Waterstones m.d. James Daunt (above) has called on the government to address the issue... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Professional attendance at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair was essentially flat, but overall attendance, including the public visitors on the fair's closing day, was up by 3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. manga sales continue to grow thanks to the popularity of such series as Pokeman, Legend of Zelda, Fairy Tail, My Hero Academia and others. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kevin Systrom said Instagram and Facebook realize media companies are important to their ecosystems and want to make sure publishers thrive there. The post Instagram’s Kevin Systrom on publishing on platforms: ‘The big question is, what’s the business model?’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A cuddly antidote to worrying times, ‘pet lit’ has become a publishing phenomenon. But isn’t it all a bit twee?Picture the scene: it’s the end of a long day. You’re tired, you’re cold, you need to curl up with a cup of tea and something comforting to read. But wait! You also love animals. What... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle praised the slow, but continuous growth of the book business around the world and noted the “healthy co-existence" of the print and digital markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Leadership, which is set to launch October 10, will publish books on leadership in both business and in the community. Nelson Books’ publisher and senior v-p Brian Hampton will helm the new imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has won rights to publish a new business book "for the digital age" by podcaster Emma Gannon, called The Multi-Hyphen Method. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After four weeks of declining sales, units bounced back in the week ended Sept. 24, 2017, increasing 4% over the comparable week in 2016 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Poetry Day takes place today (28th September) with the launch of a new BBC poetry and performance festival featuring Kate Tempest, Hollie McNish and Simon Armitage among others. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry book sales are up by 10% as Kate Tempest and John Cooper Clarke help celebrate National Poetry Day. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has signed a book on the rise of the youth involvement in the Labour Party by rising political star Liam Young. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood, Paul Auster and Elif Shafak have joined a number of other authors in criticising Russia’s treatment of Ukraine and calling for freedom of expression to be preserved. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh-based publishing house Charco Press has snapped up World English rights to Peruvian author Renato Cisneros’ "breakthrough" novel La Distancia Que Nos Separa (The Distance That Separates Us). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A partnership between MIT Press and the Internet Archive is digitizing important books from the press’s backlist and making them available to library patrons for free. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six titles ranging from the making of the iPhone to the evolution of financial markets have made it onto The Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multi-million-pound selling writer Milly Johnson has hit out after finding fraudulent books being sold on Amazon under her name that she did not write. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh University Press has reported a 12% rise in sales for the year to end July 2017, to £3.22m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nancy Gibbs steps down from Time Magazine, Garage taps a new editor-in-chief, and more... The post Dan Bigman, Veteran Business Editor, Joins Chief Executive Group | People On the Move appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie booksellers around the world suffered lost income over the weekend when the Amazon-owned website AbeBooks.com went down for nearly two days. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong print and audio sales at Penguin Random House countered soft ebook sales to increase revenue 1.1% in the first half of the year. Earnings at the publisher rose 11.4%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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