Year-to-date performance in the American book market is looking likely to converge with that of 202 at 8 percent, NPD Books reports. The post NPD Projects US Print Book Unit Sales 17 Percent Above 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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The book term 'young adult' is generally disliked by both teen readers and adult fans. But is there a better alternative? The post Should the Young Adult Book Category Be Rebranded? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first Nielsen Children’s Book Summit convened in New York on Friday (12th December) at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium in midtown, saw over 150 participants attending the day-long meeting organized by Nielsen Book Americas SVP Jonathan Stolper and Bookigee’s Kristen McLean. They worked to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Robert Harris will chair the judging panel for the 2014 Costa Book of the Year. He will be joined by writers Maggie O’Farrell, Bernadine Evaristo, Jonathan Stroud, Owen Sheers and Wendy Moore, actress Dame Diana Rigg, the BBC’s economics editor Robert Peston, and actress Samantha... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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For more than a decade, the visually-impaired have been locked in an excruciatingly slow and circuitous battle against US copyright laws. The post E-Book Legal Restrictions Are Screwing Over Blind People appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair and the World Cookbook Fair have partnered to strengthen the international culinary and wine publishing community starting in 2015. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Partners with World Cookbook Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Over the last 15 years, the number of publishers, bookstores and revenue from book sales in Japan has been in significant decline. The post Statistically Speaking, Japan’s Book Trade is in Trouble appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.S. Government Printing Office has released the "official and authentic" digital and print versions of the Report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Detention and Interrogation Program, also referred to as the "Torture Report." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel says criticism of the BBC's decision to broadcast her short story The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is "froth and bile". Continue reading at BBC News
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At Apple's appeal hearing Monday in its ebook price-fixing case, Second Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs aggressively questioned DoJ attorney Malcolm Stewart, and repeatedly referred to Amazon as a "monopolist." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The main question we asked when compiling the second Books of the Year list, was: what are these sort of lists good for? Until last year, in its previous 155 years The Bookseller eschewed this kind of listing, partially because it was felt that, as the august Organ of the book trade, we were to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the Christmas rush got underway, the US book market surged again last week with print volumes increasing by 26% week on week. Overall, just over 20m book sales registered through Nielsen BookScan in the seven days ending 7th December. Jeff Kinney's The Long Haul (Amulet), enjoys another... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books lost a little bit of sales ground in the third quarter of 2014, according to data from the latest survey of book-buying behavior from Nielsen Books & Consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bangkok-based Gordon Ross says disrupting the book industry is a business challenge, and has launched Bleeding Heart Publications to test his instincts. The post Can an Oil-and-Gas Exec Disrupt the Book Business? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This past November, author Laura Hillenbrand published a young adult version of her 2010 bestseller 'Unbroken' (itself still on bestseller lists). The book for younger readers is also selling well, though reviewers disagree on whether it's necessary. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The lack of diversity in the book publishing industry is not new or surprising to veterans of the business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Politics and a 15% drop in sales in 2014 has prompted Eksmo to sell its stake in Ukraine's Logos-Trans, which operates 50 Book Supermarket stores across the country. The post As Ukraine Sales Dip, Russia’s Eksmo Sells Bookstore Stake appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Igloo Books is this month launching a series of books based on DreamWorks Animation’s new family film "Penguins of Madagascar". The range includes a book of the film, picture books, sound boards, various sticker and activity sets, and colouring books, and the company intends to “push ourselves... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Iceland, the holiday season sees more than 800 books published and is responsible for 60-70% of all book sales in the country. The post Iceland’s Jólabókaflóð: The Christmas Book Flood appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Bookstore sales fell slightly in October, dropping 0.5%, to $728 million, compared to October 2013, according to statistics released Thursday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colombia's El Libro Total, a free multimedia online library of more than 45,000 titles, is now expanding into mobile and print editions. The post Colombian Online Library El Libro Total Expands Into Print appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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