IPG Sees Expansion as Key To Survival

The Independent Publishers Group’s acquisition of Midpoint Trade Books in late August was just the most recent move by CEO Joe Matthews to ensure that the Chicago-based company remains well positioned in a distribution business that continues to consolidate. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marian Keyes to discuss latest novel for newly-unveiled Southbank spring season

Bestselling novelist Marian Keyes will appear at the Southbank Centre in London in February, as part of its spring 2020 literature season, to discuss her upcoming novel Grown Ups (Michael Joseph). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 10:18:51 UTC ]
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IPG to host Brexit webinar

The Independent Publishers Guild will host a special free webinar to provide publishers with up-to-the-minute guidance on the potential impacts of Brexit on their business. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 14:54:16 UTC ]
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The Art of Surviving a Move to New York

In 2013, I moved to New York City alone. I had just divorced and graduated from the Iowa Writers Workshop. My first novel had been released—waiting for it had been my only remaining tether to a former life. With its release, my last connection to the functional adult world was severed and I was... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-23 08:48:27 UTC ]
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Fane reveals plans for international expansion

Fane has revealed plans for international expansion, with the production company to open a new office in Australia.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 14:39:35 UTC ]
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Clift’s dystopian thriller I Alone Survive picked up by Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted the “exhilarating” début novel from Bethany Clift in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 21:25:37 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: Digital publishers still see growth in direct-sold display ads

Of the 135 publishers surveyed by Digiday in a wide-ranging research survey this Fall, more than 50% of publishers reported that direct-sold advertising was a large or very large source of revenue for them. The post Digiday Research: Digital publishers still see growth in direct-sold display ads... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-10-16 04:01:21 UTC ]
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At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Key IPA Events Are Open to Trade Visitors

The International Publishers Association this year opens several targeted informational programs to Frankfurt's trade visitors this week. The post At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Key IPA Events Are Open to Trade Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-14 06:30:55 UTC ]
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Northstar Travel Eyes International Expansion With Three Acquisitions

Northstar Travel Group is on a buying spree. The Secaucus, N.J.-based, private equity-backed B2B media company mainly serving the travel and hospitality space has acquired travAlliancemedia, Buying Business Travel Media and CAT Media in a trio of separate deals announced Monday and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-08 16:33:05 UTC ]
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Something to celebrate: Four literary gems that have survived the vagaries of publishing

Here’s to 20 years of NYRB Classics, 25 years of the Chicago Quarterly Review and other bookish toasts. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-02 19:26:43 UTC ]
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Archer, Keyes and Halls headline Bertrams Christmas conference

Jeffrey Archer, Marian Keyes and Stacey Halls were among the authors at this year's Bertrams Christmas conference which saw Abingdon indie Mostly Books win bookshop of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 10:31:00 UTC ]
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What do old tales of exorcism and murder say about how men see women now? Not much.

Sady Doyle collects hideous examples of mistreated women to shed light on modern relationships between the sexes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-27 02:23:01 UTC ]
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Jim Wallis Sees Trump ‘Operating in the Spirit of the Anti-Christ’

Amid cultural, social, and political unrest, including most recently the Trump impeachment inquiry, founder of the faith-in-action organization Sojourners Jim Wallis aims to reassert Christian values in his new book, ‘Christ in Crisis.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A look inside the CIA that the agency isn’t ready for you to see

Amaryllis Fox shares details of her former job, but the CIA hasn’t approved her book yet. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-11 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph to publish new Marian Keyes novel in 2020

Michael Joseph will publish the latest novel by bestselling author Marian Keyes next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 07:16:00 UTC ]
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Truly enlists Keegan-Michael Key in a battle for seltzer supremacy against White Claw

Forget Coors Light versus Bud Light. The most compelling alcohol brand battle this summer is Truly against White Claw, the two dominant brands in the sizzling-hot alcoholic seltzer category. Neither is owned by brewing behemoths Anheuser-Busch InBev or MillerCoors, which have struggled to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-12 08:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins sees flat annual sales, but record EBITDA

HarperCollins’ global sales recorded a disappointing fourth quarter, down from $490m in 2018 to $419m in 2019, a decrease of 14%, for the three months ending 30th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 05:11:55 UTC ]
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S&S sees second quarter rise in revenue and profit

Worldwide revenues at Simon & Schuster hit $218m in the second quarter, up $11m compared to the same period last year, a new earnings statement by parent firm CBS shows. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 16:46:19 UTC ]
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Listen to an Audiobook Excerpt of THE TURN OF THE KEY By Ruth Ware

Listen to an exclusive audiobook excerpt of Ruth Ware's new psychological thriller, THE TURN OF THE KEY, narrated by Imogen Church! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-06 10:33:59 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: ‘Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival’

Featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay, the comic anthology is a powerful and instructive collection of short stories by 60 female artists. The post Panel Mania: ‘Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival’ appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2019-08-02 10:00:17 UTC ]
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Review: Susan Straight's new memoir amplifies stories of strong women who survive and thrive

Susan Straight's new memoir, "In the Country of Women," depicts the tough, trauma-burdened women who have populated her life. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-30 19:40:36 UTC ]
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