E-reader numbers 'set to rise 70%' this year

Publishers are readying themselves to respond to an explosion of e-reading devices in the UK in... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Taddeo wanted to write about female desire. It set her on an eight-year odyssey.

The author reflects on “Three Women,” which was the result of countless interviews and a cross-country drive in an RV. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-03 12:54:00 UTC ]
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The Amount of Fake Accounts Removed From Facebook This Year Nearly Equals Its Number of Total Active Users

Facebook disabled more than 2 billion fake accounts on Facebook in the first quarter of 2019 alone, nearly the same amount of total monthly active users the company has, the company said Thursday in a report about how it is enforcing its platform rules. The company pulled almost 2.2 billion fake... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-05-23 20:09:09 UTC ]
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Digital growth helps Haynes to half-year profit rise

Car manual publisher Haynes saw group profit before tax boom by almost a quarter (23%) for the six months ending 30th November 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucky 13 for Kinney as The Meltdown scores author's first number one in three years

Jeff Kinney’s 13th Wimpy Kid title The Meltdown (Puffin) has nipped into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 57,790 copies to claim the author’s first overall number one since November 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kinsella lands first number one in four years

Sophie Kinsella’s Surprise Me (Black Swan) has elbowed John Grisham from the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 19,104 copies in its first three days on sale through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decentralised, reader-centric, diverse; Markus Dohle on five years of PRH

Penguin Random House is marking its fifth anniversary since the merger that formed the publisher in 2013. Its global c.e.o. Markus Dohle discusses its achievements, and its plans for the future. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NPD Group Sees 32-Percent Rise in US Political Books, Year to Date

The political debate is paying off for publishers of political books, NPD's data indicates, with major titles leading a nonfiction boost that shows up not just in print but also in ebook sales. The post NPD Group Sees 32-Percent Rise in US Political Books, Year to Date appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To the Slaughter: First number one in nine years for Karin

Karin Slaughter’s The Good Daughter (HarperCollins) has murdered the competition, selling 20,288 copies for £79,926 to claim the crime author’s first UK Official Top 50 number one spot since March 2009. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat's UK ad revenue set to overtake Twitter's next year

UK arm – which earns about 10% of app’s global ad revenues – is forecast to bring in £181mSnapchat is so popular in Britain that its advertising revenue will overtake Twitter’s UK revenue in 2019, and revenue from consumer magazine and cinema advertising within two years.The seven-year old phone... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Readers to Choose ‘Golden Man Booker Prize’: 50 Years of Winners

Resurfacing many lesser-known Man Booker Prize for Fiction winners of the past, the Booker Foundation opens a crowdsourced competition to select the best of the best of 50 years. The post Readers to Choose ‘Golden Man Booker Prize’: 50 Years of Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones set to open five new branches this year

Managing director James Daunt says company is ‘making good money’ and has plans to open a further 10 to 15 shops in 2018Waterstones is to open five new bookshops in the run-up to Christmas and plans up to 15 more for next year, according to managing director James Daunt. The news comes after... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld signs 70-year-old debut author as 'summer lead' title

A debut novel by 70-year-old Anne Youngson has been pre-empted by Transworld and is set to become the publisher's lead fiction title for summer 2018. Transworld editorial director Jane Lawson pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights including Canada to Meet Me At The Museum, described as "the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wales Book of the Year set for autumn

The Wales Book of the Year awards are to go ahead this year, following a review by administrator Literature Wales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AIM Ends Skiing Magazine’s Print Run after 70 Years

As part of an increased focus on mobile and video, the enthusiast publisher will redirect staff and resources toward sister title Ski magazine. The post AIM Ends Skiing Magazine’s Print Run after 70 Years appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kerridge gives Bloomsbury its first number one in eight years

Tom Kerridge’s Dopamine Diet (Absolute) has leapfrogged two Joe Wicks titles to claim the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, shifting 15,279 copies for £160,976.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: Attendance Rises For Second Straight Year

The Frankfurt Book Fair reported that total attendance at the fair rose modestly for the second year in a row. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BAMB Readers Awards to launch this year

The Booksellers Association is set to launch a new book prize to coincide with the annual Books Are My Bag campaign, asking readers to vote for their favourite books of the year across five categories.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto half-year revenues rise 8%

Illustrated book publisher and distributor Quarto has seen its revenue rise 8% year-on-year to $73.3m (£56.43m) in the six months ending 30th June 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Expand the Number of Readers’: Brazil’s Miriam Gabbai

With economic shrinkage forecast to continue, Brazil's publishing industry battles educational and distribution challenges: 'We've had to reinvent ourselves,' says a key player in the book business. The post ‘Expand the Number of Readers’: Brazil’s Miriam Gabbai appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales rise for first time in four years as ebooks decline

Adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland helped revival in traditional publishing last yearSales of printed books have grown for the first time in four years, lifted by the adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, as ebooks suffered... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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