China Bestsellers February 2020: A Market Stilled by Contagion

While China's bestseller charts typically feature new releases, under the coronavirus outbreak, the lists have gone into a kind of lockdown of their own. The post China Bestsellers February 2020: A Market Stilled by Contagion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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The User Is (Still) Not Broken

Back in 2006, Karen Schneider, now university librarian at Oakland, Calif.’s Holy Names University, published “The User Is Not Broken: A Meme Masquerading as a Manifesto” on her blog, the Free Range Librarian. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Amazon Publishing Aims at Christian Market with New Imprint

Amazon Publishing adds Waterfall Press to its growing family of publishing imprints. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor,' 'Duty' Top the List

For the second week in a row, Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson's "Lone Survivor" was the top selling book on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-reading on the rise but print books still dominate

New research by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that the percentage of American adults who read an ebook in the past year has risen to 28 percent, up from 23 percent in 2012. Yet the tree book isn't dead yet, at least in the popularity sense, as the results show most ebook... Continue reading at Betanews

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“Mein Kampf” Climbs the Digital Bestseller Lists: Why?

Has the permissiveness of the society, booksellers and publishers empowered the curious to turn cheap ebook editions of Mein Kampf into unfortunate bestsellers? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor' Ousts 'Divergent'

After the January 10 release of the film adaptation of the book, Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson's "Lone Survivor" hit the top of the Apple iBooks bestseller chart for the week ended January 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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QR Codes Are Alive and Well and Living in China

QR codes have been called many names. Ugly. Has-been. A failure. Marketing expert Scott Stratten even has a book out called "QR Codes Kill Kittens."But not so fast: In China, those checkerboard-like codes are enjoying a renaissance.That's thanks to WeChat, Tencent's hot mobile app, which has 272... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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A Look at 2013’s Bestseller Lists

An analysis of the year's bestselling books reveals the clout big publishers have, how fast bestsellers rotate out, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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German bestsellers to Little, Brown

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Russia is Now the World’s Third Largest Ebook Market

In 2013, Russia overtook the UK and Brazil to become the world's third largest ebook market, trailing only China (in 2nd) and the United States (first). Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Boot up: Chromebooks v bloggers, FirefoxOS v Android, Google in China, and more

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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Lone Survivor' Tails 'Divergent'

In the lead-up to the January 10 release of the film adaptation of Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson's 2007 "Lone Survivor," the book jumped five spots to #2, for the week ended January 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Yes, Yes, Yesssss…! Erotic Romance Sales Still Sizzle

According to Totally Bound Publishing CEO, Erotic romance continues to boom, particularly as ebooks—and acceptance—have become mainstream. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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The Bestselling Books of 2013

Hard Luck, the eighth book in Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid series, was the bestselling book across all print formats in 2013, selling over 1.8 million hardcover copies Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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iBooks Bestsellers: Can't Stop Roth

Divergent, the first book in Veronica Roth's immensely popular trilogy of the same name, was, once again, the top selling paid book in Apple's iBooks store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bestselling books 2013: The case of the disappearing women

The shock of the new has given way to the comfort of the old in this year's bestseller list, with plenty of football and blokey chefsSee the chart in fullTwo female newcomers dominated the all‑year bestsellers list at this point last year. EL James (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Suzanne Collins (The... Continue reading at The Guardian

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iBooks Bestsellers: Roth's Hot Streak Continues

Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy continues to sell well in Apple's iBookstore, with all three books in the trilogy among the top five for the week ending December 23. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Christmas bestsellers discounted to £1.99

Top-selling frontlist Christmas titles including Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch (Little, Brown)... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Politically bankrupt China dare not tolerate freedom of the press | Will Hutton

Even as China's leaders promise a more liberal future for the country, they are suppressing those who would tell the truthThe year began with journalists from China's Southern Weekly striking because their paper had spiked a leader calling for constitutional protections for individual liberty at... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Bestsellers, Social Media and Humor as a Path to God

As Chaplain of The Colbert Report and a bestselling author, Rev. James Martin S.J. is one few religious figures to star on the mass media. Here, the bestselling author discusses his career and beliefs. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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