The author, filmmaker, and restaurateur Zhang Jiajia climbs the charts by cross-platforming his own works, while summertime reading lists for students bolster the classics. The post China Bestsellers for July: Entrepreneurism and School Reading Lists Boost Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Pressing the "no" button on the Harvard University admissions page for accepted students was one of the most difficult things Farmington High School valedictorian Tyler Hoffman has ever done. "The name was definitely a major factor in my decision to apply early to Harvard. I sort of convinced... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2013 Small Publishers' Catalogue Africa offers more than just a listing of small African publishers: it's a guide to inspire small publishers from around the world. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK's digital sales were £50m in 2012, its chief executive Tim Hely Hutchinson... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teachers have a strong desire to teach reading for pleasure but feel frustrated by a restrictive... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Federation of European Publishers captured photos of more than 150 MEPs and heads of European publishers and writers associations posing with their favorite books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A highly publicized racism scandal has already cost celebrity chef Paula Deen her Food Network contract. Will readers still buy her cookbooks? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US bookstore chain Barnes & Noble sees its fourth-quarter net loss more than double to $118.6m (£77m) as sales of its Nook ebooks and devices drop. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennie Bristow, associate fellow at the University of Kent, says grown-ups read children's books because they feel 'disenchanted with adult culture'. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A young adult novel about a dramatic journey that transforms an East Coast boy has taken out this year's New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards tonight. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A visit to the Seoul Book Fair reveals publishers are still wary of ebooks and blame smart devices for the decline in reading, even as Korean culture has become hip abroad. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Chinese government has placed a media ban on mentions of the 70,000-square-foot bookstore Taiwanese bookstore chain Eslite plans to open in China's tallest building in 2015. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A tough start to 2013 in many parts of the country, with record snows, torrential rains, and tornadoes, plus the bombing in Boston, has made for a quiet year to date for many bookstores, according to PW’s survey of dozens of independents around the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As in the UK, Father's Day weekend in America provided a fillip for both Dan Brown and sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing announces that the Hangman's Daughter series is their first million seller. Is it a cause for concern? Celebration? Or merely surprise that it took this long? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through First to Read, members will have the chance to get advance reading copies of Penguin Books before they are published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The parent company of science, business and media publisher Springer has sold its majority stake... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has brought home and export sales in-house, after eight years with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Dan Brown's Inferno (Bantam Press) rocketed 48% week on week last week, sending the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta sales and marketing director Brigid Macleod and sales manager Sharon Murphy are leaving... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Craig Chappelow has written about how leaders can be more successful. But he'd crack One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest before the latest business book any day. Here's why he thinks you should, too. Read any good leadership books lately? Me either. It seems like popular books about leadership... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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