Sales rose 16.2%, to 1.70 billion euros, and earnings increased 30.2% at Penguin Random House in the first half of 2015 over the same period in 2014. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Survey finds proportion of toddlers having story time fell by a fifth in five years The proportion of toddlers being read to every day has dropped by a fifth over the last five years, according to research warning that the decline is a significant threat to child development.The annual... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While most publishers are more preoccupied with plummeting traffic from Facebook, some quietly worry about Google’s propensity to show more and more information in its search results. The post Publishers warm to Google, but still worry about getting crowded out in search results appeared first... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen keep the top slot one more week with their 'The Wife Between Us,' while Kristin Hannah's 'The Great Alone' climbs to #2 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There was plenty of drama on the opening night of the City Section Open Division basketball playoffs. At one point Saturday night, the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 seeds all trailed in the second half. At halftime in Woodland Hills, with No. 3 Taft down by eight points to No. 6 Crenshaw, standout guard Kihei... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As fewer Americans identify as religious or spiritual, more books champion secular views while other more Christian authors battle back by asserting Biblical truth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin is launching a pop-up bookshop stocked solely with titles by female writers for International Women’s Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin is partnering with Jack Arts and Audible to celebrate the paperback publication of Mohsin Hamid's Exit West (Viking) with an interactive poster installation on Commercial Street, London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The assets of Black Dog Publishing and sister company Artifice Books, recently gone into liquidiation, have been bought by St James’s House Media Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of David Walliams’ Bad Dad helped revenue at HarperCollins grow by $3 million year-on-year in the second quarter to $469 million. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The positive impact of currency fluctuations, plus higher backlist sales in its children's division, led to a 1% revenue rise at HarperCollins this past quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kew Gardens will host a Peter Rabbit themed festival this year after striking a deal with Penguin Ventures, part of Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harrow and Ealing councils have taken their library services back in-house following the collapse of contractor Carillion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global illustrated publisher Quarto has said it achieved "strong trading" over the second half of the year and holidays, with its children's business "once again showing growth". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg recently shared that Facebook is revamping the news feed to prioritize content from friends over content from brands, businesses and publishers. Facebook's stock price dropped 5 percent immediately following the announcement. This change should not be taken lightly. While... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It looks as though production is about to begin in Maryland on the sixth and final season of “House of Cards,” which has been rewritten to omit star and executive producer Kevin Spacey. A casting notice was published Friday on Facebook for the “first official photo shoot for Season 6” with a... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books has acquired Tenants: Stories of Britain’s Housing Shame, the first book by award-winning journalist and campaigner Vicky Spratt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish booksellers have trumpeted a strong year of trade in 2017, despite economic uncertainty and competition from online retailers. Rosamund de la Hey, The Mainstreet Trading Company, Golden Hare Books, Lighthouse Bookshop, Mairi Oliver, Marie Moser, The Edinburgh Bookshop Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops are kicking off 2018 with confidence after the majority reported sales rises over the Christmas period, but some some have urged publishers to take more risks and work harder to build authors into brands this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles’ sales were marginally up in value terms in December, despite the mini-chain being hit by a drop in footfall, which it said was a result of adverse weather and roadworks outside its flagship branch on Charing Cross Road in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury’s and Blackwell’s have reported positive book sales over the Christmas period, with Pete Selby, head of books at the supermarket, saying that gift purchases are now "shifting" from other entertainment to books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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