Cheltenham Literature Festival had a “record-breaking” 2014, with almost 140,000 tickets sold, up 7% from the year before. People from all bar three UK postcodes attended the festival, and both Saturdays of the 10-day event saw more than 20,000 in attendance. Meanwhile Waterstones, the official retailer for the festival, saw sales increase by 7% year on year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade division rose 1%, to $164.9 million, in 2015, but its net loss increased to $7.1 million from $2.9 million in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Matt Haig has withdrawn from appearing at this year’s Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai following a campaign against the event, spearheaded by author Jonathan Emmett and blogger Zoe Toft. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New titles by Karen Kingsbury and the archeologist behind the History Channel’s ‘Bible Secrets Revealed’ are among the most-anticipated religion and spirituality books publishing in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a second time, Turkey's Kalem Literary Agency pitched a book to a crowd of film producers at the Berlinale Film Festival. Agent Nazlı Gürkaş shares the experience and some advice. The post What It’s Like to Pitch a Book at the Berlinale Film Festival appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee's death last Friday has prompted a sharp upturn in sales of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman for Amazon, Waterstones and Foyles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The miracle on Third Street continues. With beloved New York City indie St. Mark's Bookshop on the brink of shutting its doors, owner Bob Contant has revealed there is a “real possibility” that a new store will open in St. Mark's current location. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Frances Hardinge’s YA novel The Lie Tree (Macmillan Children’s Books) have increased 353% in volume terms since winning the Costa Book of the Year, according to Nielsen BookScan data. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After independent bookstores saw a year of strong openings in 2014, the trend continued last year, with the ABA reporting that 60 new indies opened in 2015. In 2014, ABA members opened 59 stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YALLWest is coming, and if that doesn't mean anything to you, you're not a teen reader. Now in its second year, YALLWest is a book festival targeted at teens -- although it won't turn away grownups who like YA books, and younger readers are invited too. Set for Santa Monica April 30-May 1,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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That number should ramp up quickly as Facebook expands the Anthology program ahead of this year's Digital Content NewFronts, adding Brit & Co, Complex Media, Conde Nast, Discovery Communications, NowThis, PopSugar and Refinery29."The selection of these new partners gets to the crux of the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Gloria Steinem's On the Road have peaked after it was selected as the first read for Emma Watson's new feminist book club. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK saw overall sales fall by 6.7% in the fourth quarter of the year due to lower ebook sales, with its parent company Lagardere Publishing saying that "market trends have reversed in the US and the UK". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check out PW’s new monthly Religion Fiction and Nonfiction Bestseller charts and find out more about the books that made the lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of Europe's most prestigious comics festivals was marred this year by a series of gaffes by organizers and protests over an all-male slate of nominees for a major prize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ‘big five’ UK publishers dropped in 2015Ebook sales for the UK’s five biggest publishers fell in 2015, according to a new report in the Bookseller, collectively declining 2.4%, to 47.9m units. It is the first drop in numbers of books sold in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook knows everything about you, from who your friends and family are to what you like and where you’ve been. It even knows the posts you draft but never publish. Combine all that information with the power of the like button, which signals to Facebook that a post should be shared more... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A heated debate about the role of libraries in supporting the publishing industry has broken out at the Inpress Publishing Festival, with one publisher alleging libraries had "completely betrayed" the sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Held annually in the French medieval-era city of Angouleme, the Festival International de la Bande Dessinee is one of the most prestigious comics festival in Europe. Publishers Weekly was on hand to bring back images of the Festival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A revitalised bricks and mortar offer, new routes to readers and healthy exports are among the key elements that combined to create “a new landscape” for the trade in 2015, with publishers saying last year’s market growth is sustainable—despite a drop in digital sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Nielsen Consumer Confidence Index combined with Bookscan data offers a snapshot of what's happening in global book publishing markets. The post Confidence Rising (Mostly): Nielsen’s Whirlwind Overview of World Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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