Publication Date: Tue, 07/06/2011 - 09:40 UK like-for-like retail sales tumbled 2.1% on May 2010 according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRM), revealing consumers "fundamental reluctance to spend. The BRC reported book sales during May 2011 also remained "down, despite a "modest boost from the Royal Wedding. The survey highlighted Kate McCanns Madeleine (Bantam) and Martina Coles The Family (Headline) as "top book titles. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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It’s an underused tool to battle mistreatment and suppressed wages, Eric Posner argues. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Secondhand bookstores provided ample choices at low prices. So I picked up books by Joseph Conrad, James Webb and (too) many more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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The browser extension is designed to facilitate research into social and digital media that platforms have historically not permitted researchers to conduct. The post Cheat Sheet: How Mozilla aims to reveal the nature of consumer data collection with Rally appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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HarperCollins owner News Corp has completed its $349m (£252m) acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's consumer division. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A new Nielsen study found that most consumers are ready to return to pre-pandemic habits and consumer sentiment is hitting new heights. Continue reading at Advertising Age
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PW talks with Ben Kirby, creator of Preachers N Sneakers on Instagram, whose debut book delves into the impact of show-off consumerism on Christian life and worship. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Bloomsbury is overhauling the structure of its consumer division executive team in the US, with publishing director Cindy Loh leaving at the end the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Industry veteran Ian Hudson has joined Bloomsbury as m.d. of the consumer publishing division and as executive director on the Bloomsbury executive committee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus appointed Kate Johnson to lead the expansion of its direct-to-consumer business as senior v-p of direct. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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New figures show total spending on Great Britain's libraries fell by £20m in the last financial year, as Libraries Connected warned more budget reductions are on the way. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Penguin Random House UK c.e.o. Tom Weldon has praised the resilience of the book trade in an interview at FutureBook 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Customer behaviour is shifting towards ethical consumerism while online becomes much more than a “hits business”, Bookshop.org's UK m.d. Nicole Vanderbilt has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Popular self-published children's author-illustrator Diane Alber is partnering with Surge Licensing to expand her brand and characters globally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Last spring, Pan Macmillan announced the creation of One Boat, a new sustainability imprint from the team behind Bluebird. Its name references the power of “one—the idea that one person can make a significant impact; and that one changed habit can make a big difference”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Four in five consumers say sustainability matters, but taste and health both rate higher. During the early stage of the pandemic, consumers had trouble buying meat as food processing facilities shut temporarily to slow the spread of COVID-19. As a result, consumers turned to plant-based... Continue reading at Fast Company
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What's reported to be the first study of audiobook consumer behavior in Australia points to a new, young audience for the format. The post Nielsen Book Releases Australian Audiobook Consumer Research appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Some of the world's largest brands are spending more on programmatic advertising, just as the practice is set to become much harder. Members of the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) are directing 41% of their digital media budgets to programmatic channels, up from 16% in 2016. Exact figures... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Ah, yes, the good old days: when novelists lent their faces and testimonials to advertisers hoping to sell tires, or a certain kind of beer, or fancy watches. It’s something you don’t see very much anymore, because we writers have become too principled to participate in advertising campaigns.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Seeing unexpected pairings of readers and books quickly dispels the idea of who reads what• Time to reset: more brilliant ideas to remake the worldI have a party trick. If you name three books you like and two you hate, I can write you a reading list of 10 books you will love.I’ve gained this... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Today’s publishers are working to survive in a new reality where media consumption is up, but revenues are down. Let’s examine three ways publishers can thrive — not just survive — and prepare for success in the next normal. Continue reading at Publishing Executive
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