A keen business mind and real commitment to the publishing industry are vital for a job that is all about selling – shy and retiring types need not apply Gordon Wise has been a literary agent at Curtis Brown for 10 years, and has a wide range of clients, from celebrities like Miranda Hart to novelists such as Armistead Maupin. He is also vice-president of the Association of Authors’ Agents. But becoming an agent wasn’t part of his original career plan and he reached this point via a varied and winding path through the world of books.Wise studied History and English at Edinburgh university, both, he says, “heavy reading” subjects. But his real introduction to books as business came when, as an undergraduate, he won a place on a scholarship programme at the University of Pennsylvania. “I was allowed to work under my visa and I got a part-time job as a bookseller at Barnes & Noble, which had a big downtown bookstore,” he says. The job gave him an insight into publishing and sparked a vocation that would lead him to his current career. “What I enjoyed about publishing was that it is the place where business and creativity meet; you would be working with these wonderfully creative people – the writers – but trying to turn what they have created into something of commercial value.”If you are made an offer straight away, ask for a better offer. If you don't ask, you will never know Related: Small publishers are benefiting from changes in the industry Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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According to Bookstat, a service that collects online sales data in real time from Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble across the e-book, digital audiobook, and print book formats, total online sales of those formats rose 5.6% in 2022, to $12.13 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble was on the verge of disappearing, like Border's and Waldenbooks. Under new management it's turning around, and that's good news for readers. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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After years of store closings, Barnes & Noble is making a comeback with 30 new stores planned for 2023—and a new image. Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
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The bookstore chain has announced the first-ever BookTok Festival will be held at its flagship store in New York City's Union Square on February 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Revisiting a now quaint conflict about Barnes & Noble displacing indie booksellers in New York. Continue reading at Slate
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In December 1986, we covered the surprise announcement that Barnes & Noble had agreed to buy B. Dalton, cementing its position as the country’s largest bookstore chain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Barnes & Noble is set to open a new store on November 16 in the Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, Ill. It will be the 16th new outlet that B&N has opened this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Barnes & Noble is currently holding a huge Buy One, Get One 50% Off sale applied to hundreds of titles, both in store and online. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Barnes & Noble has released their list of the best books of 2022. The list includes everything from memoirs to dystopian novels. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Writers sounded the alarm after learning Barnes & Noble stores would only be stocking hardcovers with proven sales records. Here's more on what this means. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Ranging from middle grade fantasy to adult literary fiction and romance, here are Barnes & Noble's top 10 books of 2022 so far. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Panelists from Atria, Barnes & Noble, BookTok, Penguin, and St. Martin's gathered to discuss how the app is rewriting the rules for selling books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A Virginia lawyer and state delegate has filed a restraining order against Barnes & Noble for carrying GENDER QUEER. Continue reading at Book Riot
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To independent booksellers, the enormous chain was once a threat. Now it’s vital to their survival. And it’s doing well. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Barnes & Noble has been revamping its digital audiobook offerings, and yesterday announced the launch B&N Audiobooks. The new service has a catalog of more than 300,000 titles, and has two buying options. Customers can buy audiobooks individually or enroll in a new subscription service... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Barnes & Noble finally has a direct answer to Amazon's purchase of Audible. The bookseller has launched a B&N Audiobooks service in the US that lets you either buy recordings or pay $15 per month for a subscription that offers one recurring monthly credit. You'll have access to more than... Continue reading at Engadget
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Barnes & Noble, 'Good Morning America,' and other big clubs look toward the summer and believe in love in this month's book club picks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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After seeing growth last year, B&N CEO James Daunt says the trajectory has changed for America's largest bricks-and-mortar bookseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Three fellowships and a grant program for small publishers are taking submissions now for the 2022 Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Applications Open: Fellowships and Grant Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Black Friday weekend was good for Barnes & Noble, continuing a trend of double-digit sales growth this year. The company attributed the increase to solid trade book sales through the weekend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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