The July publication of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' helped raise sales in the children's/young adult segment 31.1% in July over a year ago. July sales of adult books fell. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mashable is exploring strategic options including the sale of all or part of the online media company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Mashable, founded in 2005, may draw interest from buyers in Europe and the U.S., said one of the people, who asked not to be identified... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales increased 0.2% in the first half of 2017 over the comparable period in 2016, hitting $5.06 billion, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The emergence of digital audiobooks are a “potent source” of long term growth, the chief executive of HarperCollins’ parent company News Corp Robert Thomson has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recently a number of children’s books tackling the global refugee crisis have hit the market, helping to humanize the conflict, as well as educate, empower, and build empathy in young readers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In February, we ran a listing of the country’s largest publishers ranked by print units sold through outlets that report to NPD BookScan. While that approach has its limitations (it doesn’t include ebook sales or sales at outlets that don’t report to BookScan), it does provide a look at how the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Private Eye, the Economist and others increase readership as Marie Claire, Heat and Grazia experience lossesWomen’s weekly and celebrity-focused magazines suffered a difficult first half of the year with sharp declines in sales, according to the latest industry figures.Titles including Heat,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turnover at Amazon's UK Services arm soared past £1bn for the first time in 2016, accounts filed on Companies House have revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rick Warren is back in the top 10 in Religion Nonfiction with his perennial favorite, ‘The Purpose Driven Life.’ Plus, James Patterson debuts on PW’s Religion Fiction Bestsellers list with the paperback edition of ‘Woman of God.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK has signed up to the Society of Authors seven-point plan to ensure special sales do not affect writers’ earnings or damage the publishing market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second quarter revenue rose 10% at Simon & Schuster in the second quarter of 2017 over the comparable period in 2016, while earnings rose 8%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child's Night School (Bantam) tops the LibScan lending chart for the year to date, with a whopping 17,537 loans between January and July. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 30, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanks to the request of a new shareholder that the company put itself up for sale, the stock price of Barnes & Noble rose 7.2% in July, the strongest performance of the 10 stocks listed on the Publishers Weekly Stock Index. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH attributed the improved financial performance to strong frontlist, ebook and backlist sales. The publisher touted, in particular, sales of 'The Handmaid's Tale,' in speaking to its solid backlist and ebook numbers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judith Jones, a consummate literary editor who helped revolutionize American cuisine by publishing Julia Child and other groundbreaking cookbook authors, worked for decades with John Updike and Anne... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The adult trade segment was one of three major publishing categories to have an increase in the first three months of 2017 over 2016. The higher educational course materials segment had the largest gain in the period, with sales up 24.3%, according to the AAP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Handmaid’s Tale has leapfrogged Paula Hawkins’ Into the Water to claim the Monthly E-Book Ranking top spot for June. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While fewer titles are selling in other genres, reading that offers a path to spiritual growth has risen 13% in 2017The UK’s “mindfulness mega-trend” shows no sign of running out of breath, with sales of “mind, body, spirit” books booming, against a background of slowing sales elsewhere on the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An indie opens in Pennsylvania; a Hawaii bookstore changes scenery; poetry for Planned Parenthood; the bookseller on the Booker longlist; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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