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[ The Guardian | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 750 people have signed a Society of Authors (SoA) letter demanding the Internet Archive stops its Open Library project lending scanned books online in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama's memoir, 'Becoming,' has finally dropped from the top five on the Apple Books store. Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing,' meanwhile, stayed #1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verso Books, an independent publisher of works on radical politics, is launching Verso Fiction, a new imprint focused on translated fiction that will release its first two titles in the fall of 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week is a big one for streaming platforms, as Amazon premieres its documentary series uncovering the truth surrounding Lorena Bobbitt, and Netflix presents the first season of its comic book adaptation The Umbrella Academy. For gamers, Crackdown... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Membership of Germany’s Börsenverein des deutschen Buchhandels has continued its downward spiral in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago is publishing Eliot Among the Women by TS Eliot biographer Lyndall Gordon, a book exploring the impact of the women in Eliot's life on his work following the release of decades-confined correspondence. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailer insists Authors Guild report that criticised the online giant for contributing to tumbling writers’ incomes used flawed figures, but Guild stands by findingsAmazon has called the conclusions of a recent report into US author earnings flawed, after the Authors Guild suggested that the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Authors Guild survey, larger than in the past and with input from other writing organizations, brings into question how authors are compensated and how the issue is assessed. The post New, Larger Authors Guild Survey: Falling Incomes for US Writers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times publisher was reportedly eager to appease the Chinese government because its operation in China was at stake. In her new book Merchants of Truth, former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson claims that the news outlet’s publisher drafted a letter “all but apologizing”... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter’s been on a tear to prove that even with a smaller audience than Facebook and YouTube, it can be a worthwhile destination for ads and publishers. The post Twitter’s Sarah Personette: Video and ‘brand purpose’ will continue to take center stage appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops were just one sector of the French economy to suffer from the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protests across France on five consecutive Saturdays between 17th November and 15th December. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze has signed Hayley Webster’s One Christmas Night, a book commissioned off the back of a series of tweets. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A familiar picture of declining spending on UK public libraries, with yet more library closures and staff cuts, and continuing drops in library visits and book loan numbers, has been revealed in the latest library statistics compiled by CIPFA. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at John Wiley & Sons fell 1% in the second quarter ended October 31, compared to the same period a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Reading Agency has reported an 8% drop in take-up of its Summer Reading Challenge, with 699,076 children across the UK taking part in 2018's Beano-themed challenge compared to more than 760,000 last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's best food books reflect the importance of community, whether it's about saving the world or just understanding it a little better. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing revenues declined 1.4% in the US in the first three quarters of the year, despite a rise in trade revenues of 4.4%, according to the Association of American Publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another day, another scam doing the rounds on Facebook - although this time, this one is being recycled. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turnover at Carlton Books declined last year by 26%, caused by the end of the colouring book boom and management transitions, according to accounts filed on Companies House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We've gathered a selection of tips from two NEIBA panels regarding strategies for handselling and promoting diverse books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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