Industry Stocks: July 2016 Performances

With eight of the 10 companies listed on the Publishers Weekly Stock Index posting increases in their stock prices in July, the PWSI rose 5.8% in the month, beating the 2.8% increase turned in by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 9, 2016

This week, Jojo Moyes fans gear up for the film adaptation of 'Me Before You’. Plus Debbie Macomber joins the coloring book revolution, animal behaviorist Frans de Waal explains why our fellow creatures are more intelligent than we think they are, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cartoonist R. Crumb Returns with 'Art and Beauty' in July

The publishing operation of New York's David Zwirner Gallery will publish the entire run of R. Crumb's 'Art and Beauty' magazines in a hardcover edition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yallwest 2016 in Photos

More than 100 authors and illustrators attended the two-day celebration of all things YA (and some middle grade this year, too). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: May 5, 2016

A new store opens in Wyoming; a store will expand in Pennsylvania; and a B&N captures customers because of a bomb threat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookstore News: May 4, 2016

New bookstores are coming to Montana and Florida; a California store moves online; and a Pennsylvania shop becomes a community gathering place. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Reviews of 2016's James Beard Award-Winning Books

Fourteen book awards were handed out at the 2016 James Beard Awards. We list the winners and round up PW's earlier coverage: reviews, interviews, podcasts, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Solutions in India 2016: A Multitude of Outstanding Projects

What went into the initial stages of planning and executing a digital publishing project? Which area posed the biggest challenge? What happened after the project was near completion? Here, 18 digital-solutions providers talk about their unique projects and give a broad idea on the type of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Solutions in India 2016: Publishing in the Post-PDF Age (or Single URL Publishing)

It is obvious that publishing is in the midst of a cataclysm. If we can summarize this upheaval in just one line, it would be that publishing is moving from circulation and readership metrics to an engagement metric. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookstore News: May 2, 2016

A new bookstore's opening in Connecticut; a store will change hands in Indiana; and bookstores in New Orleans are celebrating IBD a week after the rest of the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Digital Solutions in India 2016: Cloud: The Next Digital Transformation Weapon for Publishers

Today, the evolution of cloud technology has erased all doubts that kept publishers from adopting cloud in their digital transformation strategy. They have realized the benefits of cloud for creation and delivery of digital products such as ebooks across multiple device platforms, workflow... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Solutions in India 2016: Taking the ‘Game' to the Next Level

Over the years, the learning industry has been working on various options to find answers to two core questions: "Just how does one make learning more effective?" and "What is the best way to keep learners engaged and motivated with the content?" Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of May 2, 2016

Actor Josh Radnor signs up with HarperElixir for a book on answering big spiritual questions, Putnam signs a two-book world-rights deal with T. Jefferson Parker, R.L. Stine collaborates with Mystery Writers of America for a middle grade anthology to be published by HarperCollins Children’s, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Solutions in India 2016: Unfolding the Next Chapter in Digital Content Proposition

This being Generation Flux, perpetual innovation and transformation are imperative, and competitive advantages are, at best, fleeting. Continuous value creation and higher engagement—at lower cost and faster speed and with improved quality—is the key to business longevity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Digital Solutions in India 2016: A New Era in Digital Solutions

The digital solutions industry is having its own Industrial Revolution. More automation, newer processes, and better efficiencies rule the day. Production volume is up, investment in R&D climbing fast, and scale taken for granted. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Diversity Celebrated at 2016 Edgar Awards

The Mystery Writers of America named Walter Mosley its first African-American grand master and gave out awards to Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen and Sisters in Crime, among others, at last night’s event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Solutions in India 2016: Do-It-Yourself with Ictect

With a company name that is derived from the phrase intelligent content architecture, Ictect promotes a different and structured way of looking at unstructured content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: May 2, 2016

This week, Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Sympathizer’ and other 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners get a sales boost. Plus graphic novelist Maximilian Uriarte goes from Kickstarter success to Hardcover Fiction list debut, Canadian poet and social media star Rupi Kaur sits tight amid the coloring books on... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Solutions in India 2016: Big Data and AI with Meta

With nearly 4,000 biomedical research papers published every day, there is an information overload in the scientific research and knowledge world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Time Out plans £200m stock market flotation

Oakley Capital, which has controlling stake in magazine, intends floating company on London AIM market in JuneTime Out, the lifestyle and listing magazine turned international digital media business, is planning a stock market flotation later this year.Oakley Capital, which acquired a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Industry Sales Down 2.6% In 2015

The adult book and religion segments were the only categories in which sales rose last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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