Obama Memoir Sells 887,000 Copies on Day One

Barack Obama's first presidential memoir, 'A Promised Land,' sold more than 887,000 units in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada on its first day on sale, its publisher said. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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With Five Days Until Independence, Six Measures of Tribune Publishing's Future

It's do or die time for Chicago Tribune and its sibling newspapers.On Aug. 4, Tribune Publishing Co. will be on its own, after parent Tribune Media Co. hives off its print properties. While Tribune Media will remain privately held, the new publishing company will start trading the next day on... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookPeople Celebrates National Bookstore Day (Only at BookPeople)

Next month the Austin bookstore is creating its own day to celebrate its independence with free books, activities, and cake. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronet signs medium memoir

Coronet, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton is to publish the autobiography of medium Gordon... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Cutting 4,000 Jobs as First-Half Sales Decline

Pearson Plc (PSON), the publisher of the Financial Times, said today it will have cut a total of about 4,000 jobs in the two years through 2014 and reported a sales decline of 6.5 percent for the first half. The cuts are equivalent to about 10 perc ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comixology to Offer DRM-Free Backup Copies

Comixology's new DRM-free backup program is available to any publisher or self-publisher that chooses to make their books available in the program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rentzenbrink memoir to Picador

Picador is to publish a memoir by Cathy Rentzenbrink, associate editor at The Bookseller and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RBI Sells Reed Construction Data, RSMeans

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[ Folio Magazine | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Ways to Make the Most of Kindle Unlimited’s 600,000 Books

So, you've signed up for Amazon's Kindle Unlimited service and now you're feeling a little overwhelmed by what's on offer? That's OK; it's not often that you're faced with the sudden availability of over 600,000 digital books to sample at once. Here are a few practical pointers to help you... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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App Report: Every Day Is a Food Holiday

Happy Junk Food Day! There's a food-centric holiday for every day of the year, and a newly updated app from Food.com collects recipes to celebrate each and every one of them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Unlimited launches: 600,000 all-you-can-read ebooks for $10 per month

Amazon's new subscription ebook plan includes more than 600,000 titles, but no major publishers. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Launches GalleyTracker, A Review Copy Submission Platform for Traditional Publishers

PW is pleased to announce GalleyTracker, a new platform for submitting review copies for our consideration. The system enables publishers to submit print and digital galleys as well as all related information and to check review status on their submissions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Indie Bookstore Day A Huge Success

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Selling Direct Worth It?

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Mayor Sets City's Independent Bookstore Day

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued an official proclamation earlier this week, declaring Saturday, July 12 to be Chicago Independent Bookstore Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House to Sponsor California Bookstore Day

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony O'Reilly: once Ireland's richest man, faces having to sell his homes

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[ The Guardian | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press sells US arm to Arcadia Publishing

The History Press has sold its US subsidiary to the American local history company Arcadia... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador signs Poehler memoir

Picador has signed a memoir from US comedian and actress Amy Poehler in a "closely-fought... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sudan security service confiscates copies of newspaper

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[ The Guardian | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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