Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 16/08/2011 - 09:15 UK ebook buyers are expecting heavier discounting on digital titles than their counterparts across the Atlantic, a new survey has found. The survey, undertaken in April by consultants Simon-Kucher and Partners among 250 book buyers from the US, UK and Germany, concluded an ebook without additional features should cost around 65% to 70% of the print price, though admitted there was "no simple formula" in hitting the pricing sweet spot. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A great idea! Marshall University students in Bret Masters’s building technology class are currently building bookshelves to install Little Free Libraries in Yeager and Huntington Tri-State Airports. The idea for the project was originated by Kelli Johnson, associate librarian at Marshall, when... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-02 18:12:16 UTC ]
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Turner Publishing Company has acquired Los Angeles-based Prospect Park Books. The purchase adds more than 100 titles to Turner's backlist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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You know what they say: November is the new December! When’s the best time to support your local bookstore and get holiday gifts? Well, there’s no time like the present. (Get it?) (I’m sorry.) (But seriously, support your favorite indie and check out these new books!) * Jonathan Lethem, The... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-10 19:44:02 UTC ]
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Yesterday, I attended a virtual book club where Heavy: An American Memoir was being read. When I clicked the link to join the Zoom, I saw the faces, necks, and shoulders of seven beautiful pixelated Black women from as far west as Las Vegas and as far east as Long Island. I assumed from their... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-10 09:49:30 UTC ]
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Ah, tradition! Just as Shakespeare wrote King Lear in quarantine, in this quarantine, rich people are buying copies of King Lear for $10,000,000. While independent bookstores are struggling during COVID—according to the American Booksellers Association, more than one independent bookstore has... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-09 17:44:18 UTC ]
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Independent bookstores are hurting as shoppers stay online. Pick up one of our staff picks to support bookstores throughout the U.S. Whether you’re diving into an engrossing period drama, reading up on the history of protests or pandemics, or escaping into a fantastical world, chances are you’ve... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-11-06 16:00:54 UTC ]
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In a deal that closed on October 31, Bertelsmann Printing Group USA’s Berryville Graphics division acquired Quad’s book printing plants in Fairfield, Pa., and Martinsburg, W.Va. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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With Halloween fast-approaching, I feel the need (along with every other person on the book internet) to remind you that one of the scariest things imaginable might happen: your local indie bookstore might close. Their fate is in your hands. Go on and pick up one (or two or three) of these new... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-27 13:16:05 UTC ]
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Farrago, Duckworth's fiction imprint, has acquired Lee Farnsworth’s debut novel Odd Bird. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 02:58:12 UTC ]
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Mark Dawson’s purchase pushed his thriller The Cleaner up the Sunday Times chart, but the sales monitor Nielsen has now revised its figuresAuthor Mark Dawson has lost his Top 10 position in the Sunday Times bestseller charts for his thriller The Cleaner after revealing that he bought 400 copies... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-07-22 11:24:02 UTC ]
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A new study of the book market in Spain shows consumers are reading more during the pandemic lockdown, buying more books online, and still prefer print over digital. The post Spain’s Book Market: 40 Percent More Online Buying During Lockdown appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-21 14:30:43 UTC ]
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After 12 long weeks, bookshops re-opened in England last week—and the book-buying public unquestionably chose bookshops. The UK lockdown from 23rd March closed bricks-and-mortar shops across the country, with supermarkets the only physical outlets to buy a book and Amazon dominating online... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 17:57:17 UTC ]
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In the weeks since the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, books about anti-racism have consistently topped bestseller lists. Many of these books have been purchased from the likes of Amazon and Barnes & Noble. To try and funnel some of these sales to Black-owned bookstores... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-06-19 21:16:38 UTC ]
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William Collins has bought the first book from ex-Bank of England governor Mark Carney, an "unblinking, inspiring" look at how value can shape our lives and world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-10 02:21:59 UTC ]
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Profile Books will publish an exploration of condensed matter physics, The Physicks of Dirt by Felix Flicker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 18:10:41 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton will publish Good Enough: The Myth of Success and How to Celebrate the Joy in Average by journalist Eleanor Ross. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-21 11:30:07 UTC ]
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Amid a shortage of puzzles, here are a number of book puzzles you can buy right now. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-05-20 10:34:22 UTC ]
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The children’s book author will publish 12 new books this year and launch a new series despite the strain the industry is under. How does she do it? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille will publish food and travel book Red Sands by writer and journalist Caroline Eden. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-07 01:01:12 UTC ]
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The Covid-19 outbreak is altering what books consumers buy and where they buy them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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