A “battle philosophy” is what agent-turned-entrepreneur Joe Regal said drove him to launch Zola Books, the new ebook retailer he, along with a handful of authors and tech industry veterans, recently unveiled. Regal is the first to admit that he never saw himself running a startup, much less becoming an online bookseller. That was until he realized he could no longer support his authors as an agent because, in his mind, the retailing equation became broken. Zola is, more than anything else, his attempt to fix that equation. To that end, it’s the anti-Amazon. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gains in the adult and juvenile nonfiction segments were not enough to counter declines in fiction, and as a result, unit sales of print books fell 1% in the week ended June 24, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Volume, Nelson's newest independent book store, has won the People's Choice Award for Best New Zealand Provincial Retailer. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue fell 2% in John Wiley's publishing division in the fiscal year ended April 30, compared to fiscal 2017. However, increases in the company's other two groups led to a 5% increase in sales and a 16% gain in earnings for the entire company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books fell 2% in the week ended June 3, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NDP BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite fears of a physical store "retail apocalypse," NPD BookScan's Kristen McLean outlined a future for indie booksellers driven by experimentation and selling books in more places. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Declines in both adult and juvenile fiction offset gains in nonfiction, resulting in a 1% decline in print unit sales in the week ended May 27, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors have waded in to defend W H Smith after the retailer was named the worst shop on the UK high street. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers and libraries have revealed their plans to support the Golden Man Booker Prize, a one-off award crowning a winner among winners after five decades of the prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books fell by less than 1% in the week ended May 13, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple paid BuzzFeed to release a show first on Apple News, and the publisher was also able to make money through an ad-revenue split. The post Why BuzzFeed News premiered a show on Apple News before Facebook, YouTube, Twitter appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a series of panels held at its annual meeting in New York City, the Book Industry Study Group looked at the biggest issues facing the publishing supply chain today, including returns, POD technology, and millennial consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a disappointing 2017, comics retailers attending the annual Diamond Retailers Summit in Chicago were optimistic about 2018, and expect new retail services and forthcoming titles to drive sales in the second half of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On a Christmas Eve shopping visit to the bustling Amazon Books in New York, journalist Cherie Hu realized that Amazon had flipped the table on the analog environment of traditional bookselling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Parragon is closing down in the UK because of competition and a lack of retail space, owner DC Thomson has told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The international terror threat, a weaker pound and ill feeling towards the election of Donald Trump have contributed towards a shift in the travel market, but the book trade is still bullish about its long-term health, despite a drop in sales last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bad weather, political discord, and a changing market all contributed to a decline in sales last year—especially at comics shops. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walmart has partnered with Rakuten, the Japanese internet services and e-commerce company, to bring its Kobo e-readers and ebooks to the chain's U.S. stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional pubs need to be visible in the marketplace, but declining margins make it difficult to justify retailers' fees. The post City and Regional Magazines’ “Darkest Hour” at Retail appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 2% lower in the week ended Jan. 7, 2018, than in the first week in 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's no secret that Facebook is a great way for retailers to target and reach audiences. In a blog post published today, Facebook details just how well holiday campaign ads worked for retailers. Overall, Facebook saw online mobile conversions increase 64 percent across its ad partners on Cyber... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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