Speakers at The Bookseller's Marketing and Publicity Conference 2019 share how they maintain work-life balance and keep themselves sane when the pressure gets high. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-16 18:11:22 UTC ]
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Maintaining public media infrastructure should be non-negotiable for a democratic society. We have to be boldThe McClatchy newspaper chain’s recent filing for bankruptcy is one more data point showing that US journalism is dying. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the newspaper... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-02-19 13:34:47 UTC ]
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Physical book sales in Sweden are falling but the take-up of digital subscription services is on the rise, leading to a boost in revenue during 2019, new figures show. Statistics published by trade magazine Svensk Bokhandel showed sales nudged up 1.1% by value and 4.9% by volume in 2019... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 15:14:31 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has made two promotions within its adult trade marketing team, promoting Zaffre and Manilla Press marketing director Stephen Dumughn to the newly created role of adult trade marketing director, while making Felice McKeown, head of fiction digital marketing, its new campaigns... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-17 21:03:18 UTC ]
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1001 Stories: UAE Writers on Arabic Literature Today Tuesday 10 March 2019| 19.15-20.30Knowledge Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB An evening with three writers from the United Arab Emirates to chime with this year's London Book Fair Sharjah Focus. Hear how writers in... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2020-02-17 10:55:59 UTC ]
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Watchdog says Daily Telegraph cartoon conveys offensive stereotypes about Middle Eastern men but is justified in the public interestA cartoon published in a News Corp newspaper which conveyed offensive stereotypes about Middle Eastern and asylum seeker men did not breach press standards because... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-02-17 05:58:27 UTC ]
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The British Council, in partnership with the Sharjah Book Authority, has announced the Sharjah Market Focus Cultural Programme for the London Book Fair 2020, featuring 12 prominent writers from the UAE. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 19:53:13 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales, which struggled for most of the year, ended 2019 with a weak December and finished the year with a 5.7% sales drop compared to 2018, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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From the fog of a so-far-extremely-cursed 2020, do you even remember 2019 anymore? The albino panda? 30 to 50 feral hogs? The US women’s national soccer team at the World Cup? What else even happened? Roxane Gay is here to remind us with this recap, which also lists her favorite books of the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-06 16:40:23 UTC ]
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Decades of science fiction assured us all that, yes, one day we'd be able to control the immensely complex gadgetry around us with just our voices. It was right, mostly. The rise of the virtual assistant, built atop still other developments in cloud... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-01-23 16:30:00 UTC ]
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Trade figures have said the failure of The Book People to find a buyer, leading to 155 redundancies, could have ramifications for the children's book market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 05:00:29 UTC ]
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With printing efficiency becoming ever more important to the entire industry, the Book Manufacturers’ Institute will hold its first conference to address the topic February 10-11 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Highlighting gains made by the 'human sciences' amid social unrest in France, booksellers also cite a strong showing in comics. The post France’s Bookstore Report: A ‘Positive Assessment’ for 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-01-13 13:30:45 UTC ]
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The recently unveiled list, compiled from more than a century of circulation data, is like a literary cardiogram of the nation’s beating heart. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-13 12:00:00 UTC ]
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A dip in adult nonfiction puts an end to a streak of small annual gains in total sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Though we've named our best books of 2019, we all have our personal favorites, and not all of them are from 2019. These are the best books we read this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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As of this morning, new RWA president Damon Suede has tendered his resignation, effective immediately. Executive director Carol Ritter has also offered her resignation. A number of publishers, including imprints from each of the Big Five, have all pulled support from the RWA's national... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Public Libraries around the world generated a record level of digital content circulation in 2019, providing patrons access to more than 326 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines, according to a report by Rakuten OverDrive, a digital distribution vendor for libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The enormous popularity of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man graphic novel series, trends in the changing U.S. comics and graphic novel retail landscape, and the growing popularity of manga and anime-influenced Japanese light novels, were among PW’s most-read stories about comics in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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To keep pace with 2020, marketers will be forced to not only stay on top of ever-changing news, data and regulations, but will also need to invest in dynamic problem-solving methods. The post Four digital media thought leaders on what’s next for marketers in the new year appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-01-08 21:27:51 UTC ]
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A host of publishers including HarperCollins Canada are boycotting the forthcoming Romance Writers of America national conference, as a backlash continues against the organisation over a race row. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-08 21:05:29 UTC ]
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