In 1877, as the outcome of the previous year’s presidential election was still being disputed, D. Appleton & Co. advertised a book that tackled the ever-thorny question, “How shall the votes be counted?” Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenues year-to-date January-to-June revenues across all categories in the US book industry came in at US$6.3 billion. The post AAP StatShot: US Industry Up 18.1 Percent, January to June, Year to Date appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-24 15:00:26 UTC ]
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Lawyers say the Internet Archive's sweeping demand for 10 years worth of monthly sales data is "burdensome in the extreme" and legally "irrelevant." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In their filing August 9, IA lawyers insist the sales data is crucial to its fair use defense in a lawsuit filed last year, while the plaintiff publishers have balked at the extraordinary request. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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If you're caught up on this classic and looking for something similar, here are eight manhwa and manga like The Beginning After the End. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-07-20 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Celebrate Pride with science fiction and fantasy reads! We've rounded up some out of this world SFF books with genderfluid characters. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-06-29 10:36:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has acquired world publishing rights to the archives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The publisher said the collection features some of the "most historically important and vital literature in American history." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mexican author Valeria Luiselli has won the €100,000 Dublin Literary Award for her novel Lost Children Archive (4th Estate), the world's most valuable prize for a single novel published in English. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-19 15:32:45 UTC ]
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As we scour the past issues of the Book Review on its 125th anniversary, we have come across a lot of commissioned poetry — including this interesting specimen. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-04-23 15:47:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of adult titles jumped for the week ended April 10, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, offsetting steep declines in the juvenile categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Erik Hoel on the joy of growing up in an indie bookstore—and with his badass single mom, who opened The Jabberwocky in 1972 when she was 23 years old. | Lit Hub Memoir “You may have noticed that anger is making a comeback for women.” Gina Frangello on rage and infidelity. | Lit Hub “These […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-04-06 09:30:32 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales were $797 million in January, down from $956 million a year ago. The 16.6% decline was only a slight increase over the December drop, and was another indication bookstore sales declines may be levelling off. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The company that oversees the children’s author’s estate said that the titles contained depictions of groups that were “hurtful and wrong.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-03 08:08:27 UTC ]
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Dr. Seuss Enterprises has announced that it will cease publication of six of the author's books due to their racist depictions. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-03-02 14:09:13 UTC ]
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Six Dr. Seuss books — including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy said Tuesday. ... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2021-03-02 12:29:16 UTC ]
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‘Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families.’ Six Dr. Seuss books are being pulled from publication, the organization who manages the late author’s legacy accounted... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-03-02 08:06:15 UTC ]
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These audiobooks for your LGBTQ+ book club are tested and recommended by one member of a queer South Carolina book club. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-23 11:30:00 UTC ]
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Titles promising encouragement, comfort, and biblical wisdom run throughout the top 10 list, but with an Eastern spirituality classic by Ram Das in the mix. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Get to know the works of some of the best Caribbean authors writing classic and contemporary books for young readers. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-09 11:36:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print book rose 19.5% in the week ended January 30, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to BookScan. For the month of January, print unit sales were 21.3% higher than January 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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If you enjoyed Maggie O'Farrell's historical fiction about Shakespeare's son, check out these thematically similar books like HAMNET. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-03 11:37:00 UTC ]
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