Industry Stocks Dipped in First Half of 2018

Neither Barnes & Noble nor the spun-off Barnes & Noble Education have done terribly well in 2018. (Amazon, however, is doing just fine.) Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 8, 2018

This week: four siblings find out the days that they will die, plus classic crime fiction by forgotten female authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 5, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 5, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 8, 2018

Lee Boudreaux wins a nine-publisher auction for a debut novel, Flatiron re-ups The Hazel Wood author Melissa Albert, Atria buys a Swedish art book launched on Kickstarter, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 8, 2018

Naomi Alderman’s ‘The Power,’ named to many “best of 2017” lists, is boosted onto our hardcover fiction list. Plus the movie tie-in edition of ‘Call Me By Your Name’ makes its first appearance on our lists, and former CPA Jesse Mecham explains why ‘You Need a Budget.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Record Year for Publishing Stocks—With a Caveat

A year that found four of the 10 companies on the PW Stock Index seeing double-digit stock price increases also saw Barnes & Noble and other big names struggle. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Analyst’s 2018 Look-Ahead: Russian Digital Content Set to Grow

In the estimation of LitRes chief Sergey Anuriev, ebooks could double as a factor in Russia's market within two years and audiobooks are showing new strength as well. The prime challenge: piracy. The post One Analyst’s 2018 Look-Ahead: Russian Digital Content Set to Grow appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones Norwich dedicates Staff Recommendation bay to women writers in 2018

A Waterstones branch is dedicating its ‘Staff Recommends’ bay to female writers to celebrate the 'Year of Publishing Women'.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PubTech Connect 2018: New Stories, New Platforms

At this PubTech Connect breakout session, innovators will share how they’ve brought book content to new platforms and created new experiences for readers Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018 literary breakthrough: Kima Jones

Kima Jones is the founder of Jack Jones Literary Arts, a not-yet-3-year-old, three-person L.A.-based book publicity company whose clients are primarily women of color. Jones is a savvy media strategist and creative force, already counting a Pulitzer Prize winner (Tyehimba Jess’ poetry collection... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Focused on the Road Ahead, Here’s Where Publishers Will Be Investing in 2018

Nine publishers and industry partners tell us how they plan to get the job done. The post Focused on the Road Ahead, Here’s Where Publishers Will Be Investing in 2018 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books trend for 2018

By all accounts, the Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale” was a huge success in 2017. Counterintuitively, the Margaret Atwood novel it was based on has been a constant on bestseller lists. Hadn’t people gotten the story from watching the show? Apparently not. In fact, this was the case for a number... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018 could be the year Facebook banishes news from its feed

Some Facebook observers think the platform could remove publisher content from its news feed to improve the user experience and drive more revenue. The post 2018 could be the year Facebook banishes news from its feed appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of January 1, 2018

Dexter creator Jeff Lindsay sells two titles in a new series to Dutton, Harlequin buys a debut YA fantasy, Library of America picks up an anthology of essays about Peanuts, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Lib: Skift Founder Rafat Ali on the State of Travel -- and the Media -- in 2018

Subscribe to us on iTunes, check us out on Spotify and hear us on Stitcher, Google Play and iHeartRadio too. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend!Rafat Ali is co-founder and CEO of the travel site Skift, which covers the business side of the travel industry. In publishing circles, he's also known... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 1, 2018

Santa was good to booksellers this year. The week before Christmas, overall print unit sales were 7% higher than in the comparable week last year, and a lot of books saw substantial sales jumps. Here are the adult hardcover titles that saw the largest week-over-week increases in unit sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trend-Spotting: Where Publishers Will Prioritize Their Investing in 2018

TK publishers tell us where they'll focus their initiatives in the year ahead, and the investments that will be needed to support them. The post Trend-Spotting: Where Publishers Will Prioritize Their Investing in 2018 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Select Book Conferences, Festivals, and Fairs in 2018

See our roundup of some of the big publishing and literary events coming in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Half-price post-Christmas offers lure bargain-hunters

Retailers have unleashed a range of sales offers to lure in shoppers, both in-store and online. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK to continue BookTrust charity partnership in 2018

DK is continuing its charitable partnership with BookTrust in 2018, after raising a total of £12,500 for the charity this year via bake sales and book sales, marathons, a Christmas raffle and the DK BookTrust Walk in London in the summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Good Agency secures ACE grant worth half a million

Nikesh Shukla and Julia Kingsford's new literary agency, The Good Agency, dedicated to championing under-represented voices in publishing, is receiving a grant for over half a million pounds from Arts Council England.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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