Lit Hub Daily: April 6, 2021

Erik Hoel on the joy of growing up in an indie bookstore—and with his badass single mom, who opened The Jabberwocky in 1972 when she was 23 years old. | Lit Hub Memoir “You may have noticed that anger is making a comeback for women.” Gina Frangello on rage and infidelity. | Lit Hub “These […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-04-06 09:30:32 UTC ]
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Download: Wednesday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 Show Daily

With David Hockney, H.M. King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, and others, the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair opened to showcase the global publishing scene. By Hannah Johnson This year, the Frankfurt Book Fair will feature people and discussions that show just how political and interconnected the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cappelen Damm to launch Choc Lit in Norway

Norwegian publisher, Cappelen Damm AS is to launch titles from UK-based romance publisher Choc Lit as a new mass market series in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US trade sales up 3.4% in April

Sales of trade books increased 3.4% in the US in April, although overall publisher revenues were down 7%, according to the Association of the American Publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Adult Titles Up, Slightly, in April

According to figures from the AAP's Statshot Program, adult sales climbed a tiny 0.1% in the month, over the same period last year, while sales of children's books for the period were up 12.8%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Playing it straight: Cover conventions in 'grip lit'

Genre is a funny thing in the book trade: almost essential as a marketing tool, yet used too strictly, or taken as a metonym for too wide a range of titles, it inevitably attracts ire. The nom de guerre currently in vogue is “grip lit”. Whether one objects to the term and its use or not, it has,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How The Daily Beast gets 40 percent of readers to visit its homepage

Publishers trying to wrest their readers back from search and social media might take a long look at The Daily Beast, the IAC-owned news publisher that lures 40 percent of its readers to its homepage every month. The post How The Daily Beast gets 40 percent of readers to visit its homepage... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at B&N Down Over 6% in Q1

In its first earnings release since firing CEO Ron Boire last month, Barnes & Noble reported that sales fell 6.6% in its first quarter of 2017, which ended July 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: September 6, 2016

Georgia and Kentucky indies prep to open; a New York City bookstore tries pop-ups while it searches for permanent space; a children's store may flee Harvard Square; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What you need to know about messaging app Line in 6 charts

Japan’s popular messaging app Line has gone public. Mainly used in Asia, the funds raised will help with international expansion. Currently, 12 percent of people in the U.S. use Line, and it’s unlikely to ever reach the scale of Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp. It can differentiate by the range... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Have Solid April Gain

Bookstore sales rose 9.7% in April, to $757 million, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bare Lit to publish anthology

Bare Lit, a UK literature festival devoted to BAME writers, is bringing out an anthology to allow "writers of colour to shine on their own terms". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of Monday, June 6

Dawn Davis nabs a Dutch novel for her S&S imprint 37 Ink, and the third book in Swedish author Sofie Sarenbrant's Emma Sköld detective series breaks through to another country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: June 6, 2016

A bookstore grows in Brooklyn; a Singapore store tests vending machines; B&N to close another New York City store, at least temporarily; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 6, 2016

Trilogy finales by Rick Yancey and Justin Cronin debut at #1 in their respective categories. Plus Sebastian Junger examines the challenges facing war veterans, country singer Tim McGraw has a gift for grads, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of June 6, 2016

Skyhorse lands a children’s book by Julian Lennon, Atlantic correspondent David W. Brown sells a book about NASA’s Europa mission, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, June 6, 2016

This week: new Stephen King, the hatred of poetry, and the definitive Diane Arbus biography. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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North West region to get a new paid-for daily newspaper

CN Group to publish 24 - The North’s National, a paper designed to offer ‘disenfranchised readers’ a sort of Metro/i experience A regional newspaper publisher is preparing to launch a new paid-for daily newspaper later this month.From 20 June, the Carlisle-based CN Group will distribute a title... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audio download chart, April 2016: Train is the top track

Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Random House) has supplanted Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Pottermore) at the top of April’s Audible Audio Download Chart, claiming only its second month at number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ComiXology Unlimited offers all of the comics for $6 a month

ComiXology, Amazon's online comic book service, unveiled a new unlimited content subscription option on Tuesday. The $6 per month ComiXology Unlimited plan gives subscribers unfettered access to the service's archive, which includes titles from Image... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corsair to publish illustrated exploration of birds in lit

Corsair, an imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired a non-fiction literary ornithology by Alex Preston, with illustrations by Neil Gower. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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