Children’s Fun Publishing is a joint venture between Egmont Group and Posts & Telecommunications Press, so the wealth of foreign works in its 6,000-title catalogue is not surprising. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Debut novelist Amy Mason, who dropped out of school at 16 and took up writing at 25, wins the Dundee International Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as pope in 2013 unleashed a flow of books that has grown from a trickle to a flood, though not quite a deluge—yet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), which fights piracy across industries including publishing, has been awarded a further £3m in funding, covering its operations up to 2017. The funding was announced today (23rd October) by Baroness Neville-Rolfe, the minister for intellectual... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you’ve ever wondered what happened to the book that was supposed to have arrived in the mail at your aunt’s house in Kansas, or the book that you accidentally left on the plane, chances are they are in the GovDeals warehouse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fulcrum has plans to publish at least three nonfiction graphic novels a year for the foreseeable future, marketing not only to the general trade but also to comics specialty shops, libraries, and especially, schools. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time-based metrics are used by almost every leading publisher to measure themselves, but there's been hesitancy to transact on the basis of numbers like time spent and ad exposure time. That could change soon though as a member Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook and Twitter are losing their communities to the big social networks. Here's how they're trying to get them back. The post Publishers cool on outsourcing community to Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jesse Finkelstein and Trena White of Page Two, a publishing services firm in Canada reflect on what they've learned in their first year in business. The post How Publishing Traditions Inform Innovation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German publishers said they are bowing to Google’s market power, and will allow the search engine powerhouse to show news snippets in search results free of charge, at least for the time being.The decision is a step in an ongoing legal dispute between the publishers and Google. Publishers are... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Tiger has acquired The First Slodge, the new picture book by author Jeanne Willis and illustrator Jenni Desmond. “We constantly look to diversify the Little Tiger list, and create surprising and inspiring picture books,” said publisher Jude Evans. “Jeanne’s text for The First Slodge... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blloon, a new ebook subscription service aimed at kids, has launched in the U.K. Its Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Floris Books has acquired two separate children’s titles from author Cathy MacPhail and her son David MacPhail. Senior commissioning editor Eleanor Collins approached Cathy early in 2013 for a Scottish young teen novel while, independently, David submitted an outline for a series of Viking... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watch the live stream video from Books in Browsers 2014, a summit for developers and designers working in the book publishing industry. The post Books in Browsers V: Live Stream Video appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just weeks after the Financial Times said it would begin selling digital ads based on the time for which they're exposed to readers, a new survey shows other digital publishers are growing bullish about the tactic. The survey, from Digital Content Next, found that 80% of "premium" publishers are... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A tug of war between Google and German publishers over how online news content is displayed in search results has ended in surrender (for now) for the publishers — who have grudgingly agreed the search giant can display snippets of their co ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2015 International Christian Retail Show has opened booth registration, debuting a new exhibitor platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The popular review site partners with Hipmunk, and takes a shot at the likes of Expedia and booking.com.Yelp, the crowd-sourced review site, announced a partnership Tuesday with the travel booking site Hipmunk that will let users book hotel reservations using Yelp's website and mobile apps.Read... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The International Publishing Association released data indicated the UK lead the world in new titles published per capita and export revenue in 2013. The post UK Tops in Titles Published Per Capita and Export Revenue appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roger Rosen has acquired Enslow Publishing, which does nonfiction titles for children and young adults in subjects that range from biography to science and technology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelmann is to spend "in the mid-hundreds of millions" in US dollars on American e-learning provider Relias Learning, describing it as the company's "biggest purchase in the US since it took over Random House in 1998". The buy, which will have to be approved by antitrust authorities, is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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