Industry Notes: US Ebook Sales Slightly Up in May; Sourcebooks Signs With Gotham for Film, TV

First time in more than two years: the Association of American Publishers ' monthly StatShot report shows an increase in ebook sales in the US. The post Industry Notes: US Ebook Sales Slightly Up in May; Sourcebooks Signs With Gotham for Film, TV appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Pigeonhole.com Offers Subscriptions for Serialized Ebooks

Pigeonhole.com, a young, digital-only publisher in the UK, is commissioning new fiction, refashioning classics, and offering their ebooks via serialization and subscription. The post Pigeonhole.com Offers Subscriptions for Serialized Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional newspaper titles suffer yet more substantial sales declines

But all publishers can point to the fact that their audiences are moving onlineSales of regional newspapers, meaning their newsprint versions, declined further in the final six months of 2014, according to the latest figures realised by ABC.That, in itself, is hardly surprising. But the overall... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Religion On-Sale Calendar: March 2015

A new novel from Amish romance author Beverly Lewis is among notable books being published in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Myriad signs second from Connolly

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Bosch' TV series is inspired by Michael Connelly's book series

Police detective Harry Bosch is the protagonist in Michael Connelly's series, the most recent installment of which is 'The Burning Room.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook Pricing in Australia, Germany, India: Infographic from ePub Direct

How much does an ebook cost in Australia, Germany or India? EPub Direct offers an infographic with key statistics on ebook pricing and more. The post Ebook Pricing in Australia, Germany, India: Infographic from ePub Direct appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Rep Ted Heinecken to Retire

After 50 years in book publishing, Ted Heinecken, who started his career in 1963 as a Midwest sales rep for Oxford University Press, will retire from Fuji Associates on February 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PP for Italy’s Giornale della Libreria: Ebook 2.0

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Sales rise, but Foyles dips into loss

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Hornby writes first TV drama Love, Nina

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Orion signs Game of Scones

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Collins signs The Ritchie Boys

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Time Inc. plunges on earnings, sales forecast

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Sales, Earnings Fell at S&S in 2014

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Fell 4.5% in 2014

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TV's Ad Market Remains Muted in Time Warner Results

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[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BitTorrent Will Soon Produce Its Own TV Shows

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Jeb Bush, the tech-savvy 'e-governor,' releases chapter one of his ebook

The book is an effort to 'tell the story of a life of a governor' through 'the use of [Bush's] emails.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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