In a year end letter to Hachette Book Group staff, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch looked back on a year of growth. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Photographer Amanda Jones talks to Co.Create about her book, Dog Years, in which she revisits her canine photo subjects after 12 years.A parody video last year called Cathood teased the idea of Richard Linklater's real-time aging epic Boyhood, if it were about pets. A new coffee table book... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber saw a drop in turnover for the year ending March 2015, with a significant increase in its operating loss from the 12 months previous. The publisher’s turnover was £15.9m, down 1.8% from £16.2m the year before. Faber made an operating loss of £813,000, up from £5,000 in the 12 months to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the Twin Cities marked the anniversary with a full schedule of events, literary nonprofits elsewhere saluted the Loft's longevity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A longtime print magazine sales executive may not be the obvious choice to run ad sales for a digital video network aimed at millennial women. But that's the choice StyleHaul has made with the appointment of former Meredith exec Dick Porter as its cheif revenue officer. He fills a position... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paula Hawkins’ bestseller leads a crop of psychological thrillers, in a top 20 dominated by womenDark psychological thrillers dominate the list of the year’s bestselling ebooks unveiled by Amazon, with MP Nadine Dorries making it into a line-up composed almost entirely of female writers.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One sobering new study suggests print revenues will outgross digital for many years to come – even as newsprint sales steadily declineTwo expert reports – one taking the long view, the other dripping blood on the carpet – define the problems newspapers face as summer fades. The long view comes... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Several distinctive bookstores have opened this summer or are about to, including a bookshop with no name and one that only sells self-published authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 top industry leaders see opportunity amid a “fog of choices.” The post The State of the Magazine Media Business, Mid-Year 2015 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifteen titles have made the cut for the 2015 longlist of the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year, last year won by Brad Stone's "The Everything Store." The post FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Longlist Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the fourth year in a row, the American Booksellers Association partnered with Candlewick Press to Find Waldo Local. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week marked the opening of several unusual bookstore combinations, including a bookstore greenhouse and a tax prep office and bookstore. Colorado’s Lithic Press also added a bookstore and gallery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A story about a teen and an Orca has taken a top prize and judges said the author was "writing out of her skin". Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The company’s quarterly earnings call beats analysts’ expectations despite a fall in total revenue from the previous quarter and a net loss of $379mNews Corp, owner of the Wall Street Journal and the Times, reported a better-than-expected quarterly results as strong growth in its digital real... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's a big problem for the magazine industry and it doesn't show signs of slowing down. The post Ad Blocking is Eating Up More than $20 Billion in Global Revenues appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eleven months of results from Harlequin helped to offset the strong performance of Divergent in fiscal 2014 giving HarperCollins a 16% increase in revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 over fiscal 2014 while EBITDA rose 12%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local newspaper publisher reports operating profits down 4.3% to £27m in first half to 3 July, but digital audience grows by more than 20%Johnston Press has said it has seen an improvement in trading since issuing a warning to investors that sent its shares tumbling last month, although ad... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Education, the company which was officially spun off from B&N in August, reported first quarter revenues of $239 million for BNE, an increase of $13.3 million (or 5.9%) over the same period a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenues for Simon and Schuster's global operations dropped 5.7% year on year in the second quarter of 2015, its parent company CBS has reported. The total for the quarter stood at $199m, a drop of $12m. However operating income was $25m, up 9% from $23m in the second quarter of 2014, with CBS... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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M. Judson in Greenville, S.C.; the Little Bookstore in Shelbyville, Ill.; and UH Bookstore in Honolulu have already opened this month. And Webster Groves Bookshop, is celebrating its first half century. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW lists five books that examine racial reconciliation in the U.S. amidst the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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