Hachette UK's parent company Lagardère has taken a €465m government-backed loan to help it cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-04 09:13:16 UTC ]
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Richard Fisher, former managing director of academic publishing at Cambridge University, is to take on a new policy role with the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The time for hand-wringing is over, writes Gordon Wise, and now the trade must unite to fight for its best interests post-EU. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book industry statistics in Spain show a market still in trouble, despite some signs of growth. Publishers are focusing on relatively healthy export sales to boost revenue. The post Spain’s Publishers Take Stock of Their Industry’s Health appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertising on the websites of premium publishers, such as The New York Times and Hearst properties, is three times as effective as it is on those of nonpremium publishers at boosting brand favorability and making users more likely to recommend products or services, according to a study by... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The sudden popularity of the smartphone video game Pokémon Go is sending people into bookstores and, in some cases, driving up sales at those stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Jessica Kingsley Publishers has acquired the list of co-operative Vala Publishing, as the publishing house is "set to close". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A comic-artist-by-day come super-villain-wrestler-by-night has been helping inspire the youth of Auckland. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gary J. Byrne's political exposé of the Clintons, 'Crisis of Character,' rocketed to the top of the iBooks Bestseller list for the week ended July 3, while Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel's 'Night' took the #5 slot, following the author's death on July 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brad Thor's 'Foreign Agent,' the author's latest in his Scot Horvath thriller series, kept its top slot on the iBooks U.S. bestsellers list for the week ended June 26. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors including Philip Pullman and Cathy Cassidy have responded to figures which suggest a “major” drop in the take-up of arts subjects at GCSE level, saying the discreditation of these subjects will do damage that will “last for generations”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leonora Craig Cohen welcomes Penguin Random House UK's celebration of works by LGBTQ writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium is recruiting sports publications, leagues, teams and athletes to use its publishing platform. Italian soccer A.S. Roma plans to run two publications on Medium: one covering the team and another for its captain’s final season. Roma sees Medium as a way to reach new audiences, especially... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher to ramp up its presence in branded content, especially digital and videoThe Financial Times is to significantly boost its advertiser-funded video and digital content by acquiring specialist firm Alpha Grid.Alpha Grid produces branded content across broadcast, video, digital and social... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Storytelling and pop culture collide,' says the teaser on the New York Comic Con 2016 Web site. And that's just the way these fans like it. BookCon leaves the trade-show floor and heads for the fans. The post Full Circle: BookCon Takes the Books to the Fans appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online football network Copa 90 is the latest publisher to create a Facebook Messenger chatbot, in time for the 2016 UEFA European Championships kick-off. The company has grand plans for messaging apps in general, and chief strategy officer James Kirkham believes bots can "100 percent" be... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Christian bloggers debut on the Religion Nonfiction list, and Jan Karon claims two spots on the Fiction list, toppling longtime leader Wanda Brunstetter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Odedina, the new editor-at-large at Pushkin Children’s, is looking to build the children’s list through a new open submissions initiative. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House chair Gail Rebuck has said that she and other UK bosses for parent company Bertelsmann are "unanimous" in wanting to stay inside the European Union, because leaving "it is too big a risk to take". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Brant subsidiary BMP Media becomes the legal owner of Art in America, The Magazine Antiques, Modern, and ARTnews. The post Brant Publications’ Takes Control of Artnews Assets and Titles appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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