One thing the absence of a big book has meant is that a handful of titles—drawing strong advances from editors in the U.S. and abroad—are being clumped into an ever-growing list of buzzed-about books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ingram Content Group has acquired Aer.io, a service that allows publishers, retailers and authors to sell and fulfill print and digital books directly to readers via their websites, blogs and social networks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired the world rights to The Throne of Glass Coloring Book, based Sarah J. Maas’ Throne of Glass series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Barefoot Books has told business associates it will close its Oxford studio at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You could say I have a sentimental attachment to the chain bookstore. Growing up in an intellectually impoverished American suburb, I spent much of my free time in now-defunct locations of Borders and Barnes & Noble. I read garbage, mostly: popular history magazines, Star Trek novelizations,... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The year in print is ending on a down note, and not just because Conde Nast's Details and Time Inc.'s All You have breathed their last. Only 96 magazines launched in 2015, a 35% drop from the prior... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The average book’s length has grown from 320 pages in 1999 to 400 pages in 2014, a shift some blame on digital publishing. The post Is Digital Publishing to Blame for Books Getting Longer? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regular readers of The Bookseller will be aware of the three trends driving the print renaissance: adult colouring books, clean eating titles and psychological thrillers. Thus far in 2015, total sales are up 6% year on year through Nielsen BookScan, with a good deal of that down to 2015 breakout... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Testing Penguin Random House's "Hotline" for a personalized list of book suggestions for gift givers, our correspondent comes away impressed. The post Looking for the Perfect Book Present? Try the Penguin Hotline Really. appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James' Fifty Shades of Grey series has claimed five spots on Apple's iBooks 2015 best-selling fiction chart while Jeffrey Archer has claimed four spots and Lee Child has two. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since its highly publicized decision to stop selling books through Amazon, sales at EDC have skyrocketed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new app aims to shake up book recommendations with a little help from some bookshelf selfies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales rose 6.9% in October over October 2014, hitting $747 million in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended December 6, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Humans of New York: Stories’ is the #2 book in the country, selling seven times as many print units this week as last week. Plus J.K. Rowling (and Newt Scamander) take three of our children’s list spots, David Pogue teaches readers how to peel a banana, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books-A-Million has officially completed the purchase of the retailer by executive chairman Clyde Anderson and members of the Anderson family. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flying Eye has bought the world rights to My Very Own Space, a picture book text by Pippa Goodhart about a rabbit who wants his own space, and his brothers and sisters, who keep invading it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Harry Potter Colouring Book (Studio Press) has made it into the top 10 "most wished for presents of the year", according to Amazon.co.uk. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Bill Bryson, Paula Hawkins and John Green are among the shortlist for Sainsbury’s ebook of the year 2015 award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To say native content has grown since last year would be an understatement. In 2014, Pressboard combed through 1,500 pieces of content for our "best of" list -- this year it was closer to 7,000. To give you an idea of how far the space has come, we had to buy VR headsets just to review a couple... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Fates and Furies, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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