May Religion Bestsellers: Star Bloggers Break Top Five, Jan Karon Takes #1

Two Christian bloggers debut on the Religion Nonfiction list, and Jan Karon claims two spots on the Fiction list, toppling longtime leader Wanda Brunstetter. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Sylvia Day Returns

The final volume in Sylvia Day's Crossfire romance series, One With You, topped the iBooks U.S. bestsellers list for the week that ended April 10. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the French Bestseller, 'Waiting for Bojangles'

This debut novel, about a child with eccentric parents, has sold over 120,000 copies in France since its January release and has benefited greatly from early support from booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japanese Pub Takes Majority Stake in Hachette's Yen Press

Japanese manga publisher Kadokawa has taken a 51% stake in Hachette's manga imprint. Kodakawa plans to turn the imprint into Yen Press LLC, a joint venture between the two publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Digital 2016: Take Note: Virtual Reality Is Growing Up Fast

In October, the New York Times launched its first immersive virtual reality (VR) application, creating an engaging new kind of journalism that suddenly, jarringly, placed viewers alongside the children displaced by Syria’s civil war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saudi blogger Raif Badawi awarded freedom of speech prize

IPA Freedom to Publish committee chose writer due to his ‘disgraceful ongoing punishment and the extreme risk he ran to express his ideas’Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for publishing a liberal blog, is to be awarded the International... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTubers hit mainstream as digital media become top choice for new talent

They’ve become the voice of the millennials and now films, TV shows, book deals and live tours are followingYou may not have heard of Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee, but these British YouTube stars have more than 11 million subscribers and more than one billion views on Google’s online video service.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Business Insider joins 1 billion monthly Facebook video views club

Business Insider says it did 1 billion views on Facebook in March. The milestone comes just eight months after the company started publishing videos directly to the social network. The focus on social distribution has also driven a more “nuanced” approach to how Business Insider staffs its video... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, April 3, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended April 3, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere non-fiction acquires Instagram star's 'Fit in 3'

Sphere non-fiction has acquired a debut health and fitness book by Instagram sensation Faya Nilsson, a personal trainer and winner of Cosmopolitan’s Lifestyle Blogger of the Year for her blog, fitnessontoast.com. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 11, 2016

‘Laguna Beach’ alum Lauren Conrad’s latest lifestyle guide celebrates its debut at #5 on our Hardcover Nonfiction list. Plus new books by Peggy Orenstein and Augusten Burroughs talk about sex, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray Learning buys self-made man's self-published bestseller

John Murray Learning has bought a self-published bestseller, Life Leverage, by Rob Moore. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook opens the door to branded content from top publishers

Facebook has officially updated its policy and now allows publishers to post ads in the form of branded content to their pages. Media outlets had been hoping to help driving more money from all their efforts on the social network. The new rules allow verified pages, from publishers like NowThis... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BFG tops lists of children's books which develop empathy

Roald Dahl’s BFG and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird have topped the list of books parents said best helped children develop empathy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2016: Discussions of Diversity and Inclusivity in Literary Communities Take Center Stage

Calls for increased diversity and inclusivity were the focus of poet Claudia Rankine's AWP keynote presentation as well as many panels and conversations throughout the conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, March 27, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended March 27, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a Sales Slump, Manga is Back Thanks To New Generation of Bestsellers

Manga is a hit-driven market, and new titles from the Tokyo Ghoul, One-Punch Man, and Attack on Titan properties are pushing a sales rebound in the category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 4, 2016

'The Nest,’ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s high-profile debut, and 'The Summer Before the War,’ Helen Simonson's highly anticipated sophomore effort, land at #4 and #5 on our Hardcover Fiction list. Plus 'The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book’ is no joke—it’s at #5 on our Hardcover Nonfiction list—and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: April 1, 2016

A new bookstore is about to be constructed in Illinois, a store in the Berkshires marks its first 40 years under one owner, and a memorial is scheduled for a former Pennsylvania bookseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio 1 DJs pen children’s book

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired a children’s novel by Radio 1 DJs Greg James and Chris Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2016: Book Fair Kicks Off; Penguin Random House Takes Notice of Literary 'Tastemakers'

The annual AWP conference opened Thursday at the L.A. Convention Center with nearly 11,000 attendees and a record number of exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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