, the creator of Origami Yoga lands a picture book deal at Abrams, Irish author Liz Nugent sells two books to Gallery, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 3, 2016

This week: an atmospheric Victorian thriller, plus the latest from Laurie Halse Anderson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg pledge $3 billion to fight diseases

After investing millions of dollars in education and opening their own private K-12 school this year, pediatrician Priscilla Chan and her Facebook-founding husband, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Wednesday that they will invest $3 billion over the next decade to fight diseases. The funds will come... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to spend $70 million entertaining the under-35 crowd

Good news for people who like funny dogs, sexy NFL quarterbacks and innovations pertaining to macaroni and cheese. Online publisher Defy Media, which attracts millions of young adults and teenagers to such goofy information, announced last week that it picked up $70 million from investors. And... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skyhorse Publishing: From Zero to $40 Million in 10 Years

How Tony Lyons grew a publishing company that is on track to publish 900 books across 17 imprints ten years after its founding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: September 8, 2016

New, used, and rare bookstores are opening in Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio; a mother-and-daughter prep a specialty children’s store in Massachusetts; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon announces Fire HD 8 with quad-core processor and 12-hour battery life

Today, Amazon reveals details of the latest addition to its Fire range of tablets, the Fire HD 8. As the name would suggest, this is an 8-inch tablet and the key selling point is the fact that it is absolutely dirt cheap. Of course, this is not its only selling point: there's also 12 hours of... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WeHo ad tech company begins $100-million buying spree to launch an online publishing arm

West Hollywood firm Engage:BDR Inc. uses its technology to place ads in front of half a billion people each month. But none of those ads appear on websites it owns. Though that's common for ad technology companies, Engage Chief Executive Ted Dhanik no longer sees that as a viable strategy. On... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How To Sell Nearly a Half-Million Copies of a Poetry Bookts Sweet Spot with ‘Milk and Honey’

Rupi Kaur's book of poetry, 'Milk and Honey,' has sold nearly a half million print copies. How did that happen? Her publisher, Andrews McMeel, is just following "where the audience goes." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Best Cyberpunk Comics, Part 3

This is the final part of a three-part cyberpunk comics list, enjoy and fight the system! Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Trinity Mirror raised its programmatic ad yields by 40 percent

Trinity Mirror is on a mission to drive up programmatic ad yields, and it's using a mix of methods to do so. Its relatively new programmatic team has been using data insights as a lead generation tool to court big brands like Nestle. It's also assigned people dedicated solely to monitoring yield... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling Is Releasing 3 E-Books of Secret Hogwarts History

J.K. Rowling offers additional reading for your commute to Hogsmeade. The post J.K. Rowling Is Releasing 3 E-Books of Secret Hogwarts History appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eighth Harry Potter book surpasses one million copies sold in first fortnight

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown) has once again taken the Official Top 50 number one spot, with 168,389 copies sold for £1.86m in its second week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gawker sold to Univision for $135 million

Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has bought Gawker Media in an auction for $135 million. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the deal had not been formally announced. The online gossip and news publisher was put on the block in the... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEH to Endow More than $4 Million in Publishing Grants

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced $79 million in grants for 290 humanities projects and programs across the United States, including more than $4 million to book-related projects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto half-year revenues rise 8%

Illustrated book publisher and distributor Quarto has seen its revenue rise 8% year-on-year to $73.3m (£56.43m) in the six months ending 30th June 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing Plans $100 Million U.S. Book Division

Bonnier Publishing, the English-language book publishing division of Sweden’s Bonnier Group, has formed Bonnier Publishing USA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of August 8, 2016

An Italian guide to Pokémon Go heats up in Europe; the backlist Spanish-language memoir about Pablo Escobar, by his former lover, sells in the States; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Explosive sales for newest 'Harry Potter' tale: 2 million and counting

Harry Potter's appeal continues, with huge sales numbers coming out from the release of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' a book version of the script used in the West End play. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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