Educational Development Corporation announced it received a $1.44 million loan under the Paycheck Protection Program. The company has seen a drop in sales in its publishing division, although business in its direct-to-consumer has increased. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenues at Educational Development Corp. rose 2% in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014, hitting $26.1 million, although accounting items dropped net earnings to $357,600 from $802,900 in fiscal 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book People has taken on a loan of £2.5m from Gordon Brothers Europe, said to be to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid violent political protests and the threat of occupation by Russian troops, Ukrainians are moving to protect their most precious literary treasures. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A decision two years ago to stop selling its books on Amazon led to a turnaround in Educational Development Corp.'s home business division in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has to comply with German data protection law, the Higher Court of Berlin ruled in a decision that directly contradicted an earlier decision by another court.The Berlin court confirmed a 2012 verdict that found that Facebook’s Friend Finder violated German law because it was unclear to... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New data suggests that the borrowing of erotic fiction from UK public libraries has leapt by 500%, in what is being called the 'Fifty Shades' effect. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The group alleges that the Canadian definition of fair use is subject to an "excessively broad interpretation." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Educational Development Corp. that third quarter sales rose 8%, to $8.5 million, in the quarter ended November 30. Net earnings were up to $547,800 from $525,700. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spurred by revelations of how the National Security Agency is collecting information on citizens, the Campaign for Reader Privacy has issued a statement calling for Congress to pass the USA Freedom Act. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Educational Development Corp. reported that revenue for the second quarter ended August 31, 2013 rose 4.6%, to $5.7 million, but net earnings in the period fell to $56,400 from $138,200 in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following recent attacks on press freedom in the United States, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called on all governments to recognise that freedom of the press is ess ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Word-of-mouth has long been a driver of small business success (and failure), and these days it takes the form of online customer reviews. But the relative anonymity provided by the Web has added a new wrinkle: review fraud. In fact, fake reviews have been a real problem on Yelp. Last fall the... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the UK, authors are paid by the government when their physical books are borrowed (around 6p per loan), but digital titles are not yet a part of that agreement. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Few people understand the magic of libraries better than Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials, but all is not well when it comes to digital lending. As the soon-to-be president of the Society of Authors, Pullman is leading the charge against publishing houses that may be shortchanging... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade publishers contacted by the Society of Authors over the issue of ebook lending are using a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has warned that authors may be losing out twice over on ebook loans, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new chapter has been opened in the long-running fi ght for survival of one of Germany’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Consumer protection laws will be updated to include digital purchases such as ebooks, the Queen... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European publishers are looking into the opportunities a free trade agreement between the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Because of the strange distortions of copyright protection, there are twice as many newly published books available on Amazon from 1850 as there are from 1950 Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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