Writer Germaine Greer has said that ebooks should “cost pennies” and accused people... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Touting 6 million ebooks and a $9.99 audiobook subscription, the new Walmart partnership with Rakuten Kobo gives the Canadian retailer what it hasn't had in the US market: brand recognition. The post Canada’s Rakuten Kobo Arrives in America at Walmart: Ebooks and Audiobooks appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet the author who had 60 rejections before hitting it lucky with an ebook publisher. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury publishing director Michael Fishwick has urged people to read Germaine Greer’s controversial On Rape essay “with an open mind”, saying he hoped it would “provoke debate on this important topic”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury will publish Germaine Greer's controversial essay On Rape in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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The Public Lending Right (PLR) will be extended to cover ebooks and e-audiobooks borrowed from libraries from 1st July. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop is to rebrand its ebook list Ipso Books as Agora Books, and will look to expand its digital output with commercial frontlist titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are urging the UK government to support measures that would allow VAT to be removed on ebooks, audiobooks and online newspaper and magazine subscriptions in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tight markets and tariffs keep pushing up paper prices—and publishers are taking note. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Andrew Sean Greer and poet Frank Bidart were among those awarded Pulitzer Prizes this year, alongside rapper Kendrick Lamar and the New York Times team which broke the Harvey Weinstein story. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the categories of fiction, history, biography poetry, and general nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers, still smarting from blows inflicted by Facebook and its ever-changing news feed, have found some comfort in the warm embrace of Google. The post The Rundown: Google AMP has short-term appeal but potential long-term costs appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ali Smith's Winter (Hamish Hamilton), Laurie Penny's Bitch Doctrine (Bloomsbury) and Reni Eddo-Lodge's Jhalak Prize-winning Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race (Bloomsbury) are among the10 titles longlisted for the 2018 Orwell Prize for Political Writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s not often a single title tops both the print and ebook charts in the same week, let alone pulls off that feat multiple times, but Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine's in the number one ebook chart slot has now reached seven consecutive weeks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germaine Greer is publishing a new book, On Rape, arguing there are "important differences between sleaze and assault". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Getting 'aesthetically pleasing and accessible content' out of what the judges gave her as a mashup of sci-fi and Lewis Carroll, Katy Mastrocola beats the competition. The post Booknet Canada and Rakuten Kobo Award 2018 Ebook Coding Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three roles in Penguin Random House's ebook production team have been made redundant as part of a strategic move by the company to integrate ebooks within its print production operations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Announcing an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange's NewConnect index for this year, Poland's Legimi ebook and audiobook subscription pursues development in Germany, China. The post Poland’s Ebook and Audiobook Subscription Service Legimi Plans IPO for International Expansion appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road announces its acquisition of US ebook rights to iconic British journalist-novelist Graham Greene, as the UK's Unicorn names artist Ali Cavanaugh for a 2019 retrospective. The post Open Road Acquires US Graham Greene Ebook Rights; Unicorn Announces Ali Cavanaugh Book appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rolling out the news of its acquisition with three pivotal titles, Open Road announces its Graham Greene US ebook rights acquisition, as the UK’s Unicorn names artist Ali Cavanaugh for a 2019 retrospective. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Jon Fine: ‘Greene’s Extraordinary... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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