Marcus Rashford named FutureBook Person of the Year

Marcus Rashford MBE has been named FutureBook Person of the Year. The Manchester United and England footballer is the fourth recipient of the award after publisher Sharmaine Lovegrove, writer Kit de Waal and Meryl Halls, m.d. of the Booksellers Association. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Kinew Named New Host of Canada Reads Competition

Wab Kinew will be the new host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s annual battle-of-the-books competition, Canada Reads, replacing Jian Ghomeshi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Remote e-lending pilot project reveals half-year trends

Remote ebook lending in libraries leads to a "significant" increase in borrowing, but not to an increase in book buying, according to interim trends noted at the six-month stage of a year-long pilot project. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Perseus Caps Eventful Year with Strong Results

In the fiscal year ended September 30, the Perseus Books Group had strong financial results, CEO David Steinberger wrote to employees in his letter reviewing the last 12 months. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Townsend's work will be 'championed' for years

Penguin Random House will “nurture, protect and champion” Sue Townsend’s work for years to come, c.e.o. Tom Weldon has said. Speaking at an event to celebrate the late writer’s life and work at The British Library, Weldon made the promise to Townsend’s family, who were in attendance. He also... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Four Pearson titles on Management Book of Year Prize shortlist

Social purpose is one of the key themes behind the shortlist for the Management Book of the Year Prize. Presented for the past five years by the Chartered Management Institute and the British Library, and supported by the Henley Business School, the £5,000 prize is given to the best book on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa shortlist revealed in record year for entries

Books by a brain surgeon, a former Mormon, a chef and an acclaimed artist are among those shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Book Awards. The awards honour books published in the last year in five categories – First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book. This year the awards received... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK’s FutureBook Conference 2014: The Penguin Random House Show!

The Bookseller's Futurebook conference found the UK publishing industry focused on issues of marketing, ebook subscriptions and direct sales, among others. The post UK’s FutureBook Conference 2014: The Penguin Random House Show! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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In Shakeup, Time Inc. Names New Publisher of InStyle

InStyle magazine has hired Wall Street Journal executive Nina Lawrence to serve as its publisher. She succeeds Karin Tracy, InStyle's publisher since May 2013.A Time Inc. staffer said the company chose Ms. Lawrence due to her "impressive" digital background.News of the shakeup came Tuesday... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Buzasi at FutureBook: 'chase audiences not revenues'

In the digital age companies should chase audiences rather than revenues, Carla Buzasi, global c.e.o. of WGSN, told the FutureBook conference today (14th November). Speaking about her former role as founding editor of The Huffington Post, Buzasi said: “I didn’t have to think about print [versus... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Future publisher roles debated at FutureBook

Sharing on Facebook makes users 81 times more likely to turn into paying customers, the Futurebook Conference has heard. In a panel entitled What Does the Future Publisher Look Like? Andrew Savikas, c.e.o of Safari Books Online, said: "If you give people the opportunity to share, that makes... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Digital 'helping editors be speedy', FutureBook hears

Speed and transparency are two of the key benefits publishers are gaining by incorporating digital into their editorial processes, the FutureBook Conference heard today (14th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Hire the curious', FutureBook told

Publishers need to hire people who are curious, and must ensure they have adequate support systems to retain staff, Orion's digital marketing director Marissa Hussey told The Bookseller's FutureBook conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Nosy Crow, Profile and PRH among FutureBook's innovation winners

Nosy Crow m.d. Kate Wilson has been named most inspiring digital publishing person at the FutureBook Innovation Awards. Wilson was named as the winner at a ceremony held at the FutureBook Conference in central London this afternoon (14th November), beating a shortlist that also included Unbound... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bertelsmann revenues 'highest for seven years'

Bertelsmann has reported its highest revenues in seven years, at €11.82bn for the first nine months of 2014, up 4.3% year-on-year from €11.33bn, with the formation of Penguin Random House among factors contributing "significantly" to the increase. Operating EBITDA was €1.48bn to the end of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Julia Donaldson makes record £10m sales five years in a row

The author of The Gruffalo earned more than JK Rowling and Dan Brown in UK, making her the fourth biggest-selling writer in British historyA dancing chorus of giants and snails, witches and Gruffalos have propelled Julia Donaldson into uncharted territory, as the former childrens laureate... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Donaldson hits £10m for a record-breaking fifth straight year

Julia Donaldson has bested fellow bestsellers J K Rowling, Jamie Oliver and Dan Brown to become the only author to record annual sales of over £10m in five consecutive years. The Gruffalo creator sold almost £239,000 last week through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market, to bring her tally... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Amazon.book and the New Top-Level Domain Names

Amazon’s purchase of the .book generic top-level domain (TLD) has prompted speculation about how the e-tailer plans to use it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Stein flies in for FutureBook: bookings extended

E-book pioneer Bob Stein is to join the ‘big ideas’ panel at FutureBook 2014. The last minute addition of Stein means bookings for The Bookseller’s digital publishing conference will now remain open for another five hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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EUP history wins Saltire Book of the Year

A book about the history of Scottish towns has won £10,000 after being named Saltire Book of the Year. The Scottish Town in the Age of Enlightenment 1740-1820 (Edinburgh University Press), written by historians Bob Harris and Charles McKean of Dundee University, was awarded the top prize at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sainsbury’s Finalists for Ebooks of the Year

The UK retail chain Sainsbury's has opened voting for its "ebooks of the year" prize, with several international names shortlisted. The post Sainsbury’s Finalists for Ebooks of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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