Industry Stocks: November 2016 Performances

The Publishers Weekly Stock Index fell 3.8% in November as the share prices of five companies on the PWSI fell in the month and prices of another five rose. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Apply for latest ACE funding', Crown urges industry

The director of literature for Arts Council England has urged all industry organisations who are "at risk of no longer trading viably" to apply for the government's latest emergency arts funding. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-30 02:43:14 UTC ]
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Quarto's revenues fall 17%, but Powell hails good UK trade performance

Quarto's revenues fell by 17% year on year in the first half of 2020, hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but UK c.e.o. Polly Powell has hailed a good trade performance for her side of the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-29 11:49:36 UTC ]
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Italian Book Industry: Publishers’ Study Sees ‘Signs of Recovery’

Italian publishers see 'encouraging signs of an upturn,' as data from Nielsen and Informazioni Editoriali shows revenue losses were cut in half in July. The post Italian Book Industry: Publishers’ Study Sees ‘Signs of Recovery’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-28 14:58:45 UTC ]
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Fleet to publish Kathleen Stock's Material Girls

Little, Brown imprint Fleet is to publish Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism by Professor Kathleen Stock, exploring ideas around gender identity and biological sex. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-23 16:54:44 UTC ]
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UK Book Industry: Publishers Call for Aid, Reporting 2019’s Success

Exports in 2019 rose 3.3 percent over those of 2018 for the UK market, as revealed in today's report on last year's pre-pandemic performance. The post UK Book Industry: Publishers Call for Aid, Reporting 2019’s Success appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-22 13:29:07 UTC ]
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J K Rowling's Ickabog cover revealed ahead of November release

The cover for J K Rowling's The Ickabog has been revealed, with the fairytale to be published on 10th November by Hachette Children's Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-21 16:56:53 UTC ]
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What black writers think about the UK's publishing industry – a survey

Limited promotion and marketing budgets reinforce false ideas about how well diverse books and writers will sell. This leads to a negative cycle for black, Asian and minority ethnic writers. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2020-07-15 09:57:53 UTC ]
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Liber20 in Barcelona Announces October Hybrid Program for Spain’s Industry

Spain's Liber20 book fair announces a blended physical and digital program for October, shortly before Frankfurter Buchmesse expects to do the same. The post Liber20 in Barcelona Announces October Hybrid Program for Spain’s Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-14 14:59:24 UTC ]
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Stephanie Danler Performs an Excerpt From Her Memoir Stray

Storybound is a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Hosted by Jude Brewer and with original music composed for each episode, the podcast features the voices of today’s literary icons reading their essays, poems, and fiction. In this week’s episode, Stephanie Danler reads an... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-14 08:48:18 UTC ]
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National Book Awards Makes the Move to Digital: November 18

The States' 71st National Book Awards ceremony follows other international publishing events onto the ether, as 'a beacon of hope for all who attend.' The post National Book Awards Makes the Move to Digital: November 18 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-10 17:02:00 UTC ]
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‘Blockers are an industry stopper’: CNN sharpens its contextual tool for the brand safety fight

Rampant keyword blocking is a symptom of the open marketplace, but news publisher pages are dense and they won’t be pulling inventory out anytime soon. The post ‘Blockers are an industry stopper’: CNN sharpens its contextual tool for the brand safety fight appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2020-07-07 04:01:07 UTC ]
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The book industry needs to take responsibility for transforming itself

It would have been hard to have missed last week’s digital launch of Rethinking ‘Diversity’ in Publishing. The report - the first of its kind on diversity in trade fiction - not only landed noisily, but put the publishing ecosystem in the dock. So what's next? Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-03 09:58:58 UTC ]
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The industry is ‘hostile environment on multiple levels’, says Singh

Jhalak Prize co-founder Sunny Singh has called out the industry’s “moral failure” to reflect diversity at every stage of publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-28 12:52:03 UTC ]
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Boston private equity firm buys stock media company

This story first ran in DC Inno, a sister publication of the Boston Business Journal. Storyblocks, a digital content company in the Washington, D.C. area, has struck a deal to sell to private equity firm Great Hill Partners, more than a decade after the company’s launch as a stock video... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-06-25 22:32:04 UTC ]
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Amid Crowded Q3 Events Slate, Farm Journal Targets an “Industry Institution”

Being a 144-year-old information provider to the agricultural industry, Farm Journal Media typically likes to stage its development deliberately. But when the COVID-19 pandemic rendered all-important live events off-limits, CEO Andy Weber describes the ensuing weeks at the company as more like... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-25 13:36:08 UTC ]
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‘Black and Asian people not seen as readers’: Bernardine Evaristo condemns books industry

In foreword to report into diversity in publishing, Booker prize-winning author rails against ‘ridiculous’ beliefsBernardine Evaristo, the first black woman to win the Booker prize, has hit out at “ridiculous” and “misguided” beliefs in the publishing industry, where “black and Asian people are... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-23 11:06:09 UTC ]
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"Let’s clarify what free speech is and is not": An open letter to the industry from Pride in Publishing

Being a book publisher comes with a set of tough moral responsibilities. You provide livelihoods for authors and booksellers, your hiring decisions can greatly influence how UK culture is shaped, and you’re also a company with a duty of care towards your staff. Sometimes these duties come into... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 03:23:48 UTC ]
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Ahead of Postponed NewFronts, Industry Leaders Talk Virtual Format, Adapting to Covid-19

Just four months ago, the Interactive Advertising Bureau heralded an overhaul of its annual Digital Content NewFronts slate, which it was calling the "new NewFronts." But the IAB had no idea just how "new" this year's event would become. In mid-March, Covid-19 shut down the industry, and the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-22 00:00:40 UTC ]
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Can #BlackoutBestsellerList be the reckoning the publishing industry needs?

The social media campaign could force publishers to focus on black writers by encouraging readers to buy their booksCould the New York Times’ Best Seller book list ever be filled entirely by black authors?As industries undergo reckonings around race, in the wake of international demonstrations... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-17 10:00:17 UTC ]
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