New Pokémon Game Takes Bookstores By Storm

The sudden popularity of the smartphone video game Pokémon Go is sending people into bookstores and, in some cases, driving up sales at those stores. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookstores and self-published authors are increasingly teaming up

Previously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookstores capture headlines in 2013

Many were sounding the death knell for independent bookstores as first Barnes & Noble and then Amazon rose to prominence. But indie stores have surprised the naysayers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quertermous takes over from Rees at Exhibit A

Emlyn Rees is stepping down as commissioning editor of Exhibit A, the crime imprint of Angry... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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October Bookstore Sales Dip

Bookstore sales slipped 1% in October, to $799 million, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brookmyre's Bedlam sparks computer game release

A computer game based on Christopher Brookmyre’s Bedlam (Orbit) – a book about... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Interest From Asia, Mid-Core Game Developer nWay Raises $5 Million Series A

NWay, the two-year-old gaming startup behind the Facebook game Chrono Blade, has raised a $5 million Series A round. Co-founder and CEO Taehoon Kim said TransLink Capital, which led the round, is well connected in Asia and that the action RPG has generated interest from Asian publishers. The... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Give and take

Moments of sadness and joy last week. First, a farewell to Peter Kaplan, the late, great editor of The New York Observer, whose snappy journalism sensibilities influenced, oh, only everyone in American publishing these past 25 years. Dead at 59 from cancer. Damn you, God, for taking him. At the... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Is Beautiful: Micro Bookstores Find a Place

Even before the demise of Borders, the trend of opening superstores was waning, and new bookstores were getting smaller and cozier (many were in the 3,000 to 5,000 sq. ft. range). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toothless Fixed Book Price Law Undermines Mexican Bookstores

Though Mexico has a fixed book price law, editor Marcelo Uribe notes that enforcement is non-existent and is calling for stronger protections for booksellers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huffington takes on Sandberg in new book

W H Allen has bought a new book by Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington. The title is said... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Indies First day, authors get behind independent bookstores

Thanks to Sherman Alexie's forgetfulness, writers across the U.S. will volunteer at their local bookstore Saturday for the inaugural Indies First day.Not long ago the writer Sherman Alexie missed one of his readings, standing up fans at the Queen Anne Book Company, a store in Seattle. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Improv Everywhere's Harry Potter takes Penn Station commuters by surprise (+ video)

The group Improv Everywhere sent an 11-year-old dressed as Harry Potter to Penn Station to ask commuters and workers where he could find Platform 9 3/4. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games books and films come to fill a psychic void left by the Twilight series. For whatever reason, it seems our culture right now needs a mega-selling YA franchise built around a beautiful, stubborn teen heroine who waffles endlessly between two inexplicably patient lovers as she... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Hunger Games' author Suzanne Collins, in rare interview, muses on war and the cycle of violence

Suzanne Collins says she 'sort of completed' a goal of hers this fall by releasing her children's book 'Year of the Jungle,' which examines war from a child's point of view. Collins wants to write a book about war for every child age group, she says. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Partners with Pinterest Producing Online Bookstore Table

Random House has partnered with Pinterest to help users discover popular content. It pulls up a page that is a lot like browsing a table at a bookstore. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No Game Without Drama: Slovenia’s Publishing Industry in Turmoil

With one of Slovenia's two major publishing conglomerates up for auction, the industry fears the worst; readers, meanwhile, have rallied around a surprise bestseller. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argentina’s Bookstores Thrive Despite Digital Challenges

Despite the growth of online bookselling and a 7X increase in the number of ebooks, Argentina's 2,256 bookstores are still responsible for 80% of annual book sales. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Higham takes over Burgess estate

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation has appointed David Higham Associates to represent... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Take It From a Publishing Pro: The Photobook Format Is Up for Grabs

Lesley Martin chats with WIRED about the busy fall season of photobook fairs and events, jurying, desert island photobooks, self-publishing, presages, Rob Hornstra, Japanese design, and her favorite paper.     Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont's Jelly Pie brings humour to kids with YouTube and mobile games

New community may come from a publisher, but it's starting with digital media rather than books. By Stuart DredgeStuart Dredge Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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