Indie bookshop pre-orders boom as Mantel publication nears

Indie bookshops are cashing in on a pre-order boom for Hilary Mantel’s new book and are hosting everything from midnight openings to silent discos this week. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Orion’s Rebecca Gray has been promoted to the company's head of fiction publicity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quartz Said to Near $30 Million in Revenue, Without Clickbait or Standard Ad Units

Many digital media businesses chase readers on the largest scale possible, all the better to attract advertisers that want to spread their messages widely. But big reach comes at a cost -- in quality, in resources -- that isn't always justified by the ad rates online.Unfortunately the niche game... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Kendall Ryan's Indie 'Hitched' Hits #1

Ryan, who previously hit the 'New York Times' bestseller list with 'Screwed,' took the top spot on the iBooks list with the first title in her Imperfect Love series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orders up 60% on Amazon's second Prime Day

Amazon’s second Prime Day saw customer orders soar by 60% globally in comparison to the first, with "hundreds of thousands" of Kindle e-readers sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London bookshops to offer one-hour delivery through NearSt

A new website selling books has launched offering one-hour delivery in London, and connecting readers to bookshops in the capital through the “near me” search on their smartphones. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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White Horse Bookshop sponsors nature writing prize

The White Horse Bookshop is sponsoring the Richard Jefferies Society Writers’ Prize while the book trade is experiencing a “golden age of nature writing”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inkshares Publishes First Indie Bookstore Title

One year after Inkshares, which uses crowdfunding to determine what to publish, began courting indies, it is publishing its first bookstore-generated title, an anthology from Boston's Papercuts J.P. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marlborough Book Festival 'True Stories Told Live' pre-event sells out

An event where five well-known New Zealand authors share stories about their lives has sold out, book festival organisers say.  Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europa Creates Indie Bookseller Scholarship for Frankfurt

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's to open new Oxford bookshop

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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