London Digital 2016: What’s Ahead for Digital Publishing?

What is going on with ebooks? The decline in trade ebook sales in the U.S. is certainly one of the big questions hanging over the publishing industry as publishers gather for the 2016 London Book Fair. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Shinchosha

Shinchosha Publishing Company was founded in 1896 and publishes general literature, fiction, non-fiction, fine arts, philosophy and dictionaries as well as Mangas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Hachette Livre

Hachette Livre is the world’s third-largest trade book publisher for the general public and educational markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: HarperCollins

HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp., a global media and information services company that covers news and information services, cable network programming, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Springer Science+Business Media

Springer published 2,400 English-language scientific and professional journals and more than 9,000 new books in 2014, with subjects ranging from science, technology and medicine to business and transportation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Cengage

Cengage Learning is a leading educational content, technology and services company for the higher education and K–12, professional and library markets worldwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Gallimard

Gallimard has been home to many of the most prestigious writers in French literature throughout the 20th century, including Marcel Proust, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, and 2008 Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2015: Abril Educação S.A.

Abril Educação S.A. is a publicly traded company with shares listed on BM&F Bovespa. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Image Comics, Trajectory Ink Digital Distribution Deal

Through the deal, Image will expand the availability of its digital comics to retailers and libraries in North America, the U.K., Europe, South America and China. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hoopla, DC Comics Ink Library Digital Pact

Library content service Hoopla Digital is broadening its recently launched comics category with new graphic novel content from DC Comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Prepare to Ramp Up News Distribution on Facebook’s Instant Articles in Coming Days

Publishers are ready to ramp up content distribution on Facebook’s Instant Articles in the coming days, people familiar with the matter said, with some newsrooms preparing to post a few dozen stories a day. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter Book Night back in 2016

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We Review a Self-Published E-Book About a Lady Clone War

'Star Wars' and 'Lord of the Rings' had a baby, it died badly, and this book is its reanimated remains. The post We Review a Self-Published E-Book About a Lady Clone War appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing in Catalan: It's About Making a 'Minority Language' Work

Catalonia, which sits in the northeast region of Spain, counts 7 million inhabitants. But, with a population that reads as readily in Spanish as it does in Catalan, local publishers face numerous hurdles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google launches News Lab to help journalists, boost its own publishing cred

Google has launched News Lab, a one-stop website that shows journalists how its tools can help them research, report and promote their stories. The intent is to "collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to help build the future of media." Google is joining a crowded field of websites... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Turns to YouTube for Salvation

As YouTube stars start to publish books they are bringing their millions of fans into bookstores, giving the book business an unlikely windfall. The post Publishing Turns to YouTube for Salvation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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14 Interesting Digital Marketing Stats From the Past Week

The past week has been filled with great data points. Here are 14 of the more intriguing numbers we came across: 1. Airbnb is on track to make $900 million this year, The Wall Street Journal reported. That's more than triple what it made in 2013 ($250 million). Internally, the sharing-economy... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MFN clauses threaten validity of publishers’ Amazon contracts

Publishers’ contracts with Amazon could become void if the European Commission (EC) finds that the online retailer has acted illegally in terms of its ebook distribution practices and its relationship with publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC to publish first co-written Wilbur Smith

HarperCollins will publish the first co-written novel from Wilbur Smith in September this year. The book, titled Golden Lion, will be co-written by historical fiction author Giles Kristian. Golden Lion will revisit one of Smith's best-known series, following the adventures of the Courtney... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Publishing Startup Wants To Crowdfund Books For Indie Bookstores

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[ Fast Company | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH to publish colouring books based on classic novels

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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