China’s Bestsellers for 2017: OpenBook Cites 14.55 Percent Market Growth

With figures from OpenBook's 'Reading X' conference earlier this month, we learn that online book sales in China grew 28.82 percent in 2017, year over year, and brick-and-mortar bookstores were seen to erase the previous year's modest losses. The post China’s Bestsellers for 2017: OpenBook Cites 14.55 Percent Market Growth appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: China Education

In December 2010, China Education Publishing & Media Group (China Education) was formed as a strategic merger to reshape educational publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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No, Bill O'Reilly, 'Killing Patton' Was Not the Bestselling Book of 2014

A response to inaccurate statements made by O'Reilly about 'Publishers Weekly' and his book sales history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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'Grey' Dominates Print Bestseller List

The book sold more than 350,000 copies in just three days on sale, according to Nielsen BookScan, which records roughly 80% of print units. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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German Ebook Sales Reaches 4.3% Of Overall Book Market

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What Can Revitalize Brazil’s Book Market?

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: ‘Grey’ Stays Put at #1

For the second week in a row, E.L. James’s 'Grey,' the next installment in the Fifty Shades of Grey series, topped Apple’s iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Should an Author Favor PR or Marketing?

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AuthorBuzz Founder M.J. Rose’s Best Practices for Marketing

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IPA urges protection for Greece's book market

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This Week's Bestsellers: June 22, 2015

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France to Be 2017 Guest of Honor at Frankfurt Book Fair

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Google Launches Key Ad Tech Tools for Publishers and Marketers

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iBooks Bestsellers: ‘Grey’ Stays on Top

Though not yet on sale, 'Grey,' the next installment in E.L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey series, took the #1 spot on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the second week in a row. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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