‘Ghettoizing the Translations’: Chad Post on Marketing Books in Translation

What's done to help sell standard books, but not to help sell books in translation? In a telling interview, Chad Post talks about differences in marketing. The post ‘Ghettoizing the Translations’: Chad Post on Marketing Books in Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Hugh Dennis book to Headline

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Children's book sales boosted by half-term break

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Top German Booksellers + Bertelsmann + Telekom = Mega E-book Project

This Friday, booksellers Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, as well as Bertelsmann and Deutsche Telekom, promise to announce a "really big new project in ebooks and e-reading." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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APN Posts Profit of A$54m For 2012

Australian publisher APN has posted a profit after tax before exceptional items of A$54m (€42m) for the year ended 2012 in line with expectations. The company said that net debt has been reduced by A$180m while cost initiatives delivered sa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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PublishNews Brazil: More Megastores Opening, Workers Get Book Vouchers

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Oddest Book Title shortlist revealed

Six contenders including Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop and Was Hitler Ill? are in the running for the Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. Continue reading at BBC News

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Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

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Six picked for oddest book title shortlist

A shortlist of six titles has been chosen for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Emue Books Brings Francophone Literature (and Fairness) Down Under

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Debut author gets 7-figure book deal

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Huffington Post Loses Executive Editor Tim O'Brien

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Cravebox Markets Old-Fashioned Product in New-Fashioned Way

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World Book Day forges new partnerships

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Fiercest Book Critic of 2012? Camilla Long Had The Year’s Sharpest Hatchet

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Shortlists revealed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize

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Beavis writer up for book prize

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Quarter of adults 'have barely read a book in past six months'

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Outside of photos and status updates, Facebook's original shareable content was game activity. So-and-so just planted a new crop, etc. Next Facebook rolled out the Like button, and news articles became popular. Then Facebook debuted its Open Graph in fall 2011 so that someone could listen to a... Continue reading at AdWeek

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