Kobo has appointed former Apple sales director Jean-Marc Dupuis to oversee its European expansion... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Penguin Random House announced recently that it had acquired world rights to the next two adult coloring books from Johanna Basford, the so-called queen of coloring, it was just the latest sign that the demand for coloring books in the U.S. is continuing to surge. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News of a change at the helm of leading graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly was the talk of this year's Toronto Comic Arts Festival, which saw growth in attendees and exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Passengers flying on Southwest Airlines will now be able to access frontlist ebooks, as well as excerpts from frontlist titles, from major publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo has said it has “no interest in fighting publishers”, after signing its first publishing deal with journalist Kevin Donovan for a book about Canadian radio presenter Jian Gomeshi, who is currently awaiting trial for sexual assault. The Canadian ebook retailer has signed world English... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the final Spring Forum of the season in Cambridge, Mass., ABA CEO Oren Teicher fielded questions about Kobo, why Winter Institute is so small, and when IndieCommerce will improve its search capabilities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This June, Canadian ebook retailer Kobo will publish its first original ebook when it releases Kevin Donovan's 'Jian Ghomeshi: Secret Life.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the mobile boom took off for commercial travel brands a few years ago, the private sector has been noticeably slower to make the shift to digital. But that's starting to change for high-end players like Skyjet, a private jet charter service. After launching a website last year, Skyjet... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Software as a Service (SaaS) is one of the biggest technology growth areas at the moment. That's reflected in the amounts of capital being pumped into the sector by investors. A new SaaS Trends Report by Tibco Analytics and venture capital tracker CB Insights shows that funding for SaaS... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon, Kobo and W H Smith are launching a Romance Writing Life competition, offering authors the chance to win a book deal with Mills & Boon, ebook promotions from Kobo and in-store support from W H Smith. Entrants must submit a synopsis of their novel and its first chapter via... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers said the Olympia is a nice venue, but that didn't stop many from getting lost during the first few days of the London Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.S. manga market is growing again and publishers are turning to related products--from prose tie-ins and games to accessories and apparel--to reel in even more consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Boston-based press is positioning itself for growth with two new senior editors, one in New York City and one in Chicago, who will help it increase its list from 35 to 45 titles a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has launched a new publishing partnership with the Perseus Books Group in the US, and will now publish in the US directly, beginning in spring 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo is set to launch a new e-reader in the UK on 1st June. The Kobo Glo HD will offer “the highest resolution screen available on the market and at the lowest price,” according to the Canada-based e-reading company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo upgrades its self-lit e-reader with a new screen and concierge support after taking on customers from failing ebook retailers Sony and BlinkBox. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europe's research universities have called on the academic publishing sector to stop double-dipping when charging researchers and their institutions for subscriptions and fees for processing contributed articles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Google and Facebook control an increasing amount of ad spend, publishers realize that the only way they can stay competitive is to join forces. Enter the programmatic co-op, which Europe's publishers see as a way to combine both their audiences and data. It's all about scale. Buyers,... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joint venture between US site and Axel Springer will also publish 30,000-copy print edition in Brussels, London, Paris and BerlinThe European arm of Politico will go live online on 21 April with more than 40 journalists spread across the continent as the US media outlet aims to fulfil its... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Isn't it ironic that tiny nuances of tax law can often cause colossal results out in the real world? It's one of those judgments that has rocked Europe after its highest court ruled that ebooks aren't actually goods at all. Currently, paper books so... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon has seen a sharp rise in sales of its ebooks after Kobo matched W H Smith’s in-store offer online. W H Smith has been running a “five for the price of four” offer on Mills & Boon titles throughout February, and its digital partner Kobo applied the offer to the same titles’... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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