For the fourth year in a row, the American Booksellers Association partnered with Candlewick Press to Find Waldo Local. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a 10th year, IPG Independent Publishing Awards will recognize the work of UK independent publishers and offer a business boost for the winners. The post Celebrating 10 Years of IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frugal Innovation by Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu (Profile/Economist Books) has been named the Chartered Management Institute’s Management Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Around 27% of people fear reading could become a “forgotten pleasure” according to new research commissioned to mark the 10th anniversary of Galaxy Quick Reads. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the Amazon-owned online retailer’s first major step into Australia means more competition, it’s not all doom and gloom for independent booksellersHead down Brunswick Street in Fitzroy and walk towards the neon lights until you see the words “Totally Weird Shit” on an awning. Walk through... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers that are scouring for more readers are digging into the audiences of rival sites. Through what some people call "social syndication," The Daily Dot, Bustle, Mental Floss and others are partnering up to cross-post articles in each other's Facebook pages. Often, this means teaming up... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After three years of cold calls to publishers, BitLit has found traction with ebook bundling and expanded into audiobooks with distributor Findaway. The post BitLit and Shelfie at Three Years: Cold Calling From Canada appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier's not-for-profit Elsevier Foundation has committed an annual contribution of $1m to a series of new programmes to run through to 2018, including one to encourage diversity in science, technology and medicine and another to promote science research in developing countries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#1000BlackGirlBooks is a project headed by an 11-year-old in Philadelphia who wants to promote diversity in children's books. The post ‘Sick of Reading about White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge, published by Macmillan Children's Books, has been crowned the winner of the £30,000 2015 Costa Book of the Year: the first children's book to claim the prize in more than a decade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey of workforce at 34 book publishers and eight review journals in US reveals 79% of staff are white and 78% female – with UK numbers still unmonitoredMan Booker winner Marlon James: ‘Writers of colour pander to the white woman’A survey of American publishing has found that it is blindingly... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s bookstore finalists represent a broad range of general independent bookstores, both big and small. The winner will be named in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Booksellers Association and Civic Economics released a report on the devastating impact of online retailing on American communities in terms of lost state and local tax revenues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In India, reading local authors in many local languages is thriving, making translation a crucial strategy for Indian publishers to widen their reach within the country. The post For Success in India, Look to Local Authors and Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Costa Book of the Year is announced on January 26th. Nick Higham spoke to each of the shortlisted authors, including Andrea Wulf, winner of the biography prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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43 percent of UK consumers expect drones to be the most influential technology in 2016, according to IEEE’s annual survey, with smart phones (38 percent) and 3D printing (31 percent) close behind. The online survey, conducted in November 2015, questioned over two thousand adults to find out what... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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End date for print edition still undetermined as brand plans to focus on digital content. The post Penthouse Folds Print Magazine After 50 Years appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon has revealed drama teacher and public speaker, Courtney Hayles, as the winner of its Man of the Year 2016 competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McCabe the latest senior editorial figure to leave Bauer Media, and comes same day the company announced it was outsourcing the printing and distribution of its magazines Helen McCabe has resigned as editor-in-chief of the Australian Women’s Weekly after six years in the high-profile role at the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Mother’s Story, the “gripping and heart-wrenching novel” from Amanda Prowse about a young mother struggling to cope with postnatal depression, has won Sainsbury’s Entertainment on Demand’s ebook of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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