Open Access Week: Tim Britton profile

Tim Britton, m.d. of Springer Nature's Open Research Group, talks to Benedicte Page about the publisher's "business-model neutral" approach. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Tough Week for Amazon

Despite posting a 35% sales increase for the fourth quarter and earnings that were better than expected (if still down compared to a year ago), last week was a tough one for Amazon. Analysts and investors were disappointed in the quarterly report, and the stock price for the nation’s largest... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S J Watson top of the charts for a fourth week

Thanks to a sale of 21,732 copies last week, the mass-market edition of S J Watson's Before I... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to open Russian "bookshop"

Waterstones is to open a Russian-language "bookshop" within its flagship London... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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War Horse UK's bestselling book for second week

Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse (Egmont) was once again the bestselling book in the UK last... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams made director of Jewish Book Week

Journalist and TV researcher Hester Abrams has been appointed to the role of director of literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Open Questions About iBooks Author

Apple can improve education and empower authors to create ever-better digital books without limiting customers. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two more from Britton for HC

HarperCollins has acquired two more novels from television presenter Fern Britton, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Awards open for business

The starting gun has been fired in the race to find Britain's best publishers, retailers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capitol Weekly Cuts Print Version, Will Continue Online Only

Capitol Weekly will stop producing a print edition as of Thursday. The publication devoted to California government said on its website that it will continue posting stories online. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Outlandish science title for Profile

Profile Books is to publish a new take on the origins of life by Royal Society prizewinner Nick... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Booksellers Week set for July

Independent Booksellers Week is to take place over the first week of July, with the Booksellers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: On Sale the Week of January 9, 2012

This week, a fistful of mystery-thrillers bump up against bios of Elizabeth II and the Obamas, as well as a fascinating memoir from the "godfather of rap." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC US sues over Open Road ebook

HarperCollins US is suing digital publisher Open Road for copyright infringement after it... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High-profile authors sign up to Vaizey letter

Authors including Patrick Ness, Kate Mosse, Simon Singh, Mary Hoffman and Katherine Langrish,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Commission opens formal investigation into sale of ebooks

The European Commission has announced it has opened formal antitrust proceedings to investigate... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional Mag Publisher Looks to Resuscitate Local Newspaper Business with Weekly Offering

Dan Shannon, publisher of North Carolina city titles Chapel Hill and Durham Magazines, has spotted a hole in the current news publishing model. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Midpoint Web Site Gives Clients Access to Data

Midpoint Trade has rolled out a new upgraded Web site, called Midpoint Access, with a focus on providing more sales transparency to its distribution clients. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot finds deals through Open Door

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 15/11/2011 - 15:39 Angry Robot has books by two debut authors following its "Open Door Month", in which un-agented authors could submit their works directly to the publisher. Editor Lee Harris negotiated both deals, each for world rights... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maher opens discount bookshop

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:25 The former owner of Maher the Bookseller, which went out of business in June after 16 years trading, has opened another bookshop selling titles for up to 50% off r.r.p. Tony Maher, who used to own his former business in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guinness tops charts in another weak week

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 09/11/2011 - 09:53 The latest edition of fact compendium Guinness World Records was the bestselling book in another slow week for the book trade. Sales of Guinness World Records 2012 rose 26% week-on-week, to 27,360 copies sold, but overall book... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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