Detroit's Rebounding Housing Market Transforms Write A House

Write A House, which has been giving away renovated homes in Detroit to emerging writers, is responding to the city's rebounding housing market by offering aspiring authors a free place to stay, not own. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia’s Ebook Market Doubles in 2012, But Still Plagued by Piracy

The Russian ebook market more than doubled in 2012, to 250 million rubles (USD $8 million), but remains just 1% of market. Some 95% of ebooks downloaded are pirate editions. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin and Random House finalize merger

Penguin and Random House finalized on Monday morning a merger that brings together two legacy publishers.Calling their union “the world’s first truly global trade book publishing company,” Penguin and Random House finalized on Monday morning a merger that brings together two legacy publishers,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Press Release: CEO Markus Dohle Announces Penguin Random House Global Leadership Team

Following the completion of the merger between Penguin and Random House, CEO Markus Dohle announces the global senior executive team for the new Penguin Random House, which now controls around 25% of the trade book market in the US. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weldon to lead Penguin Random House UK

Penguin UK chief executive Tom Weldon has been appointed chief executive of Penguin Random House... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House merger completed

Pearson and Bertelsmann have completed the merger of Penguin and Random House to create Penguin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan’s Ebook Market Valued at $740 million for 2012

Preliminary results from a new survey say that Japan's ebook market is valued at 72.9 billion yen ($740 million), a 15.9% jump over 2011. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fantasy debut from Hay House

Hay House is set to publish a debut fantasy novel snapped up in a Writers' Workshop... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BMS marketing awards shortlists revealed

Campaigns for titles ranging from Fifty Shades of Grey to the BFI Film Classics series have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Charlesbridge and Random House Agree

Charlesbridge Publishing and Random House Publisher Services have announced a multiyear sales and distribution partnership, effective January 1, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Building the Market for Ebooks in Colombia

E-Libros, one Colombia's few digital publishers, is using the tarjeta e-libro, or ebook cards, to reach readers accustomed to only buying print books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viewpoint - Penguin Random House merger

The merger of Penguin and Random House is expected to close in July, creating—with sales of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus brings sales in-house

Quercus has brought home and export sales in-house, after eight years with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Apple shook up the electronic book market

Apple didn't try to fix or raise the prices of electronic books when it entered into the market in 2010, according to Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue. Rather, he says, the company was only working to ensure a profit for itself."We're not willing to lose money in any business," Cue told the... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German market rise follows flat 2012

A marginal overall decline, rising ebook sales and online booksellers with double-digit... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's E-Book Market Share Is Bigger Than You Think

The head of Apple's iBookstore says Apple has captured 20 percent of the U.S. ebook market. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple tells price fixing courtroom it owns 20 percent of the ebook market

Apple director Keith Moerer said in court on Tuesday that the company holds about 20 percent of the US ebook market, double the size commonly assumed. The revelation came after the Department of Justice tried to bolster its price fixing case against the company by asserting that "Apple forgot to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making Sense of Marketing Services

For all the activity around “marketing services,” publishers in general still have a lot to learn when setting up a sales operation around this kind of service strategy. The lessons typically center on three core buckets: Culture, market approach and data. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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