He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2024-08-30 23:05:12 UTC ]
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Editor's note: This article was originally published as part of a Folio: Special Report on the state of data in publishing, but we have decided to open it up to a wider audience by publishing it below. To view the full report, click the link at the bottom. The rise of big data—and the ability... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-31 19:33:50 UTC ]
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Publishers should be given a waiver on part of the EU’s recently passed Digital Single Market Directive regarding licensing deals for links to their content, a new report recommends. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 04:34:34 UTC ]
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In “All the Wrong Moves,” Sasha Chapin comedically revisits an obsession that took him to some strange places. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-30 15:00:00 UTC ]
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K.J. Grow, previously v-p of sales and marketing, has been promoted to publisher of Shambhala Publications' flagship imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Being an online publisher has never been more difficult. Web browser providers have pared down on ad-targeting capabilities in recent years, adding to publishers' struggles to monetize traffic and attempts to reduce reliance on third parties. Now Google is taking user privacy a step further,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-07-29 21:22:56 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has joined forces with digital platform Serial Box to publish an original psychological thriller by a team of women crime writers helmed and hand-picked by Sophie Hannah. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 06:07:59 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association and leading members of the trade have written a letter to Sajid Javid calling for the new Chancellor of the Exchequer to end the VAT charge on digital publications in the next Budget. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-28 14:28:43 UTC ]
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A major release from Patricia Cornwell, new writings from Mindy Kaling, Andy Weir, Blake Crouch, NK Jemisin and more in the wake of APub's Dean Koontz deal. The post The Week’s Big Story: Amazon Publishing on Wooing Dean Koontz appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-26 06:30:49 UTC ]
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The San Diego Comic-Con’s half century of celebrating comics and the broader popular culture serves to mark how much the landscape of popular culture has changed since its inception 50 years ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber will publish a new collection of essays and fiction by My Beautiful Laundrette author Hanif Kureishi in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-26 03:34:23 UTC ]
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Orion Fiction is to publish Westwind in November, a “lost” Ian Rankin novel which has been out of print for nearly 30 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 20:14:29 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has revealed its gender pay gap figures nine months early with a largely unchanged balance sheet but with a new initiative which sees all new parents at the company given the opportunity to take 12 months off from next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 23:00:06 UTC ]
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Booker Prize longlistee Oyinkan Braithwaite has made the shortlist for the 2019 Amazon Publishing Readers’ Awards with Ian Rankin and Matt Wesolowski each bagging two nominations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 09:47:48 UTC ]
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As the clergy sex abuse scandal continues to rock the Catholic Church, denominational publishers are putting a tighter focus on mission-driven titles while also delving into mainstream trends, politics, and books aimed at younger readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The veteran editor and publisher is leaving the conservative imprint he founded at St. Martin's, All Points Books, for a currently unnamed new venture. With the move, APB will close in August 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Spain’s publishers’ federation, in a series of meetings with government, educational, and cultural leadership, hammer out an approach to invigorate reading domestically and promote Spanish literature internationally. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Toward a ‘State Pact’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-24 01:16:59 UTC ]
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Hachette has paid tribute to its “incredibly charming and generous” international sales executive Melvyn Munyua, who has died in a drowning accident. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 07:22:33 UTC ]
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Faber will publish a special London Liberty edition of Anna Burns’ Man Booker Prize-winning Milkman in September, as part of its partnership with the historic department store, along with a new audio edition read by the author herself. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 05:22:19 UTC ]
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Crime writer A L Gaylin has recorded a fictional podcast episode in addition to the audio version of her new book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 00:16:49 UTC ]
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He was a leading magazine and book editor who found his own measure of fame with “Bettyville,” in which he also delved into growing up gay in a small town. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-07-22 22:58:23 UTC ]
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