James Patterson helps flooded UK bookshops

Flooded bookshops The Book Case in Hebden Bridge and The New Bookshop in Cockermouth are to receive a £5,000 grant each from the James Patterson fund. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian McEwan urges UK to 'remain and reform' EU

Atonement author Ian McEwan has warned a vote to leave the European Union would set into motion "a dangerous unravelling" and urged the UK to "remain and reform". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the UK Bestseller, 'Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home'

This nonfiction book by a Swedish adventurer who befriended a stray dog on a grueling trek in South America has become an unexpected hit in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HI-FI Wants to Help Publishers Regain Control of their Mobile Audiences

The "Interest-Driven Network" rolls out TagTopic marketplace in a bid to upend mobile media. The post HI-FI Wants to Help Publishers Regain Control of their Mobile Audiences appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops – the reader's most reliable curator

For Independent Booksellers' Week Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page on how "bookselling in its oldness is part of the new". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libreria bookshop director Davies moves on

Sally Davies, the director of East London bookshop Libreria, is stepping down from her role. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK programmatic publisher alliance struggles to launch

Premium publisher programmatic alliances have become a go-to move in Europe. The attraction for publishers is that they offer fraud-free, brand-safe environments at scale, and protect the yields of the partner publishers. Yet they can be a nightmare to pull off. The AOP's own alliance hasn't... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK is doing 25 Facebook Live videos a week

News UK is ramping up its Facebook Live output from a couple a week to five a day. For the last six weeks, live videos have been largely done by its tabloid title, The Sun, where it blends stunt-style videos, like grown men plunging into ice baths, with highly visual footage, like filling up... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood awarded PEN Pinter Prize ahead of UK tour

Margaret Atwood has been awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize at the same time it is announced she will be embarking on a UK book tour. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 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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Rakuten to close UK marketplace

Rakuten will close its UK marketplace website in August following a review of its European operations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rubicon Project Is Helping Publishers Win the Second-Screen With Programmatic Olympic Ads

For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, one programmatic advertising company wants to help brands that aren't paying the big bucks for an official sponsorship or major TV spot still have a "second chance for gold" by winning the race for the second-screen. Online advertising... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Rhodes moves to Quercus for two-book deal

Internationally renowned pianist James Rhodes has struck a two-book deal with Quercus, starting with a book that will show how "anyone with two hands", and willing to practice 45 minutes a day, can learn to play Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C Major in six weeks. He has previously been published by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime Pays in the UK: Could It Have to do With the Setting?

Not to say that it's something in the water, it's often noticed by international observers that the two major publishing markets have different entertainment-genre priorities. The Americans love love. For the Brits, good literature is murder. The post Crime Pays in the UK: Could It Have to do... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ferrante among European writers to plead with UK to Remain

Esteemed writers from 10 European nations, including Elena Ferrante, Javier Marias, Anne Enright and former finance minister for Greece Yanis Varoufakis, have issued pleas for the United Kingdom to remain in the EU. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yuval Noah Harari to embark on UK tour

Yuval Noah Harari will tour the UK this September in support of his new book examining the future of humankind Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Vintage). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies laud effect of Patterson grants

Independent bookshops have been able to make “huge” improvements thanks to writer James Patterson’s “generous” and “forward-thinking” initiative which has awarded more than £500,000 in grants to some 272 indie retailers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent Press to open bookshop in Cardiff’s creative quarter

Independent publisher Accent Press is to open Octavo’s, a new bookshop, café and wine bar in the heart of Cardiff Bay’s creative quarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Spring’s Data: A Few UK and US Charts From Nielsen Book Research

Who's buying the books, who's coloring them, and how are they finding them? Here are a few glimpses from Nielsen's 2015 research. The post The Spring’s Data: A Few UK and US Charts From Nielsen Book Research appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Color It Confusing: Can the UK’s VAT People Classify Coloring Books as Not Books?

If Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs office can somehow categorize coloring books as not books—and "incomplete" because they're not colored in—what might publishers have to pay in VAT? The post Color It Confusing: Can the UK’s VAT People Classify Coloring Books as Not Books? appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘As We Trade Less Neurotically’: A Nice Chat About Those UK Publishing Numbers

'Publishing is now multi-format: success in one format should not be seen as a victory over the other format.' But are we ready yet to hear such wisdom around the UK Publishers Association's report? The post ‘As We Trade Less Neurotically’: A Nice Chat About Those UK Publishing Numbers appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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