It was the talk of the London Book Fair. Then it was the talk of the summer. Then it became the book news story of the year. The Fifty Shades series—an originally self-published erotica written as Twilight fan fiction—was too new a phenomenon in April, when the London Book Fair was underway, to have any major effect on deals at that industry event. But with Frankfurt weeks away, and the series topping charts around the globe, a flurry of big deals for romance titles (many of them originally self-published) indicate that the Fifty Shades effect will be holding sway over business in Germany. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The CEO of the recently merged mega-publisher Markus Dohle addressed a range of subjects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Muse pulls from Galassi's own life and follows a book editor who, Knopf explained, "is caught in the middle of the decades-long rivalry between two publishing lions over the work of a beautiful, iconic female poet." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Perspectives show daily for this Wednesday at the Frankfurt Book Fair includes conference reports and info on Brazil's Guest of Honor exhibition. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s and Blackwell’s new ebook divisions will make their first... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At an opening session at last year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, U.K. Publishers Association CEO Richard Mollet remarked that digital publishing was no longer in its infancy, but in the “voting and drinking stages of early adulthood.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House c.e.o. Markus Dohle has told the Frankfurt Book Fair that the relationship... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Her Das Ungeheuer was honored as the year's best German-language novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two more books drawing buzz at the fair include a debut novel by Joshua Ferris's wife, and a co-authored book about friendship and the Iraq war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishing Perspectives team attended CONTEC Frankfurt and Publishers Launch at the Frankfurt Book Fair to find out what the crowds were buzzing about. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get complete coverage of the Frankfurt Book Fair with the PW Frankfurt Show Daily. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing industry is in the midst of a rapid, tech-fueled period of change, but what does that change mean for the future of the business? That was the question posed to an opening panel at the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair: What Is a Publisher Now? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The CEO of HarperCollins U.K. talked about taking his new job and how he plans on taking HC into the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Download our special Frankfurt Book Fair show daily focused on digital publishing. Read interviews with CEOs, digital experts and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read the complete Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 Digital Spotlight in this Scribd reader Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whether following from abroad or tweeting from the conferences, here are the essential hashtags for The Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In separate deals with agents at William Morris Endeavor, HarperCollins's Terry Karten acquired North American rights to two of the big buzz books drawing attention leading into the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Uncertainty is one big obstacle holding publishers back from outsourcing their distribution, observes CEO Gareth Cuddy of ePubDirect. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the allures of ebooks for American publishers is the opportunity the format provides to sell titles to international markets, free of the costs of printing—and shipping—books overseas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When I moved to Paris in 2010, I’d already begun doing the majority of my reading on my Kindle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There is no denying that the past decade has seen some mighty changes within the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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