Charts: sunshine continues for Hislop and Headline

Victoria Hislop has retained the top spot on the UK Official Top 50 for the second consecutive week while Paula Hawkins continues to close in on Dan Brown’s record for most weeks as an Original Fiction number one. Hislop’s The Sunrise (Headline) sold 28,450 copies last week through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market, a hefty 9.1% week on week sales rise from her chart-topping performance the previous week. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The sale of nonbook items rose at Books-A-Million in 2014, compared to 2013, as the retailer continued to diversify its inventory mix in response to a decline in print books, the company reported in its 10-K filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charting the Transformation in Digital Content and Solutions: Digital Solutions in India 2015

The first PW coverage of the India-based digital solutions industry, which was then widely known as “content services,” coincided with the launch of Twitter and Google’s acquisition of a 22-month-old startup called Android Inc. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moran and Ebury top the bestseller charts

The paperback of Caitlin Moran’s fiction debut How to Build a Girl is the UK’s 11th number one of 2015, earning the author her first UK bestseller and her publisher Ebury its first Fiction number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deyes keeps place at top of charts

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sporting hat-trick for Headline

Headline has acquired books by former cricketer Phil Tufnell, ex-boxer Ricky Hatton and rugby union player Adam Jones. Non-fiction publishing director Jonathan Taylor was behind the trio of acquisitions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Male writers continue to dominate literary criticism, Vida study finds

Women buy two-thirds of books sold but magazine reviews are centred on male authors and critics – though picture is beginning to changeThe continuing bias towards men in the British and American literary establishment has been confirmed by a study released on Tuesday.Vida, a US organisation... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Poehler's 'Yes Please' continues to thrive on bestseller lists (+video)

'Yes' was released almost six months ago but it's still holding steady on multiple bestseller lists. Poehler starred on the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' as well as 'Saturday Night Live' and films such as 'Anchorman 2' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Poehler's 'Yes Please' continues to thrive on bestseller lists

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Debuts Top February Charts

New titles dominated the top spots on bestseller lists across international markets last month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salon du Livre Paris: Indie Intros a Success, Authors Continue Protests

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day still dominates charts

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Partnership Continues to Be a Success for SIBA,GABBS

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline signs two from Masterchef's Torode

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day dominates charts Top 10

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Geordie Shore's Crosby to Headline

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson, Archer and 'Hawk' fly to top of charts

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline signs title from comedy writer Shaw

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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