The fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day takes place on Saturday, April 27, with 580 stores participating, up from 507 last year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Relative newcomers, shops reinvigorated by new owners and an institution still innovating in its 70th year are among the regional winners of this year’s British Book Industry Awards’ Independent Bookshop of the Year, sponsored by Gardners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the IPG’s representative to Digital Book World 2016, Tom Bonnick says he's looking at the role of independent publishers in today's industry. The post A UK Independent Publisher at DBW: Nosy Crow’s Tom Bonnick appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is adding its first campus pick-up location; Harvard is experimenting with an indie bookstore; NYC is about to get two new indies; and East Hampton's local bookstore is changing hands. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The web giant’s move into bricks-and-mortar bookselling has upset many in the books community – but there is much to praise in this innovationYou could describe it as a troubling development in publishing: someone comes along with no real knowledge of the book business, a brash salesman who... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A record year for submissions has led to the highest ever number of regional shortlisted entries in this year’s British Book Industry Awards Independent Bookshop of the Year category, sponsored by Gardners Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comparing the sales of recent musician memoirs after it was reported that Simon & Schuster paid $10 million for Bruce Springsteen's memoir. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After years of closings that have decimated the number of black-owned independent bookstores, things could be turning around. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After independent bookstores saw a year of strong openings in 2014, the trend continued last year, with the ABA reporting that 60 new indies opened in 2015. In 2014, ABA members opened 59 stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mirror’s publisher to launch new national newspaper just weeks after the Independent announced it will cease its print editionsMonkey wonders whether the execs at Trinity Mirror thought to Google the chosen name for their cut-price print publication set to launch at the end of the month. A... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cut-price title is expected to target the same mid-market audience as the Mail and ExpressThe publisher of the Daily Mirror is to launch a new national newspaper at the end of the month, just weeks after the Independent announced it was dropping its print edition.New Day, which could still... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Independent and Independent on Sunday print editions are to close, leaving publishers “shocked” and saddened by the end of one of the “last, best” places to have books reviewed in print. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meanwhile, Evgeny Lebedev’s rival newspaper publishers must go on riding two horses galloping in opposite directions The switch from print to screen is well advanced. Plenty of newspapers in the US have made the move or are in the process of doing so by reducing the number of days in which they... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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India's Business Standard reports that Amazon has purchased a 26-percent share in Westland, the book publishing unit of Tata's Trent Ltd. The post Amazon Invests in India’s Westlake: ‘Still Very Much Day One’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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India's Business Standard reports that Amazon has purchased a 26-percent share in Westland, the book publishing unit of Tata's Trent Ltd. The post Amazon Invests in India’s Westland: ‘Still Very Much Day One’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a 10th year, IPG Independent Publishing Awards will recognize the work of UK independent publishers and offer a business boost for the winners. The post Celebrating 10 Years of IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstores sales rose 2.5% in 2015, marking the first time since 2007 that sales in the sector were up over the previous year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book trade is aiming to put books at the heart of Valentine's Day, with publishers unveiling a range of campaigns reflecting that there is a light and a dark side to the day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The support for National Libraries Day, which took place on Saturday and saw communities across the UK participate in more than 850 events, was "truly inspirational" and featured endorsements from authors and illustrators Sir Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen and Sarah McIntyre. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online community Toppsta is partnering with World Book Day this year, providing reviews of the £1 titles in the run-up to the day itself on 3rd March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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