The Bookseller Rising Star and Peters, Fraser & Dunlop agent Marilia Savvides explains how China has become one of the firm’s core territories. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is “moving in the right direction” but there is still “much more work to do,” the chain’s managing director James Daunt has said after the company significantly reduced its losses last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven trade figures reflect on the life and legacy of the late George Weidenfeld. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books rose 2.9% in the first nine months of 2015, according to figures released by the AAP. Sales in the children’s/young adult segment for the nine-month period were down 7.4%, but slipped only 0.6% in September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. publishers could learn a thing or two about fighting ad blockers from their counterparts up north. Narcity Media, which runs a pair of city-focused sites aimed at Canadian millennials, last week started asking ad blockers to log in with their Facebook accounts if they wanted to read its... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Other publishers and universities are welcoming Penguin Random House UK's decision to disregard university degrees as a prerequisite for applications. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Chinese government has broken its silence on the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers widely suspected of being detained by the authorities over the publication of controversial books critical of China's elite. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired the global publishing rights to Dinosaur Roar! from entertainment company Nurture Rights. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Joanna Trollope have led a wave of “tremendous support” for CILIP’s legal fight for libraries as its campaign petition tops 7,000 signatures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chairman of China South Publishing & Media Group, Gong Shuguang, offers advice to international publishers who want to work with Chinese companies. The post 3 Tips for International Publishers Who Want to Do Business in China appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the second time in four days, China halted stock trading Thursday after the benchmark Shanghai composite index plunged more than 7%. The drop-off once again triggered new measures adopted by the government to help check large declines in the market. Join the conversation on Facebook >>... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"These are things all professional writers should be paying attention to," writes Emma Barnes in the address she made at our inaugural Author Day. "Not just the words, but the way you work." Predictably, Barnes' comments were challenging for some. A certain proportion of attendees at any... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers including Phaidon, Galley Beggar Press, HarperCollins and And Other Stories have pledged to help West Yorkshire indie Book Case Hebden, which has lost all its stock to flood damage. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sometimes fresh interplanetary discoveries can be made right next door. China’s Chang’e 3 rover has found evidence of a new type of basaltic rock in one of the dark basins on the moon. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, focus on a geologically young region of the moon’s... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's annual Christmas Trading Survey for independent bookshops is now live. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales fell 11.3% in the adult books segment compared to August 2014 and sales in the children's/young adult category dropped 5.8%, according to AAP's monthly StatShot report. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Chinese e-commerce giant says it has signed a deal to buy the country’s leading English-language newspaperChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it is buying Hong Kong’s leading English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post.Alibaba group said on Friday that it signed a deal with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of Americans using adblockers will grow over the next three months, according to a report released today by Digital Content Next, a trade group representing online publishers. The study estimates that about a third of Amer ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Owner of magazines including Construction News to ‘retire’ 70-year-old brand as it hires chief financial officer from the Economist GroupEmap’s owner is to scrap the brand and make the business part of a new company, called Plexus, in a restructure that includes hiring a financial chief from the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Resources and coverage from the Global Kids Connect conference, a convergence of innovative minds focused on children’s book publishing and the changing children’s book business in China. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent Press has sold North American print rights for sci-fi and fantasy series The Chronicles of St Mary’s by Jodi Taylor to Skyhorse Publishing Inc. for a "substantial sum". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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