German trade looks to Christmas to salvage disappointing year

German booksellers are hoping for a shopping frenzy in the final run-up to Christmas to salvage an otherwise disappointing year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google case raises doubts about German news copyright law

German news publishers suing Google for copyright dues under a 2013 law may get more than they bargained for, with implications for readers and newspapers throughout the EU.Rather than rule in their favor, the Berlin court hearing their case has raised doubts about the validity of the very law... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTuber Burr moves to Blink for Christmas title

Blink Publishing has won the rights to publish YouTube star Tanya Burr’s third book, Tanya’s Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wales Book of the Year set for autumn

The Wales Book of the Year awards are to go ahead this year, following a review by administrator Literature Wales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pontas marks 25 years as a home for writers worldwide

The Barcelona-based agency that is global in both mindset and client list invited its authors to toast its quarter-century. Katherine Cowdrey meets the woman who founded the firm. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH Trade Reports Improved Q1

Just days after laying off over 20 people in its trade division, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt reported that revenue in the division rose 16% in the first quarter ended March 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S and HC celebrate Philippa Gregory's 30-year career

Publishers HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster came together to celebrate Philippa Gregory’s 30 years as a published author at the Ivy Club in Soho, with guests including HRH Princess Michael of Kent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trading director Siôn Hamilton leaves Foyles

Siôn Hamiton, trading director at Foyles, has left the company after 15 years in order to address his "work-life balance". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Borsenverein chief warns on German independents

After 2016 brought a welcome boost with sales up 1%, the German book industry couldn’t carry the momentum into 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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25 Years Later, Berrett-Koehler Gets Digital

While the Oakland publisher remains committed to its quarter-century-old vision, it continues to adapt to a multimedia market where web reigns supreme. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Jump in Boom Year for U.K. Publishing

U.K. publishing sales rose 7% in 2016 over 2015, fueled by rising exports from a Brexit-weakened pound. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Powerhouse Spanish Agency Pontas Literary Marks 25 Years

The Barcelona-based literary and film agency is celebrating its anniversary on April 23, during the Spanish city's annual literary celebration, Dia Sant Jordi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish trade 'concern' over future of Freight Books

Authors and agents have expressed concern about the future of Scottish independent publisher Freight Books following the departure of co-founder and director Adrian Searle earlier this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lib Dems receive surge in support from book trade

The Liberal Democrats have received a surge in support from the book trade ahead of the general election on 8th June thanks to the party’s clear stance against Brexit, according to a survey conducted by The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Words Move’ as Warsaw Book Fair Welcomes This Year’s Guest of Honor: Germany

'An intense German-Polish cultural dialogue,' Germany's Warsaw plan is led by Frankfurt Book Fair, Goethe-Institut, and Berlin's Foreign Office. The post ‘Words Move’ as Warsaw Book Fair Welcomes This Year’s Guest of Honor: Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade reacts to snap general election

The book trade has expressed surprise over the snap general election called by prime minister Theresa May and is divided over whether it will harm or boost the book market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Simmons speaks for first time in over a year after rumors he was missing

The fitness celebrity, who was subject of podcast Missing Richard Simmons, released a statement on Facebook to say he was ‘just a little under the weather’Fitness guru Richard Simmons is “not missing” according to a statement published on his personal website on Wednesday. Related: Missing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Year, Santa Claus Is Black and Gay–Thanks To This “Colbert” Writer

Christmas is coming early for progressives this year, and it’s coming with a sense of humor. Santa’s Husband, out in bookstores this fall, offers an unusual take on the holiday’s central representative. In this fresh reinvention, Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer Daniel Kibblesmith renders... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven-year-old Syrian refugee Bana Alabed’s memoir to S&S

Simon & Schuster US will publish seven-year old Syrian refugee Bana Alabed’s memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bana al-Abed, seven-year-old Syrian peace campaigner, to publish memoir

Dear World, which will recount the young Twitter activist’s experience of war and flight from her war-torn home, is scheduled for autumn releaseA seven-year-old Syrian refugee whose tweets from war-torn Aleppo won her a global following is set to write a book. Bana al-Abed’s Dear World will... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiely and Scheffler design totes for this year’s Books Are My Bag

Irish fashion designer Orla Kiely and The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler have designed the adult and children’s tote bags respectively for this year’s Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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