George R R Martin has opened an independent bookshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Open Road has implemented a new organizational structure that it said will help it become a broader digital content company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The way people buy books today is completely different from how they bought them five or 10 years ago,” Martin Lindstrom says. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller reports a jump in the average price of books in the UK last year, as well as a boost in print book sales — especially at indie bookstores. The post UK Print Book Sales Pop in 2015, Indie Bookshops Get a Boost appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suspected abduction of five booksellers prompts fears of mounting self-censorship in face of mainland crackdown on ‘salacious’ publicationsOne of Hong Kong’s leading international bookshop chains has removed politically sensitive books from its shelves in the wake of the mysterious disappearance... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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India's Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform offers open source of children's books and encourages users to translate, adapt and use the content for free. The post Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver: Open Source Publishing for India’s Children appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cumbria booksellers are open for business in spite of the area seeing three bouts of flooding in less than a month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How many have you read? Test yourself by seeing if you can match first lines to the titles of the Monitor's favorite novels (and one collection of short stories) from 2015. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A former Financial Times digital editor has been appointed as the director of a new East London bookshop which intends to target millennials. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a new ebook, Knowledge@Wharton reports on how massive open online courses are helping professionals to meet their career goals. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops have been forced to close and The New Bookshop in Cockermouth, Cumbria, has been badly damaged following severe flooding and weather disruptions caused by Storm Desmond. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With fewer than 1,000 stores in the UK, a number of online initiatives are aiming to help shoppers find their way back to local independent bookshopsThe rise of online retailers and ebooks have had a devastating impact on the UK’s independent bookshops. According to the Booksellers Association,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's Futurebook conference in London last Friday focused on the growing importance of security, mobile readers and open access. The post Talk of Security, Mobile and “Open” Dominate UK’s Futurebook Confab appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Friedman's Open Road ebook company has had one million page views for its new, direct-to-consumer online community The Lineup in its first six months of existence, Friedman revealed at the FutureBook Conference today (4th December). Open Book aims to get 10m unique users of The Lineup,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are rolling out their Christmas advertising, with chains divided between emphasising the power of giving a book as a gift and recommending individual compelling titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Japan, the HMV and Tower Records brands live on, with HMV opening a new flagship bookstore in Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood. The post HMV Opens Dazzling New Flagship Bookstore in Tokyo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group is offering a student the chance to illustrate a picture book by Cressida Cowell, thanks to a new competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assouline Publishing is set to open an exclusive standalone bookstore in a new French restaurant and bakery in Houston, Texas. The post Assouline to Open Bookstore in a Houston Bakery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Katniss Everdeen may have come out on top of the weekend box office with an estimated $101 million in domestic ticket sales, but the new "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2" fell short of industry expectations and, unlike the "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" young-adult juggernauts, her "Hunger... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egyptian bookstore chain ALEF has opened a shop in London with the aim of “empowering and spreading Arabic literature around the globe." The post Egypt’s ALEF Bookstore Chain Opens Shop in London appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SilverDell Bookshop is to close after 15 years operating as a bookshop and ice cream store in Kirkham, Preston, but its owner Elaine Silverwood is set to continue as a freelance events organiser. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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