Futurebook is Europe's biggest publishing conference bringing together leading thinkers in publishing, retail, editorial, writing, marketing and tech, along with speakers from other industries. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the sunny spring morning that we speak, Harriet Evans has been going through the page proofs of her 12th novel, The Beloved Girls, with a forensic eye—long before she was a bestselling author, Evans was a highly regarded editor—and it has not met her exacting standards. “I’m actually... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-14 16:27:00 UTC ]
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When Meryl Halls took over as managing director of the Booksellers Association in April 2018, she wondered what would define her time at the top of the trade body. “My predecessor Tim Godfray’s signature thing was keeping VAT off books, and he was very proud of that. I’ve had a bloody global... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 21:12:32 UTC ]
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Long-term industry-wide collaboration is "essential" for a greener future, but sustainable measures can be put in place now, delegates at The Bookseller's Futurebook conference have heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-20 04:39:13 UTC ]
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Publishers Nosy Crow and Pan Macmillan have been named winners of the FutureBooks Awards: Best of Lockdown, after the week-long virtual conference which culminated in the awards ceremony. The pair won alongside Bath-based bookshop Mr B’s Emporium, the Cheltenham Literature Festival, and academic... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-20 02:37:06 UTC ]
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Musing on books' resilience in the pandemic, Tom Weldon talks with Philip Jones; and Penguin Random House India partners with Pippa Rann. The post Industry Notes: Tom Weldon at FutureBook; Penguin Random House UK and India appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-19 18:15:54 UTC ]
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Lockdown was a key factor driving new consumers to try audiobooks in 2020 and helped increase listening among longer term listeners, according to hot-off-the-press data from Nielsen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 01:26:41 UTC ]
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Ensuring transparency around pay, demystifying the hiring process and giving illustrators the recognition they deserve are among the most fundamental changes the industry needs to make now, delegates at The Bookseller's FutureBook conference heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 02:31:32 UTC ]
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The audiobook sector's boom means it will be able to accommodate Spotify's move into the market but publishers are still only just realising the sector's potential, Bookwire's Videl Bar-Kar has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 19:16:13 UTC ]
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The industry needs to expand what it considers "normal", breaking a current way of thinking which considers black authors niche and prevents books representing society, Black Writers' Guild co-founder Nels Abbey has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 16:45:55 UTC ]
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Staffers are falling into “dangerous patterns” as a result of working from home during the pandemic, delegates at The Bookseller's Futurebook conference have heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-16 12:10:11 UTC ]
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Nathan Hull is chief strategy officer at Beat Technology, a company specialising in building tailor-made subscription and retail platforms for publishers, including Fabel’s offer in Norway, Skoobe’s in Germany and Chapter’s in Denmark. Nathan will chair the FutureBook panel “Tune Up: Building... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-06 07:42:04 UTC ]
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FutureBook celebrates start-ups that are making a unique impact on the book publishing industry. Over the past few years, the judges have rewarded both high-growth start-ups and smaller players transforming the business of books. Previous winners include Reedsy, Kadaxis, Unrd, The Pound Project... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-06 02:47:19 UTC ]
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The four booksellers behind the "At Home with Four Indies" initiative have been named as FutureBook’s Team of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-06 01:36:17 UTC ]
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The shortlistees for the annual FutureBook Awards have been revealed, demonstrating the trade’s ingenuity and flexibility in response to the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 16:38:31 UTC ]
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The full programme for FutureBook, The Bookseller's publishing conference has been launched. The all virtual event takes place for a week from 16th November, and includes speakers across a range of disciplines and companies. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-16 08:47:44 UTC ]
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FutureBook, The Bookseller's publishing conference, has announced the first speakers for its five-day virtual event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 09:00:31 UTC ]
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Fredrik Logevall creates a portrait of a youthful Kennedy who is curious, savvy and self-aware. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-25 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Exhibitors from 40 nations had hoped to be at the physical edition of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2020, Juergen Boos says. The post Juergen Boos: Frankfurt Had Some 800 Physical Exhibitors Registered appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-08 16:12:21 UTC ]
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ViacomCBS is expected to reactivate the sale process for Simon & Schuster this month, and Bertelsmann's chief says he's interested. The post Report: Germany’s Bertelsmann Interested in Buying Simon & Schuster appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-02 18:34:05 UTC ]
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In an interview with the 'Financial Times,' Thomas Rabe, chief executive at Penguin Random House's parent company, Bertelsmann, said he was interested in buying Simon & Schuster. Meanwhile, sources confirmed that, at a recent town hall meeting, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said HC was also... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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