New York's BISG explores 'new normal' of printing and paper problems

Kobo c.e.o. Michael Tamblyn gave the closing keynote at the Book Industry Study Group's annual meeting in New York last week, describing how publishers lose money by leaving it on the digital table. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Crawdads’ Tops One Million Print Sales

Delia Owens’s 'Where the Crawdads Sing' is the feel-good publishing story of the year. This is how it got there. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Record 93 winners scoop Print Futures Awards

A record 93 winners were presented with their Print Futures Awards this week, as the scheme marks 10 years of helping emerging talent.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-26 01:03:29 UTC ]
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The New York Times profiles Louise Erdrich’s Native American-focused bookstore.

The New York Times books section today featured a lovely profile by J. D. Biersdorfer of Birchbark Books & Native Arts, the Minneapolis bookstore owned by National Book Award-winning writer Louise Erdrich which provides indigenous-language guides, literature and crafts, alongside the latest... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 17:50:55 UTC ]
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Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Mary Anne Mohanraj on the Anniversary of Apollo 11 and Space Exploration

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, author and illustrator Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and science fiction writer Mary Anne Mohanraj talk to hosts V. V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and how space exploration has been... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 08:47:28 UTC ]
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BISG Convenes First Meeting of New Board

The newly elected board of directors of the Book Industry Study Group will meet for the first time on July 25 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Exploring Greenland’s ice, then uncovering its warnings about the climate

Jon Gertner introduces those who mapped the island and those now digging into its secrets. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-18 13:36:31 UTC ]
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The New York Times would like to have a private word with you

Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher’s Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here’s the previous edition. A private word: Back in April, The New York Times announced the launch of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-17 18:51:36 UTC ]
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US print sales dip while audio booms by 25%

Print sales in America have reportedly dropped by 1.9% in the first half of 2019, with children's non-fiction the only major category to show uplift. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 15:07:25 UTC ]
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Print Units Fell 1.9% in the First Half of 2019

With print unit sales of adult fiction falling 5.1% in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, overall units dropped 1.9% in the period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks

Pearson says students will only be able to rent physical books as it makes all products "digital first". Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2019-07-16 06:14:53 UTC ]
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Pearson Puts Print Books to Bed

The publisher will shift its U.S. textbook publishing program to a digital first model. Print texts will be available for rental only. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA to Close New York Office and Move Headquarters to D.C., Prioritizing Gov’t Affairs

MPA — The Association of Magazine Media, the nonprofit trade group that represents around 75 of the largest consumer magazine publishers in the U.S., as well as suppliers and other industry stakeholders, is leaving New York after 100 years and relocating its headquarters to Washington, D.C.,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-15 20:07:43 UTC ]
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Pearson breaks from print with 'digital first' policy for US titles

Pearson will start releasing its updated US titles in digital form first as it breaks with traditional educational publishing and begins phasing out print textbooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 14:01:34 UTC ]
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State will allow Charter Communications to stay in New York

Charter Communications Inc., the largest cable provider in New York, will be allowed to continue operating in New York after reaching an agreement with regulators. The state Public Service Commission approved a settlement with Charter today, reversing a decision it made a year earlier to kick... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-12 11:59:24 UTC ]
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New York state will allow Charter Communications to stay

Charter Communications Inc., the largest cable provider in New York state, will be allowed to continue operating in New York after reaching an agreement with regulators. The state Public Service Commission approved a settlement with Charter today, reversing a decision it made a year earlier to... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-12 11:50:50 UTC ]
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Google placed 'Stranger Things' AR ads in 'The New York Times'

If you see advertisements for a mall that look like they came straight out of the '80s on today's print edition of The New York Times, fire up Google Lens. Those neon-colored ads are most likely for Starcourt, the fictional Hawkins, Indiana mall that... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-07-11 13:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s Not Print That’s Broken, It’s Frequencies

[caption id="attachment_161651" align="alignright" width="263"] Mad's debut issue from 1952[/caption] While we celebrated our nation's 243rd year of independence last week, many also mourned the death of a nearly 70-year-old American institution—Mad magazine. I, along with most, were jarred by... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-09 14:43:16 UTC ]
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Michael Seidenberg, New York City Bookseller, Dies

Michael Seidenberg, the beloved owner of New York City's Brazenhead Books, has died. In his later years, Seidenberg ran the bookstore out of his apartment, attracting the city's literati and bookworms. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Magazine releases an entire Trump-free issue

New York Magazine wants you to buy its July 8-21 print issue because of what it doesn’t have. Per the promise of the coverline, it’s “An Entire Issue With Nothing About Trump!”—and indeed, other than that brief mention, the issue focuses on lots and lots of non-Trump things, starting with the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-08 15:19:21 UTC ]
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