OUP becomes latest publisher to announce US Read and Publish deal

Oxford University Press has announced its first Read and Publish deal with a US institution, with Iowa State University Library. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Amazon announces Fire HD 8 with quad-core processor and 12-hour battery life

Today, Amazon reveals details of the latest addition to its Fire range of tablets, the Fire HD 8. As the name would suggest, this is an 8-inch tablet and the key selling point is the fact that it is absolutely dirt cheap. Of course, this is not its only selling point: there's also 12 hours of... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Confessions of an ad tech veteran: ‘Publishers need to audit their exchanges’

Header bidding as become a hot topic in publishing as a means of driving better programmatic ad yields, and even Facebook wants in on the action. But in our latest Confession, an ad tech veteran tells us how the race to adopt header bidding is a classic example of why ad tech tax isn't being... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bowker: 727,000 US Self-Published ISBNs Registered in 2015

The US ISBN agency, Bowker, reports a 21-percent jump in self-published ISBNs—not titles—from 2014 to 2015, another indication of quickly rising interest in indie publishing. The post Bowker: 727,000 US Self-Published ISBNs Registered in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline to publish former editor Nikola Scott's debut

Headline Publishing Group has acquired the debut of Nikola Scott, former editorial director at Little Brown, in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s Publishers Association Issues a Brexit ‘Manifesto’

'UK publishing will embrace the opportunities presented by leaving the EU,' according to a Brexit manifesto on the Publishers Association's lobbying points. The post The UK’s Publishers Association Issues a Brexit ‘Manifesto’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Association Issues Brexit Manifesto

The central organization representing publishers in the U.K. has called on the government to keep barriers to trade "to an absolute minimum" and to publish a clear plan to minimize business uncertainty as it negotiates to leave the European Union. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three 'gripping reads' shortlisted for Scottish Teenage Book Prize

Titles published by Barrington Stoke, Hot Key Books and Birlinn are on the shortlist for the first Scottish Teenage Book Prize, organised by Scottish Book Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Publisher dtv Launches New Service for Book Clubs

One of German publisher dtv's latest initiatives is an information portal aimed at marketing their titles to the numerous book clubs around the country. The post German Publisher dtv Launches New Service for Book Clubs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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White House Letter: Lucrative Book Deals Might Finance the Obamas’ Post-White House Life

President Obama on the South Lawn of the White House in July. He could earn as much as $30 million with a two- or three-book contract once his second term ends, said Raphael Sagalyn of the ICM/Sagalyn Literary Agency. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook Lending Startup BookBites Tracks Children’s Reading Progress

A platform on which children's can borrow and read ebooks, BookBites integrates visual elements and tracking tools to encourage reading and book discovery. The post Ebook Lending Startup BookBites Tracks Children’s Reading Progress appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global ranking: Record haul for publishing’s top 50

The industry's biggest companies have shrugged off a period relative stagnation and have began to grow dramatically. That is one of the overriding trends of the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry, the annual Livres Hebdo/Bookseller list of the industry’s biggest players. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pay-back time for publishers: authors forced to return their advances

This week, it emerged that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith was being sued by his publisher to return his advance. From Julian Assange to Amy Schumer, he isn’t alone...Though he’s fallen out spectacularly with his publisher, Seth Grahame-Smith at least has the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of September 5, 2016

Katherine Tegen Welcomes Cole’s ‘Daughter’; Klam Offers Her ‘Sisters’ to Riverhead; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Majority of Publishers Use Their Own Editorial Staffs to Produce Native Ads

Native advertising is only the latest new skill set taken on by editors in the digital age. The post Majority of Publishers Use Their Own Editorial Staffs to Produce Native Ads appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China ‘delivering sales growth’ for UK publishers

UK publishers said the demand for rights from Chinese publishers at BIBF “far exceeded expectations”, with children’s and illustrated books particularly in demand. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Shuffles Publishers | People on the Move – 8.31.16

A homecoming at Sports Illustrated, changes at Reader's Digest, and more... The post Meredith Shuffles Publishers | People on the Move – 8.31.16 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's publishers urged to translate more international works

BookTrust is launching a new children’s books in translation initiative called In Other Words, to encourage UK publishers to release more works from around the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CUP and OUP sign China agreements at BIBF

Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press both signed co-operation agreements with China's largest trade publisher China Publishing Group at the Beijing International Book Fair last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘It’s a Faustian agreement’: Bloomberg Media talks about the dilemma of platform publishing

Publishers around the world are trying to figure out how to benefit from social platforms and apps. In June, publishers from all over the world gathered at the Digiday Publishing Summit in Japan to discuss how they are growing internationally at scale. Here's a roundup of highlights from the... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global publisher rankings show big groups getting bigger

Pearson retained its position as the biggest publisher in the world for the eighth consecutive year in the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry 2016 which, despite the number one publisher’s slump, also showed ongoing growth of the top end of the list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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