BookCon 2015: Attendance Up, But Concern Lingers Over 2016 Locale

In its sophomore year, the consumer show drew 18,000 fans over its two-day run at the Javits Center. Show organizer ReedPop said the statistic represents an 80% increase over last year's attendance. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon trialling local delivery scheme

Amazon is reportedly trialling a scheme to deliver parcels which customers can collect from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asking 'Where's Waldo' helps increase local bookstore business

The 'Find Waldo Local' campaign, held nationwide for the month of July, had customers hunting for Waldo in independent bookstores and businesses. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Find Waldo Local' to Return in 2013

Candlewick's Find Waldo Local promotion, which the publisher produced last month in conjunction with the American Booksellers Association, was such a resounding success that Candlewick announced that it will sponsor it again next summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Solomon takes author concerns to Vaizey direct

The general secretary of the Society of Authors has called for a one-on-one meeting with culture... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local Media Association and California Newspaper Publishers Association Form Strategic Partnership

Recognizing that collaboration in the industry has never been more important, the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA) has joined forces with the Local Media Association (formerly Suburban Newspapers of America) to offer certain product ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zite, CNN Launch Publisher Program To Ease Cease-And-Desist Concerns

Last April Fools' Day, publishers from Time Inc. to the Washington Post Company sent fast-growing startup Zite an aggressive cease-and-desist letter. The publishers weren't joking, accusing Zite's app, a personalized news reader for the iPad and iPhone, of copyright infringement and calling it... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is ‘Buy Local’ Enough?

Like the Austin Independent Business Alliance, begun by Steve Bercu, co-owner of BookPeople, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, many early shop-local initiatives were started to keep Borders out. In Austin, Borders’s attempt to move across the street from Bercu’s store also led... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With This Machine, You Can Print Your Own Books at the Local Bookstore

The Espresso Book Machine means that booksellers can publish and sell an enormous number of titles. But can they make the finances work? Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publishers' "concern" over Amazon ebook removals

UK publishers have expressed concern Amazon’s use of “power” to remove the e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA asks local authorities for tax cuts

The Booksellers Association has pledged to write to the chief executives of all 390 local... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional Mag Publisher Looks to Resuscitate Local Newspaper Business with Weekly Offering

Dan Shannon, publisher of North Carolina city titles Chapel Hill and Durham Magazines, has spotted a hole in the current news publishing model. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Concern grows in US over Kindle lending

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011 - 09:10 Concern is growing in the US over the launch of Amazon's Kindle lending initiative. Amazon launched the new service last week aimed at Kindle-owning Prime users, but publishers have expressed concern over titles appearing in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yahoo, Gannett Expand Local Ad Tie-In

Embattled media companies Yahoo and Gannett are getting even cozier. Facing revenue declines, the Internet giant and the country’s biggest newspaper publisher are hoping they can boost their bottom lines with an expanded local advertising partnership. The companies initially launched a tie-in... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Report: Tablet Sales to Cut Magazine Paper Use 20 Percent by 2015

Even paper-focused companies are predicting a major fall for the printed page in the coming years. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon publishing a "concern"—Barnsley

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 16/08/2011 - 15:46 Amazon's move into publishing is a "concern" and the business is close to being in a monopolistic position, according to the c.e.o. of HarperCollins. Victoria Barnsley was the latest book trade figure to appear on BBC Radio 4's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Korea to replace textbooks with digital by 2015

Written By: Michael Fitzpatrick Publication Date: Mon, 04/07/2011 - 14:48 South Korea, the world’s most wired nation, has announced it expects to replace all paper text books with electronic tablets at its state run schools by 2015. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's illustrators concerned over UK market

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 08:14 An up-and-coming children's illustrator has warned that new British talent is being forced to go abroad in search of work as the UK picture book market becomes increasingly conservative. Frann Preston-Gannon, who was recently... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children indies' concern over cover prices

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 13/05/2011 - 15:40 Publishers are remaining tight-lipped about recent price increases in books for children and teenagers. Price increases have seen some young adult titles being priced at £18, with some paperback fiction given an £8.99 price... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Record attendance for IPG

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 08/03/2011 - 08:49 The Independent Publishers Guild Conference will be attended by 265 delegates this year, more than any other year previously, and marking an 18% rise in attendance on last year. The conference runs from tomorrow [9th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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IPA concerned about publisher "blacklist" in Iran

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 22/02/2011 - 09:08 The International Publishers Association is urgently trying to locate an Iranian publisher on women's issues after she was named in an alleged blacklist of Iranian publishers. The blacklist, reportedly circulated by a chapter... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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