E L James’ Grey had its second straight 300,000-plus weekly print sale—pushing the book's combined UK ebook and physical sales over the 1 million unit mark—while the overall British print books market has experienced its first half-year rise in seven years. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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With recent data suggesting that the book industry is now a hybrid market where ebooks and print books will live side-by-side, PW has begun a series of articles on how that reality will affect the entire publishing supply chain. To read the first article click here. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Bill Bryson calls on publishers to give away ebooks with printed copies in order to tempt readers back to buying physical books. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp., the publishing company that owns The Wall Street Journal, reported $506 million in net income for the fiscal year ended June 30, the last year before its split from Rupert Murdoch's entertainment operations.The profit, which amounted to 87 cents a share, compared with a loss of $2.08... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even though the physical book market is more unpredictable than ever, “print is here to stay,” declares Stuart Applebaum, spokesman for Penguin Random House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson says a bookstore will need to be 'viable' and have a kids' section to qualify for a donation. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin UK imprint Mira is to publish David Solomons’ Not Another Happy Ending, based on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News reports are saying American authors will be considered for the prestigious UK literary prize next year, while the Booker Prize organizers say these stories are 'incomplete' but haven't discounted the possibility. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of Sheffield's libraries could be closed, unless community groups come forward... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The value of the printed book market rose for a third consecutive week last week. It was helped... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It may be astonishing that a print publication devoted to book reviews still exists, but it does — and Kirkus Reviews wants to give you a free literary trip to NYC. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Ofcom study into consumers' digital consumption has found that Amazon has a dominant 79%... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook marketing specialists Qwaya offer tips on making the most of marketing and advertising for publishers on the ubiquitous social media platform. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The USA's IndieBound initiative to promote book purchases from local independent bookstores has prompted similar campaigns in the UK, Germany, and Holland. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Ether for Authors, Porter Anderson looks at the Oyster ebook subscription service, at a CONTEC session ahead in Frankfurt, at book marketing, and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Shane Salerno set out to make a film about Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger, his plan was to spend $300,000 and six months shooting. "I thought it would be easy," he said, "We would just go out, shoot, and be done." But today, $2 million dollars, nine years, and hundreds of hours of... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the heels of Google and Facebook, Yahoo today published its first transparency report detailing government requests for user data in the first half of the year. It intends to issue a transparency report every six months. Of the 17 countries highlighted, the U.S. leads with the most... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A US federal judge has forbidden Apple from enforcing most favoured nation clauses in its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arguably, the most important change in the event management business over the past decade has been the shift to digital attendance marketing. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mel Elliott, who lives in the U.K., self-published Colour Me Good: Ryan Gosling on a lark. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost exactly one year ago, the American Booksellers Association announced that it would replace its ebook partnership with Google for one with Kobo, in time for the 2012 holiday season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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