Georgia to be Guest of Honor at Frankfurt 2018

Representatives from the book fair and Georgia came together for a signing in Berlin on February 27. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: July 20, 2018

Making headlines this week: Library groups respond to Tor's decision to scale back ebook lending; Progress on net neutrality; And, is Amazon really so bad? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 23, 2018

Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ debuts on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Asheville resident Robert Beatty receives a warm hometown welcome for his latest historical middle grade fantasy, ‘Willa of the Wood,’ and Naomi Novik weaves a new tale with ‘Spinning Silver.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Sales and Earnings Dropped in Fiscal 2018

Blockbuster sales of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' helped drive revenue to $1.74 billion in fiscal 2017, but without a comparable hit, sales fell 6% in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018. Operating income dropped 38%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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San Diego Comic-Con 2018: All Our Coverage

Stay up to date on all the latest news about San Diego Comic-Con 2018 with Publishers Weekly—daily updates, podcasts and more. We'll have exclusive interviews, photos and all the rest of the action here. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia’s Growing Ebook and Audiobook Sales in First Half of 2018

The Russian ebook distributor LitRes reports 45-percent growth year-over-year in ebook sales for the first half of this year. And Storytel, which ended its first year in May in the market, cites digital access over vast distances as a driver. The post Russia’s Growing Ebook and Audiobook Sales... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Hogwarts' unveiled as theme of Harry Potter Book Night 2018

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has revealed that 'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry' will be the theme for Harry Potter Book Night 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 16, 2018

Chanel Cleeton's ‘Next Year in Havana’ gets a major boost from Reese Witherspoon as her latest book club pick. Plus Gary John Bishop’s ‘Unfu*k Yourself’ lands in hardcover nonfiction a year after its publication, and Alexandra Bracken’s ’The Darkest Mind’ preps for the big screen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 16, 2018

This week: a summer job on a New York ambulance, plus a creepy, can’t-put-it-down thriller about motherhood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 8, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended July 8, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 16, 2018

Celadon picks up an unusual memoir by CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Martha Teichner; Little, Brown buys a book about a group of British women who changed the course of World War II; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: July 13, 2018

Among this week's headlines: The FCC continues to generate controversy; Should "hate groups" get to use the library meeting rooms?; And you know all those new books piling up on your shelves? The Japanese have a word for that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hotter than Ever, Anime Expo 2018 Attracts Big Crowds

More than 110,000 anime and manga fans crowded Anime Expo 2018, held july 4-8 at the L.A. Convention Center, a show that is fast becoming the primary platform to showcase Asian pop culture creators, publishers, animation and gaming releases in North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Book Deals: July 12, 2018

FaithWords takes a memoir from a Sudanese refugee; InterVarsity is combining two classics into a single book with updated and revised content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UNITE 2018: CBA, Investor Team Up to Revitalize Industry

UNITE 2018, the annual international convention hosted by the Association for Christian Retail, took place in Nashville, Tenn., from July 8-11, sharing news of a large investment designed to change the industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of July 9, 2018

Among the titles optioned this week are a Stephen King short story from the 1970s and a biography of the notorious commodities trader and tax dodger Marc Rich, who was pardoned by Bill Clinton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of July 9, 2018

This week's hot books include a philosophical title on the feelings of animals, and a Spanish historical women's fiction novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bestselling Books of 2018 (So Far)

As befits one more year of strident political discussion dominating public consciousness, political books sold well in the print sector in the first half of 2018. (Kids' books and nonfiction did pretty well, too.) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book trade's Rising Stars of 2018 revealed

The annual list of the book trade’s next generation features a number of youngsters who are already right at the heart of the contemporary book trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 9, 2018

‘Children of Blood and Bone,’ Jimmy Fallon’s first ’Tonight Show’ book club pick, is among the titles enjoying a boost in print unit sales this week. Plus Philadelphia Eagles QB Nick Foles publishers a memoir, and ‘Impractical Jokers’ costar James S. Murray launches a near-future SF trilogy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Stocks Dipped in First Half of 2018

Neither Barnes & Noble nor the spun-off Barnes & Noble Education have done terribly well in 2018. (Amazon, however, is doing just fine.) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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