Michael Mosley's The Fast 800 speeds into the top spot

Michael Mosley has notched up his seventh week as the UK Official Top 50 number one, with The Fast 800 (Short) leapfrogging Joe Wicks’ Veggie Lean in 15 (Bluebird). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barack Obama reveals favourite books of 2018 - and Becoming tops list

Barack Obama has revealed his favourite books of 2018—and his wife Michelle's memoir Becoming (Viking) has topped his list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fox News tops cable ratings in 2018 while entertainment channels lost viewers to streaming

President Trump kept cable news on a ratings roll in 2018. But online streaming services continued to cut into audience levels for general entertainment cable networks such as USA, FX and Lifetime, according to year-end data from Nielsen. While consumers have grown accustomed to time-shifting... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top 10 most-read Bookseller stories of 2018

Lionel Shriver's controversial opinion piece on diversity, a publishing start-up offering aspiring writers a £24k salary and Waterstones' shock acquisition of Foyles all feature in the Top 10 most-read stories on The Bookseller website in 2018. But what's at number one? Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Books Bestsellers: 'Becoming' Stays On Top

Michelle Obama's runaway bestseller of a debut memoir, 'Becoming,' stays on top of the Apple Books store in the second to last week of 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2018

PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2018, and what they portend for 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's Top Authors Pick Their Favorite Books of 2018

We asked the authors of our top 10 books of 2018 to share their favorite titles published this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama to speak at the O2 Arena as Becoming tops charts

Michelle Obama is returning to the UK in April 2019, her publisher has revealed, following the former First Lady's sold-out event at the Royal Festival Hall earlier this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reintroducing Islam’s Founder: 'PW' Talks to Michael Muhammad Knight

In his new book, religion professor Michael Muhammad Knight presents 40 views of the prophet Muhammad, painting him in an unexpected light and demonstrating the wide-ranging diversity within the Muslim world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Activist Author Takes Over at Top Mexican Publisher

Author Pablo Ignacio Taibo II has taken over as director of Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico’s large state-owned publishing house. He is seen as a political radical and a controversial choice to lead the publisher Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thai Children’s Rights Fair Throws the Spotlight on a Fast-Developing Market

The four-day International Children’s Content Rights Fair—which took place in Thailand, and ended its run on December 2—is focused on children’s content from ASEAN publishers and facilitating rights trading within the region and with overseas exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's Cyber Monday laptop deals are going fast—here are the best we found

Just like Microsoft’s holiday sales last Christmas, the company’s Cyber Monday deals are going fast, though you can still hunt down a few decent ones.The company’s Surface and Xbox deals for Cyber Monday include discounts on the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2. Historically, Microsoft has also... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama memoir tops US book charts – with nine copies sold per second

The former first lady’s autobiography has been warmly reviewed and is No 2 in the UK charts – outsold only by David WalliamsMichelle Obama’s Becoming sold almost nine copies per second on its first day on sale in North America to become the fastest-selling book of the year so far, while in the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael O’Mara to publish memoir of Orkney GP

Michael O’Mara will next year publish a memoir by Malcolm Alexander, the only doctor on the Orkney island of Eday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Autoweek and Veranda Edge Royals Among May’s Top-Performing Print Magazines

Enthusiast and shelter magazine issues attracted the highest relative audiences for the month, per new data from GfK MRI. The post Autoweek and Veranda Edge Royals Among May’s Top-Performing Print Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksource Sales Top $100 Million

After 45 years in retail, Booksource has no regrets about shifting its wholesale business to schools and libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael O’Mara to publish Rachael Bland memoir

Michael O’Mara will next February publish the memoir of Rachael Bland, who documented her cancer journey on the ‘You, Me and the Big C’ podcast.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fast Company Puts Innovation Into Practice

Following a recent transition of leadership, with the appointment of Stephanie Mehta to editor-in-chief this past February and Amanda Smith as VP, publisher in April 2017, the focus of Fast Company is also leaning towards innovation, both in the coverage of the topic and the implementation of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A frank canvas: From the art world to the top of the Kindle charts

Jasper Joffe has seen his paintings bought by Saatchi and rubbed shoulders with Bob and Roberta Smith, but now his digital-first list is outdoing a number of Big Four foes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook purged over 800 accounts and pages pushing political messages for profit

Facebook said Thursday that it has purged more than 800 U.S publishers and accounts for flooding users with politically oriented content that violated the company's spam policies, a move that could reignite accusations of political censorship. The accounts and pages, with names like Reasonable... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2018: Cengage CEO Michael Hansen on the Company's Digital Switch

This fall, Cengage introduced Cengage Unlimited, a new digital subscription service. Does this mean the textbook's days are numbered? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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