The adult coloring book boom helped push trade sales up 9.5% in November compared to the same period in 2014. Sales for trade paperbacks, the format of choice for coloring books, were up 31%. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WNYC host Manoush Zomorodi sells a book about “spacing out,” Mindy McGinnis closes a two-book deal at Katherine Tegen Books, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's ebook subscription service Epic, based in Redwood City, Calif., is one company that is bucking the naysaying trends. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a deal tied directly to the U.S. Publishing Mission that visited the Havana Book Fair in February, IPG has signed a deal with a Peruvian book distributor to bring books by three Cuban publishers into the U.S. book market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics publishers seemed happy with BookExpo's move to Chicago show, citing the opportunity to meet new Midwestern retailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brenda Marsh has been named the managing director of Abrams & Chronicle Books, the London-based distribution venture of Abrams and Chronicle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We're two-thirds of the way through N.K. Jemisin's potent fantasy book, and we can't shut up about it. The post WIRED Book Club: We Can't Stop Talking About The Fifth Season appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The second-largest shareholder of Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing said Wednesday that passing up a buyout offer from rival publishing company Gannett could "destroy enormous shareholder value." In a letter sent to Tribune's board and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Across the country, bookstores and librarians hosted authors, story times, and engaged young readers in activities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms’ by Tim Tebow will be published on October 25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher of user manuals Haynes is to close its US and Swedish bases and axe 41 jobs due to falling demand for print manuals. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The website, which hosts a digital community of more than 385,000 readers, has undergone a significant facelift and will place a heavier influence on long-form content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is It Evil Not to Be Sure? is a collection of her journal entries from a decade ago, and will raise money for the nonprofit group Girls Write NowA surprise new book by Lena Dunham, collecting her journals from a decade ago, has sold out less than 24 hours after the writer announced its... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beginning June 1, Regnery Publishing will bring its sales operation in-house, having been with Perseus Distribution. Moving forward, Perseus will continue to handle warehousing and all other distribution functions for Regnery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The reason we want to start selling ebooks direct into ASEAN,' says Monsoon's Philip Tatham, is because it's a major and rare territory still without heavy competition from major ebook retailers. The post Asia’s Potential Monsoon of Ebook Sales: Philip Tatham on ASEAN appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodreads Deals will offer "significant" discounts on selected ebooks keyed to the books listed in members' bookshelves Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The i’s arts editor Alice Jones has outlined the newspaper’s plans for book reviews under the newspaper’s new ownership. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Somali-British poet’s sales have risen by almost 800% since her work was featured in Beyoncé’s visual album on HBO. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly 80% of parents say lack of sleep is the hardest part of raising a child, according to BookTrust, which has surveyed a thousand parents as part of its new Bath Book Bed campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joan G Robinson’s 1967 classic children’s novel When Marnie Was There has received an international sales boost thanks to the Japanese animation version, as agent Caroline Sheldon has sold the rights to 10 countries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boosted by a 10.7% increase in March, bookstore sales for the first quarter of 2016 were up 6.2% over the comparable period in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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