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'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette ebook sales fall in wake of dispute with Amazon over pricing

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Profit falls at restructuring Wolters Kluwer

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Here's a book about people tweeting about writing their novels

Sorry guys, I can't tweet this picture of a cat wearing a party hat right now, because I'm #amwriting. I'm in a coffee shop, you see, with my laptop and notebook proudly displayed so that anyone who walks past will know that I'm #amwriting a novel.... Continue reading at Engadget

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Spotlight Falls on Subscription Services

Oyster, the ebook subscription service with nearly half a million titles, launched in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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People on the Move | 7.24.14

  Andy Wright is now publisher at The New York Times Magazine. He was previously senior vice president of advertising at The New York Times. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Voxburner and Angel at Bookseller Children's Conference

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Accent Press signs deal at RNA conference

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5 Ways to Make the Most of Kindle Unlimited’s 600,000 Books

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DreamWorks Press Gears Up for Fall Launch

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Kindle Unlimited launches: 600,000 all-you-can-read ebooks for $10 per month

Amazon's new subscription ebook plan includes more than 600,000 titles, but no major publishers. Continue reading at PC World

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People on the Move | 7.10.14

  Emmis Publishing named Brian Sweany editor-in-chief of Texas Monthly. He has worked at the magazine since 1996, most recently as senior executive editor. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Chefs Cook at Home: Fall Cookbooks 2014

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British Museum’s Wheel of Books Attracts Gawkers

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Fourth Estate signs debut from The Book People's Glaister

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Bookseller Marketing and Publicity Conference: 'Can't replace gut instinct'

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Bookseller Marketing and Publicity Conference: Live Blog

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Religion Update Fall 2014: The Good, the Alien, the Secular

Fall religion, in not so many words: still too many pastors; religion is still bad for you and the world (Christopher Hitchens has even come back from the dead, via previously unpublished essays, to remind us of this); Pope Francis still looks promising. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Pages on Livernois to Open in Detroit This Fall

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