#BookstoresAgainstBorders Raises $30,000 and Counting

Money raised by the participating indie bookstores, small presses, and other literary organizations participating in this past weekend's fundraising campaign will benefit the refugee aid nonprofit RAICES. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Raises First Printing of New Dr. Seuss to 1 Million

Random House Children’s Books will increase the first printing for previously undiscovered Dr. Seuss title 'What Pet Should I Get?' to 1 million copies. The post Random House Raises First Printing of New Dr. Seuss to 1 Million appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 30, 2015

This week, Jon Ronson's fascinating exploration of shaming, Pulitzer-winner Tracy K. Smith's wonderful memoir, and how to clone a mammoth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH’s Brightly to Help Parents Raise Lifelong Readers

Brightly is a new online resource from Penguin Random House to help parents find books that will encourage their children to become lifelong readers. The post PRH’s Brightly to Help Parents Raise Lifelong Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pratchett fundraising at £40,000

Close to £40,000 has been raised in memory of Sir Terry Pratchett in just five days. Pratchett, the author of books including the Discworld series, died on 12th March. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s. A JustGiving fundraising page set up in his memory by his publisher Penguin Random... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook quiz publisher PlayBuzz raises $16m in funding

Israeli-based quiz and list publishing platform uses content from organisations including such as the Daily Telegraph and AOLQuiz and list publishing platform PlayBuzz has announced it has raised $16m (£11m) in venture capital funding to drive international expansion.The second funding round,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Counts as an Online Ad View? A Standard Is Nearing, but the Fight's Not Over

Just as major advertising players finally seemed close to defining what should count as a billable ad impression online, a few blistering comments from AmEx show that the industry might be farther from consensus than many had hoped. Rachel Herskovitz, global media manager at American Express,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Questions Raised at First Hearing for Family Christian Stores Bankruptcy

At the February 17 Family Christian Stores bankruptcy hearing in Grand Rapids, Mich., attorneys representing a number of Christian publishers--who are among the creditors owed a total of $40 million--were in attendance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Adds 10,000 Comics and Graphic Novels

Ebook subscription service Scribd has expanded its library to one million titles with the recent addition of more than 10,000 comic books and graphic novels. The post Scribd Adds 10,000 Comics and Graphic Novels appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Evergreens mark 1,000 weeks in TCM

Last week two books—Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Puffin) and Michael Rosen’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (Walker)—achieved a unique feat, notching up their 1,000th week in BookScan’s Total Consumer Market Top 5,000. The two books are the UK book trade’s only remaining Evergreens:... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why local papers count - one story launches a care home campaign

A newspaper story on Marion Brown’s plight fuels a grassroots campaignA speech last week by the BBC’s head of news, James Harding, was badly received by newspaper publishers, as I reported, because he thinks the corporation needs to fill a reporting vacuum created by a dwindling industry.This... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending January 30, 2015

The indie bookstore revival continues with a newly opened store in Plattsburgh, N.Y., and new stores slated for Detroit and Decatur. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Italian Ebook Market Estimated to Grow 30-40% in 2015

Marcello Vena of AllBrain's recent survey of the Italian book market estimates Italian ebook sales nearing €60m, and growing 30-40% in 2015. The post Italian Ebook Market Estimated to Grow 30-40% in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookmate Offers 200,000 E-books in English

Bookmate, an ebook subscription service founded by Russian investors, is expanding its English language ebook inventory. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple raises minimum app prices

Apple has raised its minimum app prices in the UK, Canada and European countries that use the Euro.  Gigaom reports that the minimum app price is now £0.79 in the U.K, €0.99 in the EU, and $1.19 in Canada. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kickstarter publishing projects raised $22m in 2014

Publishing projects launched on crowd-sourcing website Kickstarter raised $21.8m (£15m) internationally in 2014, according to the company’s end-of-year round-up. Last year, 22,252 Kickstarter projects reached their funding goals thanks to $529m of pledges from 3.3m backers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd raises $22m

E-book subscription service Scribd has raised $22m in new funding, according to reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Raises $22 Million to Bolster Ebook Subscription Biz

With $22 million in new funding, Scribd will boost its ebook subscription business by acquiring new content, and growing internationally. The post Scribd Raises $22 Million to Bolster Ebook Subscription Biz appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster Adds 1,000 Bloomsbury Titles

E-book subscription service Oyster is adding 1000 books from Bloomsbury to its inventory of titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chelsea Green: Sustainability at 30

Over the past decade, Chelsea Green Publishing Company in White River Junction, Vt., has appeared frequently on PW’s list of fast-growing small presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Woven Digital Raises $18 Million to Keep Pace With BuzzFeed, Vox, Vice

Another week, another digital media company with a big funding round.Woven Digital has raised $18 million in the company's second funding round since its 2010 launch. Woven intends to use the funding money to add more people to its ad sales and editorial teams, grow its video business into... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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