A new bookstore's opening in Connecticut; a store will change hands in Indiana; and bookstores in New Orleans are celebrating IBD a week after the rest of the country. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What is going on with ebooks? As 2016 dawns, what’s driving a decline in trade ebook sales is one of the big questions hanging over the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our annual review of the site’s most popular book stories puts Paul Mason’s utopian futurology ahead of perenially popular authorsThe living room carpet is covered in needles, the potato salad covered in mould: as we heave ourselves up out of the year that’s gone and prepare to belly-flop our... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Englewood, Colo., bookstore named Isis Books & Gifts is rebranding itself, but not changing its name, after being vandalized several times, Fox 31 Denver reports. The store, which specializes in New Age books, music and art, was apparently targeted because of its name's similarity to the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines president David Carey says that the company will test out new print magazine concepts in 2016, and partner with "next-generation content creators and technology companies" to launch new editorial products and joint ventu ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee returned, Marlon James took the Booker and Terry Pratchett made his final bow. The year also saw literature drawn into shocking violence in Paris, fierce arguments over diversity … and a colouring-book frenzyThe year opened in tragedy, as two masked gunmen opened fire at an editorial... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Campbell has been made news editor of The Bookseller, reporting to Benedicte Page, deputy editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN's annual fundraising event 'Inspirations’ in 2016 is set to feature British artist Grayson Perry CBE. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK’s chief marketing officer Chris Duncan wasn’t previously a fan of publishing directly to platforms like Facebook. In previous interviews with media, he called Facebook’s launch of Instant Articles, and the g ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You could say I have a sentimental attachment to the chain bookstore. Growing up in an intellectually impoverished American suburb, I spent much of my free time in now-defunct locations of Borders and Barnes & Noble. I read garbage, mostly: popular history magazines, Star Trek novelizations,... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Reform Coalition says meetings between mogul’s executives and the government show little has changed since hacking scandal and Leveson inquiryRupert Murdoch and senior News Corp executives met government ministers 10 times in the year to the end of March 2015, more than any other newspaper... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biographer and historian Amanda Foreman is to chair the 2016 Man Booker Prize jury, and will be backed by a critic, a novelist, a poet and an actor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The big change for BISACs in 2016 is new way categories for young adult titles, adding much more granularity to formerly broad categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales rose 6.9% in October over October 2014, hitting $747 million in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest from bestselling Amish inspirational romance author Shelley Shepard Gray, Jim Wallis’ take on racism in America, and popular blogger Stephanie Rische’s dating memoir are just a few of the exciting spirituality and religion titles publishing in January. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An author’s take on how Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have shaped the world; a list of faith-based books to curl up with during the holidays; and a title that explores happiness are generating a buzz in the religion publishing industry today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Istanbul's Mephisto Bookstore bustles with business and proves there is hip, happening indie bookselling all over the world. The post A Visit to Istanbul’s Hip Mephisto Bookstore appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Futurebook is Europe's biggest publishing conference bringing together leading thinkers in publishing, retail, editorial, writing, marketing and tech, along with speakers from other industries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The last remaining chain bookstore in Washington D.C. is closing, meaning — at least in one American city — the independent bookstores have won. The post Washington, D.C: The City Without a Chain Bookstore appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting is where the association conducts its business—committees move forward (however glacially), and hardworking but fun-filled awards committees arrive at their hotly contested decisions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Jan. 8–12, 2016, the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting will return to one of America’s great library cities: Boston. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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