Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending October 9, 2015

Two romance fans are moving forward with plans for a romance-only bookstore, the Ripped Bodice: Purveyors of Fine Smut, to open in Los Angeles in spring 2016. Their Kickstarter campaign launches within the next two weeks. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hashtags to Use and Follow This Week at The Frankfurt Book Fair

Whether following from abroad or tweeting from the conferences, here are the essential hashtags for The Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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October’s Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review

This month's recipients of starred reviews from BlueInk include a novel about a schizophrenic New Yorker who believes he is Beethoven and a timely look at profiteering in American medicine. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gadgets trump reading, Bookseller Conference hears

The number of children who rarely read—or do not read at all—has risen in the past... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play Ebooks Expands to 9 New Asian Countries

Google has expanded Play ebook sales to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and New Zealand. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertising Week Video: How Publishers Can Use Data More Effectively

For digital publishers, effectively harnessing data can turn a large but poorly understood audience into the targets advertisers covet, or help predict when certain consumers will be most likely to buy. The Weather Company has figured this out -- noticing that drops in summer temperatures, for... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UBM Sells Second Property This Week

Penton and NewBay Media each made M&A news this week, while UBM has agreed to sell a second property since Monday's announcement that CEO David Levin intends to step down in 2014. UBM Live, a division of the Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award Rolls Out Award Longlists This Week

The National Book Awards is announcing expanded lists of ten finalists for four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young adult fiction. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker to announce rule changes this week

The Man Booker Prize has admitted that changes are being made to its rules. However the award has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Do Authors Owe to Indie Booksellers?

Sherman Alexie is encouraging authors to spend a day working in a bookstore handselling their own books, but some authors already feel overstretched. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst to launch 99p Esquire Weekly tablet edition

Hearst is preparing to launch a digital weekly edition of monthly men's magazine Esquire this week, in an attempt to appeal to younger readers and stem double-digit circulation falls. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dohle speaks of Penguin Random House's first weeks

New Penguin Random House c.e.o. Markus Dohle has spoken of the "societal impact" made... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MU's Maneater Newspaper Reduces to Weekly Print Publication

In an effort to beef up its digital presence, the University of Missouri's independent student newspaper, The Maneater, announced Wednesday that it will reduce its print publication from twice a week to once a week, publishing only on Wednesdays. .. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investors flee as bid for Barnes & Noble's stores ends

Barnes & Noble says it plans to keep making its Nook electronic readers and will focus on offering content to its customers, even as its first-quarter net loss nearly doubled.The quarterly results came as the struggling bookseller's chairman said he is abandoning his bid for the company's... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warner to chair judges for Man Booker International 2015

Writer Marina Warner is to chair the 2015 Man Booker International prize. The £60,000 prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Third week at the top for Casual Vacancy

J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Sphere) remains the bestselling book in the UK, topping the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Booksellers to Fight Amazon Through Negative Publicity

The ABA's CEO sent an open letter to independent booksellers encouraging them to publicize Amazon as a company "detrimental" to the book business and buyers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers' Christmas picks revealed

Two HarperCollins titles top the Booksellers Association Christmas picks, chosen by independent... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling's Casual Vacancy tops charts for a second week

J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Sphere) remains the bestselling book in the UK, with her... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DOJ Calls for Apple to End Book Deals, Link to Rival Bookstores

The Department of Justice and 33 state attorneys general on Friday called for an array of sanctions that they claim will "reset competition to the conditions that existed before the conspiracy." Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon jobs are 'a great example of what's possible,' says Obama as more indie booksellers object

President Obama appeared as scheduled at a Chattanooga, Tenn., Amazon warehouse and praised the business, causing even more independent booksellers to express their displeasure with his endorsement. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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