PA Yearbook heralds a return to growth

UK publishers celebrated a 1% rise in the invoiced value of their annual sales in 2015, to a total of £4.4bn, with a strong home market compensating for some tough areas in export. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller Award returns for third year

Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller Award, recognising outstanding work by independent authors with a £20,000 cash prize, will return for its third year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK reports 'strong' growth but parent company Lagardère's profits fall

Hachette UK has reported "strong" sales growth in 2018, although parent company Lagardère saw profits fall 9.6%. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA launches toolkit to boost export sales

The Publishers Association (PA), in partnership with the Department for International Trade (DIT), has launched a digital toolkit to help publishers grow their export sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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February Religion Bestsellers: 'Duck Dynasty' Star Takes #3; Colleen Coble Returns

‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson's call to action in ‘The Theft of America’s Soul' debuts at #3 in Religion Nonfiction, while Colleen Coble's latest romance broke into the top five in Religion Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish Book Trade Conference celebrates strong market growth

A packed Irish Book Trade Conference in Dublin cheered the industry’s growth over the past year with figures showing volume and value of sales increased by around 6.5% in 2018, according to Nielsen Bookscan figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2019: Why the Double-Digit Growth in Audiobooks Is Likely to Continue

For a second year in a row, the rapid growth of digital audio will be a hot topic at the London Book Fair, and that growth shows no signs of slowing down in 2019. PW recently caught up with Amanda D’Acierno, President & Publisher, Penguin Random House Audio Group to talk about audio’s rise,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Changes, the Nobel Prize for Literature Returns

This fall the Nobel Prize for Literature will be awarded for both 2018 and 2019, after changes were made to how laureates are chosen in the wake of scandals that forced the literary prize to be cancelled in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lindsay Literary Agency scholarship for 'under-represented' author returns

The Lindsay Literary Agency is sponsoring a place at the Winchester Writers’ Festival for a children’s author from an “under-represented” background for the second year running. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lyra returns in Pullman’s second Book of Dust

Lyra Silvertongue, the heroine of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, will return as an adult in The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume Two, which will be released on 3rd October this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Write children's workshop returns to Harrogate International Festivals

The North’s biggest children’s creative writing workshop The Big Write is returning in May, Harrogate International Festivals has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Percy the Park Keeper returns for 30th anniversary

Percy the Park Keeper is set to return in brand-new picture book, 30 years after the publication of One Snowy Night.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Manning returns to Bonnier Books UK

Bonnier Books UK has hired Kate Manning to the newly created role of group director of sales, marketing and publicity of children’s trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics scheme returns for second year

The Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics scheme which mentors new BAME critics is returning for a second round, following success for its inaugural programme.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City Section teams return to action

City Section basketball teams returned to action on Thursday for the first time since the teachers’ strike began on Jan. 14 trying to get rid of the rust from not practicing or playing. Fairfax came away with a 67-56 Western League win over Palisades to improve to 18-1 and set up a showdown for... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital growth helps Haynes to half-year profit rise

Car manual publisher Haynes saw group profit before tax boom by almost a quarter (23%) for the six months ending 30th November 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Palin returns to stage to celebrate Erebus paperback

Michael Palin will return to the stage for a brand new one-man stage show to celebrate the paperback publication of his latest book Erebus: The Story of A Ship. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tig Wallace joins HCG as part of ‘major’ plans for growth

Hachette Children’s Team has hired Tig Wallace, formerly commissioning editor at Penguin Random House Children’s, as senior commissioning editor in the fiction team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson expects to report revenue dip, but profit growth, for 2018

Pearson has reported making "good financial and strategic progress in 2018", despite a small revenue fall during the year, saying in its January trading update that it expects to have halved net debt in 2018 and will deliver underlying profit growth of 8% at £540-£545m. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Market StatShot Report: Double-Digit Trade Growth in November

Hardback books benefitted the most from the uptick in trade book revenue, with 28.5-percent growth compared to November 2017. The post American Market StatShot Report: Double-Digit Trade Growth in November appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print market posts fourth consecutive year of value growth

The UK print market has grown in value for a fourth year running, with  2018 showing a marginal volume increase too. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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