BookNet Canada’s First ‘State of Independent Bookselling’ Report: Print Revenue up

Citing 37 percent of revenue from frontlist titles, 63 bookstore companies with 80 locations respond to BookNet Canada's new report. The post BookNet Canada’s First ‘State of Independent Bookselling’ Report: Print Revenue up appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-09 20:54:40 UTC ]
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Mail Online censured over Liz Jones article – but print version is cleared

Mail on Sunday insists press watchdog Ipso should consider online version of column separately as they are under independent editorial controlPress watchdog Ipso has upheld a complaint about a column by Liz Jones posted on Mail Online – but rejected criticism of the same article when it was... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plum Johnson Wins Canada's RBC Taylor Prize

Plum Johnson has won the C$25,000 RBC Taylor Prize, one of Canada’s top literary awards for nonfiction for her memoir, 'They Left Us Everything.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending February 27, 2015

Lots of good news for indies this week, from a 27% increase in the number of new member stores since 2009 to the re-opening of Bonnie Slotnik Cookbook’s in New York City’s East Village. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC future report: collaborate with regional newspaper publishers

MPs urge public service broadcaster to back commercial press with licence fee moneyAre we about to see the BBC and the regional press, to use my colleague John Plunkett’s endearing phrase, “getting into bed with each other”?Clearly, the MPs want to see the public service broadcaster and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dark Horse Moves Three Print Titles to New Digital Imprint

'Ghost Fleet,' 'Resurrectionists,' and 'Sundowners' will be switched to monthly digital editions before being released in print trade paperback collections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.

Frank Schembari loves books — printed books. He loves how they smell. He loves scribbling in the margins, underlining interesting sentences, folding a page corner to mark his place.   Schembari is not a retiree who sips tea at Politics ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Celebrate 10 Years of Winter Institute

For some booksellers attending Winter Institute, the fist pumps began before their planes even touched down in Asheville, N.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers to customers: Ask any question you like!

Staff at Memphis's The Booksellers at Laurelwood say customers should come forward for help even with a question like 'I'm looking for a book about a guy who does [a thing] in [a place]....' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ali Smith: Warwick report 'deeply distressing'

Writer Ali Smith has said the decrease in contact with the arts in state schools, revealed in the Warwick Commission's report yesterday (18th February), is "deeply distressing" and the sign of an education system "going backwards". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending February 20, 2015

Winter weather continues to affect bookstores and other small businesses, particularly in the Boston area, which is winding down its celebration of Valentine's Week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending February 13, 2015

A flurry of bookselling events took place this week, including the introduction of carefully culled French sections, or "corners," in seven indies around the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Bleacher Report is Facebook-proofing its traffic

While other publishers are trying to maximize their Facebook referrals, the site for sports fans goes for a diversified approach. The post How Bleacher Report is Facebook-proofing its traffic appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What are the Most Searched For Out-of-Print Books?

Madonna's "Sex" had long dominated the list of the top most searched for out-of-print books, but there's a new title on top of the list. The post What are the Most Searched For Out-of-Print Books? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer: Publishers Must Find Revenue Sources Beyond Advertising

For Thrillist, remnant advertising is non-existent and ads aren't sold programmatically. Instead, the digital publisher embraced ecommerce. That business is now three times the size of its ad business. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Well, This Is Different -- Time Inc. Now Selling Print Ads Programmatically

Machines are now selling some print ads at Time Inc.The nation's largest magazine publisher -- owner of People, Time, Sports Illustrated and InStyle -- is letting marketers buy print ads with the same automated technology used to buy digital ads. This type of deal, where a computer facilitates a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Green to Wi10 Booksellers: Life Would "Suck Without You"

John Green spoke before Wi10 booksellers Monday afternoon, thanking them for jump-starting his literary career 10 years ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending February 6, 2015

With the addition of 59 new store members to the ABA last year—the most since 2008—this has been a good week for booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. Touts Print Ads, But Books, Real Estate Are Real Winners

News Corp. continues to tout the strength of its legacy newspaper business even though most of the company's growth now stems from expansions in the real estate and book publishing markets. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp newspaper revenue falls 6% as ads and subscribers go online

Newspaper revenue in the UK, the US and Australia is down despite a rise in the company’s overall revenue thanks to book publishing and real estate divisionsDeclining sales, advertising and subscriptions hurt revenues at Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper business in the final quarter of last year, News... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon tool converts print into ebooks

Amazon customers in the US can now convert their print titles into Kindle books with a software package called Kindle Convert. Currently available in the US for computers running Windows 7 and 8, the software helps users to scan in pages of their print books, converting the image into usable... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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