Cashmore: 'Let marketers take risks'

Departing Blackwells digital director Michael Cashmore went out on a high at FutureBook's panel session on the future of content retailing, urging the industry to emulate the runaway marketing success of the John Lewis Christmas advertisement. Cashmore asked how other industries could be more successful at telling stories "when our shelves are rammed with the greatest stories known to mankind." Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Tips for Online Book Marketing Today

Testing first, remaining flexible, and hanging out on Twitter are all best practices for to online book marketing today, says Derrick Schultz of Atavist. The post 5 Tips for Online Book Marketing Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tapping Into the Minecraft Audience to Market Books

Hybrid German author Karl Olsberg describes how he leveraged the huge audience of Minecraft fans to sell a series of novels based on the game. […] The post Tapping Into the Minecraft Audience to Market Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McKearney to be chair of Book Marketing Society

The Book Marketing Society (BMS) has appointed Miranda McKearney as its new chair. McKearney, founder and former c.e.o. of charity The Reading Agency, takes on the role from previous chair Martin Neild, who has stepped down after five years. McKearney stepped down from her role at The Reading... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should Greece Should Deregulate Its Book Market?

Among the suggestions to improve Greece's economy has been the prescription that it deregulate the book market, yet several people oppose this view. The post Should Greece Should Deregulate Its Book Market? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miriam Robinson to direct Marketing & Publicity Conference

Miriam Robinson, former head of marketing at Foyles, is to become programme director for The Bookseller’s annual Marketing & Publicity Conference, to be held in June. Robinson led Foyles' widely-admired strategy to involve trade partners in the creation of the new Charing Cross Road... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Germany: Ebooks Less Than 10% of Market, Tolino Grows

Ronald Schild, CEO at Germany's MVB, discusses developments in German ebook sales — which still command just a single digit market share — and the Tolino ebook platform. The post In Germany: Ebooks Less Than 10% of Market, Tolino Grows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over a million Wordpress sites at risk thanks to WP-Slimstat plugin

Wordpress is one of the most popular Web publishing platforms. The vast catalog of plugins is part of what makes Wordpress so powerful, but it can also be the Achilles heel. According to security researchers at Sucuri there are a million-plus Wordpress sites exposed to serious risk, thanks to a... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin, Pan Mac and PRH win Marketing Society prizes

Campaigns promoting humorous safety tips for children, a book by astronaut Chris Hadfield and a guide to getting the style and attitude of Parisian women won big at the Book Marketing Society’s Best Campaign meeting for the Christmas season. The meeting was held at Simon & Schuster’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WSJ vs. Bloomberg: A tale of two marketing campaigns

It's a tough time to be an old-school business publisher, with upstarts like Quartz and even Yahoo Finance muscling in. To combat this, WSJ has launched a new consumer-focused ad campaign featuring will.i.am and Tory Burch that shows how these busy people make time to read the Journal. This,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Export markets 'mixed' for children's

Children’s publishers and agents have said that the maturation of many book markets globally, in addition to the economic downturn, has meant that the number of deals made with international publishers is slowing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV's Ad Market Remains Muted in Time Warner Results

The tepid ad market is continuing to give cable networks fits as they work to sell the commercial time they didn't book in the upfront, when advertisers shop for the upcoming TV season. Sales executives have been looking for strong growth in the so-called scatter market after a sluggish upfront... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Car Brands Are Starting to Get the Marketing Data They've Always Wanted

The car industry isn't slowing down when it comes to employing more data for everything from vehicle malfunctions to marketing. In fact, in terms of digital advertising, the category looks like it's putting the pedal to the metal, as tech vendors, publishers and other players increasingly roll... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish market surprises with strong 2014

Publishers and booksellers in Ireland have breathed a sigh of relief as the market experienced an unprecedented rebound in 2014, surpassing expectations. Figures from Nielsen BookScan reveal that 9.6 million physical books were sold through the tills in Ireland, equating to €106.4m (£79.4m) in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 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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Turkish Book Rights Market Buffeted by Currency Fluctuations

Amy Marie Spangler of the AnatoliaLit Agency surveys the Turkish book market and the challenges it faces due to currency and political fluctuations. The post Turkish Book Rights Market Buffeted by Currency Fluctuations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audio: A Rights Market Heats Up

The rights marketplace has certainly seen 2015 begin with a bang and nowhere more so than through the glut of audiobook licensing deals being completed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International markets' Christmas performance

In Russia, a biography of Putin was a Christmas bestseller; in Norway and Sweden, there were surprise festive hits on hair-braiding; in Australia, it was beach read season; while in Spain, it was Ken Follett who topped FNAC's Christmas bestseller list. The Bookseller's international... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Pursues Education Market with Kindle Textbook Creator

Amazon has launched a new tool for authors to create and sell digital textbooks. But there are questions about royalty rates on higher priced e-textbooks. The post Amazon Pursues Education Market with Kindle Textbook Creator appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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More Competition in the All-You-Can-Read Magazine Market

The Netflix-for-magazines race continues… The post More Competition in the All-You-Can-Read Magazine Market appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Comics and pop culture vendor Diamond Book Distributors reports sales in 2014 were down "slightly," blaming the decline on the loss of Dark Horse Comics, which switched its distribution last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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