Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ‘big five’ UK publishers dropped in 2015Ebook sales for the UK’s five biggest publishers fell in 2015, according to a new report in the Bookseller, collectively declining 2.4%, to 47.9m units. It is the first drop in numbers of books sold in this medium for the “big five” since the digital age began.The Bookseller magazine says that each of the five biggest general trade publishers in the UK – Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan and Simon & Schuster – saw their ebook sales fall in 2015. At Penguin Random House, the UK’s largest trade publisher, ebook totals slipped by 0.4% in 2015, down from 16.17m to 16.1m. At Hachette, they were down 1.1% to 14.5m, while at HarperCollins, when sales from Harlequin Mills & Boon are excluded (the company was acquired halfway through 2014), ebook sales were down 4.7%. The slip at Pan Macmillan was 7.7%, and at Simon & Schuster it was 0.3%. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The digital imprint, acquired as part of Simon & Schuster’s purchase of Adams Media in 2016, is being closed, the publisher said, due to “changing consumer reading habits." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With soaring sales, viral hits like Cat Person and a cameo by Tom Hanks, the form seems to be staging a comeback. But did it ever go away?In 2017, almost 50% more short story collections were sold than in the previous year. It was the best year for short stories since 2010. Booksellers are... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has bought a further three novels in Genevieve Cogman’s Invisible Library series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has appointed Jonathan Karp president and publisher of its adult publishing group. In his new role, Karp will oversee the house's New York-based adult trade imprints: Atria Books, Gallery Books, Scribner, Simon & Schuster and Touchstone. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has launched a competition for seven independent booksellers across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the 175th anniversary of parent company Macmillan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six months after unveiling Skybound Books, a joint partnership between the media company Skybound Entertainment and Simon & Schuster’s Atria imprint, three new publishing projects are in the works at the Los Angeles–based imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milo Yiannopoulos has dropped his multi-million pound legal case against Simon & Schuster US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a very brief filing made late last week in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Milo Yiannopoulos withdrew his lawsuit against his former publisher, Simon & Schuster, with prejudice. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milo Yiannopoulos, the right-wing provocateur and writer, has dropped his lawsuit against Simon & Schuster over the publisher’s cancelation of his book "Dangerous" last year. In a document filed with the New York State Supreme Court, Yiannopoulos withdrew his legal action against the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Right wing troll Milo Yiannopoulos has officially dropped his lawsuit against Simon & Schuster. Last July, he announced he was suing the book publisher for wrongfully terminating a contract for his book, Dangerous, after Yiannopoulos made comments that seemed to defend pedophilia. The suit... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has promoted Vicki Mellor to the newly-created role of publishing director of the commercial fiction team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hardly anyone reads New Zealand adult fiction. Printed books comprise about two-thirds of all books sold in this country, but Kiwis are a pragmatic bunch and by far the most books we buy are cookbooks and sports biographies. Printed fiction is likely to be less than a half of adult fiction sold,... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder’s Louise Swannell and Pan Macmillan’s Dusty Miller have been recognised for their “standout” campaigns for Erin Kelly’s He Said/ She Said and Adam Kay’s junior doctor diaries This is Going to Hurt at the PPC Annual Awards for 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CBS, the parent company of Simon & Schuster, is currently exploring a merger with media company Viacom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judith Curr, president and publisher at Atria Publishing Group, is leaving after 19 years with Simon & Schuster US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a memo to Simon & Schuster employees this morning, CEO Carolyn Reidy said that the Atria Publishing Group president and publisher is leaving the company today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan's creative director Geoff Duffield is leaving the publisher to found an author-brand agency, with Anna Bond taking on a "new and broader" role as sales and brand director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two new books with a negative take on Donald Trump's presidency, David Frum's 'Trumpocracy' (Harper) and David Cay Johnston's 'It's Even Worse Than You Think' (Simon & Schuster), have seen demand increase on Amazon following the fray surrounding Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury' (Henry Holt). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milo Yiannopoulos’ lawyers have reportedly asked to step down from his lawsuit against Simon & Schuster following a "breakdown in the relationship". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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