International markets showed mixed response to pandemic in 2020

While the pandemic sent shockwaves across the world’s publishing industry in 2020, some international markets reported strong performances with the US posting record-breaking sales while Australia also saw a major boost. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Kids’ market climbs in WBD week

World Book Day director Kirsten Grant right has praised this year’s “phenomenal” event, which saw children’s book sales rise by 24.7% in WBD week, despite sales of the £1 WBD titles falling by 5.8% year on year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt’s The Markets: A Snapshot of the UK

Just as "a settling down rather than a reversal" of digital publishing arrives in the UK, this market—one of seven to be featured at Frankfurt Book Fair's conference on October 18—faces the question of a European Union membership referendum. The post Frankfurt’s The Markets: A Snapshot of the UK... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharma wins €100k International Dublin Literary Award

American author Akhil Sharma has won the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award for his "heart-wrenching" and "darkly funny" novel Family Life (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of Monday, June 6

Dawn Davis nabs a Dutch novel for her S&S imprint 37 Ink, and the third book in Swedish author Sofie Sarenbrant's Emma Sköld detective series breaks through to another country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers give mixed reviews so far to Google AMP

It's been three months since Google launched Accelerated Mobile Pages, its fast-loading article pages initiative, and publishers are giving mixed it reviews. Pages are loading faster, but some are seeing little traffic benefit. “I would love to see more widespread adoption,” said Slate vice... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walking Dead creator: ‘Optimism doesn’t always show in my work’

Robert Kirkman on the enduring attraction of zombies, why exorcism fascinates - and how he doesn’t let social media chatter drive him crazy There’s one thing that might surprise fans of Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, the comic book author and TV series writer and producer whose apocalyptic... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian booksellers fight government move for 'open market'

The Australian Booksellers Association has joined with other Australian book industry organisations to protest changes proposed by the government to turn the country into an “open market” and allow booksellers to import both UK and US titles without restrictions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CI4: Big Presence for Small Presses at Show

Support from presses of all sizes has been key to CI's success, but this year even more small presses than usual will be at the conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Institutional Library Budgets Forecast to Increase 1.4 Percent

An annual study of institutional libraries' budget forecasts shows participating libraries in the Middle East and Africa forecasting the largest increases; Europe the only region forecasting a (slight) decrease. The post International Institutional Library Budgets Forecast to Increase 1.4... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt’s The Markets: A Snapshot of The Philippines

With a 96-percent literacy rate reported in 2015, and a young population engaged in narrative, The Philippines is a study in contrasting opportunities and challenges in the lineup of The Markets: Global Publishing Summit in October at Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Frankfurt’s The Markets: A... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Publishers Bet on Hot Audiobook Market

The thriving digital audiobook market is adding to small and medium-sized publishers' bottom lines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Aid International returns to Sierra Leone

Book Aid International, a charity that supports literacy by increasing access to books, is returning to Sierra Leone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Using This Data to Pitch Canvas Ads to Mobile-Minded Marketers

Almost a year after Facebook rolled out its Canvas ad unit at Cannes, the social network is releasing data about the mobile product, which allows for entire campaigns to be built inside of it. Ford, Target, Nike, Samsung, Little Caesars, Apple, Procter & Gamble and L'Oreal are among the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of May 23, 2016

A Finnish crime series just nominated for a literary prize continues to sell around the globe, and a French novel about a translator draws interest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holland House looks to open doors with intern publishing scheme

In a bid to play its part in “opening the industry up” and improving diversity in publishing, Newbury-based independent Holland House has launched a new project to help aspiring publishing employees gain experience in the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury launches 2020 strategy to become B2B publisher

Bloomsbury has launched Bloomsbury 2020, a strategy to capitalise on the £3.4bn academic libraries market and reposition itself from "a primarily consumer publisher to a digital B2B (business-to-business) publisher". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clarkson Potter Courts the Meal-Kit Market

The publisher has just released a branded cookbook from Plated, the meal-kit company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Walking Dead' creator's new show to debut on Facebook in Europe

Cinemax's upcoming show Outcast will debut on Facebook Live in Europe and Africa tonight. Outcast is an adaptation of The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman's comic book series of the same name. Dealing with the supernatural and demonic possession,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glimpses of the US Market: Charts from Nielsen’s Kempton Mooney

From some of the material presented at BookExpo America, looks at the US market courtesy of Nielsen Book and Kempton Mooney: So far, it's a great year for Dr. Seuss. Again. The post Glimpses of the US Market: Charts from Nielsen’s Kempton Mooney appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg says many conservatives don't trust Facebook to show 'content without a political bias'

As Facebook has taken on the mantle of content distributor, news publisher and story curator, the world's biggest social media company has ventured into the territory of traditional media companies. Such moves have helped Facebook attract users and advertising dollars -- but they have also... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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