NEIBA's Fall Conference Attracts 600 People to Boston

This year's New England Independent Booksellers Association conference, held September 11–13, brought together booksellers, publishers, and authors and highlighted such industry trends as the rising price of books and strong sales of horror and fantasy titles. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BA conference: David Mitchell lambasts 'rapacious' Amazon

Comedian David Mitchell has slammed Amazon as "benefit scroungers" in a barnstorming... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Is Getting Its TV on This Fall

“I was Dick Donner’s assistant for four years, where I just constantly asked him about Superman,” confessed Geoff Johns, chief creative officer of DC Comics. “And The Goonies. He told me once that if he’d done another Superman movie, he would have made it about Brainiac, and I was just like,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award 2014 nominees for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature are announced

Works that were nominated include 'The Innovators' by Walter Isaacson and 'Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?' by Roz Chast for the nonfiction prize as well as 'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr and 'Station Eleven' by Emily St. John Mandel for the fiction award. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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March dates for IPG conference

The Independent Publishers Guild will hold its 2015 conference from 4th to 6th March. The IPG... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glaister in Book People management buy-out

Seni Glaister has led a management buy-out of The Book People from co-founder Ted Smart. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2014 NBA Young People's Literature Longlist Announced

The National Book Foundation has announced the 2014 National Book Award longlist for Young People’s Literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At ASEAN Ebook Conference, Education Was Top Priority

At the 2nd ASEAN Ebook Conference, held in Kuala Lumpur, publishers discussed ways to catalyze the regional ebook industry, particularly in education. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People on the move 9.4.14

NewBay Media has named John Laposky editor-in-chief of TWICE. Laposky had served as the magazine's managing editor since 1995. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People on the Move | 8.28.14

Nathan Lump has rejoined Travel + Leisure as editor. He previously worked for the magazine from 2000 to 2006. He most recently worked as director of branded content at Condé Nast. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Make Way for New Children's Bookstore in Boston

The owners of the World's Only Curious George Store are opening a second picture-book concept store, the Make Way for Ducklings Store in Boston, Mass. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gritty memoir from the author of 'Little House on the Prairie' to hit shelves this fall

Some of the material from Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiography, 'Pioneer Girl,' was used as a basis for the famed children's book series, but many of the more intense scenes were considered inappropriate for children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Giving Hungry Fans What They Want: Four Big Web-to-Cookbook Releases for Fall

PW spoke to the creators of How Sweet Eats, The Kitchn, Skinnytaste, and 100 Days of Real Food, as well as their editors, about what went into building their popular sites and their new cookbooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Desmonds magazines OK!, New and Star suffer big circulation falls

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[ The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People StyleWatch Quiz Blurs Line Between Ads and Edit

An eight-question online quiz helped People StyleWatch publish its largest September issue ever this year in terms of ad pages and revenue. But it might also confuse readers about what's advertising and what's editorial.The quiz, "Meet Your Celeb Style Twin," asks readers eight questions about... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company magazine to go digital-only amid falling sales

Hearst says October edition will be final print issue, adding that it was too soon to say whether jobs would be affectedCompany magazine, the monthly Hearst UK glossy aimed at younger women, will cease print publication after 36 years in September and go online-only.Hearst announced on Wednesday... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Authors at the Fall 2014 Regionals

Here is a sampling of some of the many authors who will be at this season’s eight regionals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult Authors at the FALL 2014 Regionals

Below is a sampling of some of the many authors who will be at this season’s eight regionals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Fall Regionals 2014: A Time for Discovery

Over the past few years, some regional booksellers associations have moved away from holding fall trade shows in favor of onferences or forums to reflect a greater emphasis on authors and education. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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