Over 100,000 HarperCollins UK ebooks were downloaded on Christmas Day, the publisher has... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chronicle Books completed its third annual #GiveBooks campaign over the Thanksgiving weekend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A 5 p.m. deadline bore down on New York Times employees considering whether to accept buyout packages, a bid for the newspaper publisher to trim costs.The company has said there will be forced cuts if 100 jobs can't be eliminated through voluntary buyouts.Like many newspapers, the Times is... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Association chief executive Tim Godfray heads up our latest Bookseller 100, the sixth annual compilation of the people who have had the biggest impact across the book trade in the past year. Godfray has been named 2014's "101st", a position which honours a member of the industry who... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novel publisher SelfMadeHero is attempting to beat Amazon's delivery promises by offering free same-day delivery across central London. The independent publisher will offer the service for two weeks from 1st December, with orders placed before 2p.m. on Monday to Friday delivered the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New releases nabbed the top spots on bestseller lists across international markets in October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sylvia Day’s 'Captivated By You' jumped seven spots to hit #1 on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list, for the week ended November 24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are predicting that a Picador novel by a little-known Japanese writer will prove a left-field Christmas bestseller. The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide, translated by Eric Selland, sold over 16,200 in paperback in its first six and a half weeks since publication at the end of September... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The penultimate book in Sylvia Day's Crossfire erotica quintet has ended Jeff Kinney's two-week run at the summit of the UK Official Top 50 by a matter of just 221 copies, while Lynda Bellingham's just-released novel joined her memoir in the top 50. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our fragmented attention spans are so fickle that if something doesn't grab us in the first few seconds, we're likely to turn away. Research by Web performance monitoring company Catchpoint Systems suggests that news sites may be in trouble because publishers are putting too many assets on... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance received a $40,000 grant from the Reba and Dave Williams Foundation in honor of its 40th anniversary serving Southern booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The November 2014 selection of self-published book reviews from BlueInk Review includes paranormal fiction, young adult fiction, self-help and health. The post November 2014 Top Self-published Book Reviews from BlueInk Review appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Australia and Kobo have teamed up with two Australian booksellers to sell print and digital titles bundled together. The new project began yesterday (17th November) with Pages & Pages Booksellers, an independent bookshop in Mosman, New South Wales, and online bookseller... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N is returning to the downloadable audiobook business with the release of a new nook app for Android devices that offers access to 50,000 audiobook titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Anonymous has raised £7,000 for a campaign urging people not to shop with Amazon this Christmas. The campaign group is asking people to sign up to its Amazon Free Challenge, where customers boycott shopping with Amazon from the 1st to the 25th of December to show the retailer that: “if... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, has struck a deal making Outbrain the exclusive external provider of recommended stories for Time Inc.'s websites, including Time.com and People.com. Until now, Time Inc. had worked with a mix of the companies whose ubiquitous... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin has signed a novel following the final years of The Great Gatsby author F Scott Fitzgerald. The publisher signed Stewart O'Nan's West of Sunset in a deal for UK, Commonwealth and Australia and New Zealand rights with Rachel Clements at Abner Stein on behalf of The Gernert Company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Groups including the publisher Penguin Random House and the National Book Foundation encourage bibliophiles to read between 12 and 4 p.m. on Jan. 24 and to raise money for the event. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After months of bitter fighting, Hachette and Amazon announced on Thursday morning that they have settled their differences and reached a new multi-year agreement for ebook and print book sales. The post Amazon Resolves Dispute With Top-Five Publisher Hachette Over Book Sales appeared first on... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s purchase of the .book generic top-level domain (TLD) has prompted speculation about how the e-tailer plans to use it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I get it -- you own a tablet and don't think you need a dedicated e-ink based e-reader. While I respect your opinion, I must tell you that it is wrong. Sure, reading a book on a back-lit LCD display is passable, but hardly a good experience. Not only can this be fatiguing to your eyes, but most... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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