Australian publisher APN is putting its South Island newspapers on the block including The Star in Christchurch and the Oamaru Mail. It is also intending to sell the Capital Community Newspaper group in Wellington but is keeping the weekly free Kap ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Boosted by a 10.7% increase in March, bookstore sales for the first quarter of 2016 were up 6.2% over the comparable period in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#bookstore sales
#7% increase
Book Island, winner of the Best Publisher in Oceania Award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair last month, is moving its headquarters from New Zealand to Bristol as it looks to grow its UK presence. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#book fair
#bologna children
There's something to be said about a printed book. It's easy to read outdoors, you can lend it to a friend and, unlike a top-end Kindle, it doesn't spell disaster if you lose it. E-readers have their place, but today The Publishers Association (PA) h... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#read outdoors
#printed book
#e-book sales
Adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland helped revival in traditional publishing last yearSales of printed books have grown for the first time in four years, lifted by the adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, as ebooks suffered... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#publishers association
#printed books
#traditional publishing
#150th anniversary
Hachette UK sales were down by 5.2% in the first quarter, due to lower ebook sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#hachette uk
#quarter sales
Revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 fell 10.3% at Hachette Book Group, compared to the same period last year, parent company Lagardere reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
It seems that our love affair with ebooks could be turning sour. For the first time since digital book sales were recorded, the number of ebooks sold in the UK dropped in 2015. The drop could be partly explained by the fact that we seem to be reading less in recent years. While sales of printed... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#audio books
#printed books
#publishers association
#uk dropped
#love affair
#ebooks sold
Not in every case does an Editors' Buzz panel spot at BookExpo America ensure good sales in the autumn. But there's a curatorial factor at work that may pay off in the longer term. The post At BEA: Buzz May Not Bring Sales, But It Does Bring Curation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#longer term
Unit sales of ebooks published by traditional publishers fell 13% in 2015 compared to 2014, said Kempton Mooney of Nielsen during a Thursday panel aimed at examining different publishing markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#publishing markets
#kempton mooney
Susan Elizabeth Phillips didn’t think she’d write so many books in her Chicago Stars series of contemporary romance novels set in the world of a suburban Chicago professional football team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
HarperCollins has joined forces with lifestyle magazine Red to find a new cookery star to bring their style of African cookery to the masses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#joined forces
After the success of Fredrik Backman’s 'A Man Called Ove,' which was released in English in July 2014 and hit bestseller lists earlier this year, Atria has two follow-ups from the Swedish author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#swedish author
#fredrik backman
First quarter financial reports from three of the country's largest trade publishers revealed a continuing decline in ebook sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#ebook sales
#continuing decline
After the upheaval caused by the rise of ebooks, it appears that print book returns have largely declined. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The legacy publisher is all-in on reaching millennials through video and social media. The post Video Programming, Channing Tatum Star at Hearst’s First-Ever NewFronts appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#legacy publisher
#newfronts appeared
Revenue fell 11% in the quarter ended March 31, 2016 compared to the period ended March 31, 2015 and earnings tumbles 36%, to $36 million. E-book sales were down. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#earnings drop
#e-book sales
Simon & Schuster reported revenue of $145 million in the first quarter of 2016, flat with revenue in the same period in 2015. Operating income rose 8%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#$145 million
#flat sales
New MagNet study finds monthly magazines offer subscriptions for an average of 63 percent off cover price. The post Report: Subscription Discounts Drive Down Newsstand Sales appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#cover price
#newsstand sales
#post report
The adult book and religion segments were the only categories in which sales rose last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#sales rose
#religion segments
#adult book
US publishers' trade book sales were up 0.8% to $7.2bn last year compared to $7.1bn in 2014, while ebook sales declined, according to statistics released by the Association of the American Publishers (AAP). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:
#statistics released
#year compared
#trade sales