Even as Georgian authors and Bavarian voters reinforce the political volatility of the context this year, Frankfurter Buchmesse records a slight increase in overall attendance. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018 Records a Mild Increase in Attendance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Hawkins’s novel has now been top of the UK hardback book chart for 20 weeks, outlasting even Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol• How Paula Hawkins wrote ‘the new Gone Girl’A record set six years ago by Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol was broken this week by Paula Hawkins’s dark thriller The Girl on the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's UK website sales rose by 14% to £5.3bn last year, but the company also paid less in corporation tax and received more handouts in government grants. According to accounts filed in the US, net sales for the UK website were £5.3bn ($8.3bn) to the year ending December 2014, up from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moviepilot has doubled its traffic in the past year to become the sixth-biggest site for movie buffs. In the process, it’s become highly dependent on Facebook, which supplies 80 percent of its traffic. But well aware that Facebook can turn off the traffic spigot at any time, the site is... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James’ Grey (Arrow) has become the fastest-selling adult paperback in the UK since records began, smashing the previous record by almost 270,000 copies, while selling nearly 650,000 physical and digital units in just three days on sale. Grey shifted 385,972 print units Thursday through... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A controversial plan to increase Sunday retail openings is going through French parliament in a wide-ranging economic bill that aims to boost growth and foreign investment. The bill proposes to increase from five to 12 the number of Sundays retailers can trade at the local mayor’s discretion,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone has claimed that the first day sales of ‘Grey’ have been “record-breaking” for an adult paperback in the industry. The latest edition of E L James’ bestselling series – Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian went on sale around the world yesterday, just 18 days after the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair has formally announced France will be its 2017 Guest of Honor country. The Institut Français will organize France's program. The post France to Be 2017 Guest of Honor at Frankfurt Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have donated $5 million to help undocumented immigrants attend college, Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook page. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After attending a panel discussion on 'The Crisis of American Fiction,' in which an all-male panel discussed only male authors for an entire hour, author Kamila Shamsie began to research the dearth of women in publishing and literary fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite taking place at a new venue with some quirks, attendance for ReedPOP’s Special Edition: NYC was up 40% from 2014, its inaugural year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith's total group sales for the last quarter grew slightly by 1% compared to the same period in 2014, although high street sales were down. The high street division saw both total sales and like-for-like sales fall 4% compared to last year in the 13 weeks ending 30th May. However, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales rose 25% at Educational Development Corp. for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015, and net earnings jumped to $859,200 in the year, up from $357,600 in fiscal 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In its sophomore year, the consumer show drew 18,000 fans over its two-day run at the Javits Center. Show organizer ReedPop said the statistic represents an 80% increase over last year's attendance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bruce Jenner effectively completed his gender transformation today—at least in the public sense—when the former Olympian appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair with the headline, "Call me Caitlyn." His new identity, Caitlyn Jenner, then got her own Twitter handle, @Caitlyn_Jenner, where she... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenue rose 3% at Indigo Books & Music in the year ended March 28, 2015 over fiscal 2014, and its net loss fell from $31 million last year to $3.5 million in fiscal 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair has invested in IPR License, a global rights platform for the book publishing industry, and will promote the online rights business to a global audience. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Invests in IPR License appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pandora's propensity for litigation is pretty storied by this point, but it seems like the internet-radio outfit's luck has run out. A New York judge has ruled that Pandora must raise its payout rates to Taylor Swift's music publishing house BMI, fro... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Music critic Jessica Hopper’s work has been anthologised in a new book – still a rare accolade in the macho world of rock writingThe first essay reprinted in Jessica Hopper’s new book, The First Collection Of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, sees her in 2002, imagining “what a REAL... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It has been four months since the Swiss National Bank abandoned the Euro cap on the Swiss franc and the mood in the book industry is grim. Trade publishers especially have slammed on the brakes and, with economising the order of the day, at least three major Swiss trade houses opted to forgo... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary festivals are growing in importance for retailer Blackwell’s, with the company actively seeking to establish partnerships with the sector. Zool Verjee, Blackwell’s sales development manager, told The Bookseller the chain had enjoyed sales growth of 15% year on year after partnering... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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