Bloomberg BusinessWeek is certainly seeing the fruits of its redesign labors. According to figures released by the Publishers Information Bureau, BusinessWeek experienced an increase of 49 percent in ad sales for 2011s first quarter, compared to 2010s first quarter. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason’s North Woods, “a sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuries,” which will be published by Random House in September.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-11 14:00:21 UTC ]
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In its fourth annual report on how its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are progressing, HBG said 61% of new hires last were BIPOC employees, bringing the percentage of BIPOC staff members to 36.4% of its total workforce. However, progress stalled in expanding BIPOC representation at... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward’s latest novel, Let Us Descend, “a haunting masterpiece about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War,” which will be published by Scribner this October. “In each book since my second... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-07 14:00:15 UTC ]
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Prince Harry’s memoir has sold more than a million copies since its January release, making it the #1 book in 2023 so far. But the year is still young, and Colleen Hoover and Dav Pilkey are hot on Harry’s heels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books dipped only by 0.3% in the first three months of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fay Evans alleged similarity between the 2019 Excitable Edgar TV campaign and her self-published book A self-published author who sued John Lewis over its 2019 Christmas advert about a trouble-making dragon has lost her case.Fay Evans brought a case for copyright infringement, alleging that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-03 12:29:46 UTC ]
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Amazon-owned Audible has started putting ads in audiobooks, potentially indicating a sea change within the industry. The company says it is “conducting limited testing” on a select user base with the advertisements and that this step is currently reserved for non-paying members, giving them... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-03-30 18:54:46 UTC ]
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Are publishers acquiring fewer LGBTQ+ and diverse books in the wake of rising censorship? This week's book censorship news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-03-24 10:40:00 UTC ]
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The publisher cited a number of economic factors for a disappointing quarter, including weaker consumer demand for books and lower orders from retailers and wholesalers that are still working through high levels of inventory acquired last year that remains unsold. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Bryan Washington’s latest novel, Family Meal, coming this fall from Riverhead Books. Here’s a bit about the book from the publisher: From the bestselling, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot, an irresistible, intimate novel about two young... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-21 14:00:48 UTC ]
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The business news publisher Bloomberg Media has hired digital media executive Christine Cook as its first chief revenue officer, Adweek can exclusively report. The publisher had previously hired Keith A. Grossman, who left in 2019, as global chief revenue officer. Before him, Paul Caine held the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2023-03-17 11:28:40 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is very pleased to reveal the cover for Naomi Alderman’s new novel The Future, which will be published by Simon and Schuster this November. Here’s more about the book from the publisher: A compulsive technological thriller, The Future is a tour de force of intelligence and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-15 14:00:10 UTC ]
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Publisher Texas Monthly, which marked its 50th anniversary last month, grew its overall revenue by 39% in 2022, an uptick the privately owned media company attributed to its expanded number of advertising channels and an ongoing effort to cultivate new sources of revenue. The publisher increased... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2023-03-13 10:21:33 UTC ]
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A decline in sales in Wiley's academic group and problems in an open access unit led to a 5% drop in sales in the quarter and an operating loss of $67 million. The unexpected results led Wiley to speed up its streamlining efforts and to lower its financial forecast for fiscal 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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When Alice Winn stumbled on the archives of her British boarding school’s newspaper, she discovered a world, only to see it “destroyed and dismantled” during World War I. She brought it back in her novel, “In Memoriam.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-03-05 14:54:05 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Athena Dixon’s memoir in essays The Loneliness Files, forthcoming from Tin House this fall. Here’s a bit about the book from the publisher: In Spring 2020, the world as we knew it ground to a halt at the start of the COVID pandemic—streets emptied,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-28 15:00:10 UTC ]
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The founders of this Houston digital media company focus on an underserved market. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2023-02-27 20:46:59 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Ed Park’s long awaited second novel Same Bed Different Dreams, which will be published by Random House this fall. Here’s a bit about the novel from the publisher: March, 1919. Far-flung Korean patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-24 15:00:34 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s novel Promise, which Danielle Evans calls “a stunning exploration of the weight and triumph of legacy” and which will be published by Random House in July. Here’s some more about the book from the publisher: The Kindred... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-23 15:00:59 UTC ]
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Running from 1992 through 1995, Ghostwriter, the beloved PBS children’s television show, followed a diverse group of friends as they solved mysteries around their Brooklyn neighborhood with the help of their haunted typewriter, a cursed item possessed by the trapped soul of a murdered runaway... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-02-16 17:00:16 UTC ]
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