National Readathon Day is being held for the first time on Jan. 24. It's sponsored by publisher Penguin Random House and the National Book Foundation, among others. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The chair of Penguin Random House and Labour peer admitted she was ‘speechless’ when told the work would hang in the central London galleryA portrait of one of the most influential figures in British publishing, Gail Rebuck, chair and former chief executive of the Penguin Random House group and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gail rebuck
#influential figures
#british publishing
#labour peer
Amazon’s second Prime Day saw customer orders soar by 60% globally in comparison to the first, with "hundreds of thousands" of Kindle e-readers sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#prime day
Amazon has launched its second Prime Day promotional bonanza, offering deals on products every five minutes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
To combat Amazon's "global shopping day" on July 12, Connecticut bookseller R.J. Julia is encouraging customers to shop local with a dueling event through which it will donate 10% of its sales to the community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#combat amazon
Reg Chua talks to Folio: about The American Voter and creating a "timeless" issue. The post Reuters Printing Special Edition Magazine for National Conventions appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Publishers have flooded Twitter with video clips this week as they cover police shootings of civilians in Louisiana and Minnesota, and a shooting in Dallas Thursday night that killed five police officers. To help viewers stay informed, Twitter's recently-launched Watch Mode seems to be getting... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#police officers
#growing importance
#social video
#iphone app
#revenue made
Readings in high places: the Leukerbad International Literature Festival in Switzerland drew record attendance and international authors in 2016. The post Switzerland’s 21st Festival at Leukerbad: 14 Nations Represented appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#post switzerland
#high places
#international authors
Amberley is to publish But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#chuck klosterman
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has said “the arts can bring us together” as a nation following the “uncertainty and division” caused by the EU Referendum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#eu referendum
Joe “The Body Coach” Wicks’ follow-up to his record-setting début fitness title has rocketed to the top of the charts in a strong week overall as a Father’s Day surge boosted print book sales by almost 20%. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#strong week
Service to become Sky Cinema from 8 July, offering more releases including Star Wars: The Force AwakensSky will premiere a new film every day, including the latest Star Wars film this summer, as part of a rebrand of Sky Movies as Sky Cinema. The move will see a 75% increase in the number of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Simon & Schuster UK's online community of women's fiction, Books and the City, is to host a Digital Originals submission day on 15th July. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#online community
#15th july
Assistant editor Drucilla Shultz recommends the Penryn and the End of Days Trilogy by Susan Ee, a refreshingly dark YA love story set during an angel apocalypse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#susan ee
EveryLibrary is the only national political action committee fighting for libraries at the local level. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#national campaign
#local level
The National Book Foundation has appointed Cheryl Cohen Effron and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh to its board of directors, which has grown to include 22 members. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#board members
Sylvia Day’s One With You (Michael Joseph) has easily romped to the top of The Bookseller’s April E-Book Ranking, outselling the second-placed title by a factor of over four to one. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sylvia day
#michael joseph
A quick look at how this year's Independent Bookstore Day went, with participating stores jumping from 365 to 430. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Her Last Tomorrow, Adam Croft’s latest DIY thriller, lifted his bedroom business into the sales stratosphere. He talks about paying off his mortgage in weeks and why he’s fine with publishers being ‘sniffy’“Could you murder your wife to save your daughter?” That’s the hook for a novel that has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book deal
#long time
As advertisers turn their backs on newsprint, publishers who have been in denial about the digital revolution are confronted by an uncomfortable realityI am in Ireland to address the Irish Press Council’s annual general meeting in a lecture entitled “Have newspapers got a future?”My theme is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#national newspapers
#digital revolution
National Book Tokens (NBT) has launched personalised gift cards in a bid to increase the popularity of giving book tokens as presents. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |