Parragon plans US growth push

Bath-based Parragon plans to “grow significantly” in the next five years, including boosting its business in the US, with a new American publishing team starting up next month. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Union Plans Rally at News Corp Offices in Manhattan

As the union approaches its 50th day on strike, union representatives are aiming to put pressure on the publisher’s parent company to settle the strike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Bad Wolf’s Big Plans

As the cofounder of BookXcess and Big Bad Wolf, Andrew Yap is the most powerful bookseller you likely don’t know. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
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AnimeNYC 2022: More Manga, Big Plans for the Future

AnimeNYC returned to the Javits Center November 18-20 with a slightly larger crowd than last year, a bigger manga presence, and even bigger plans for the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Bookstores Adopt New Strategies for Growth

As the pandemic recedes, booksellers adopt new strategies to keep sales growing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HC Union, Management Plan for Strike

After a planned strike for today was delayed until Thursday, both HC union members and management appear to be gearing up for what the union has termed "an open-ended" strike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Sees Slow Growth in Fourth Quarter

Since the summer, many publishers have reported lower orders from Amazon compared to a year ago, and the release of the e-commerce giant’s third-quarter results gave no indication that things will markedly improve in the final period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Union Workers Planning Second Strike in November

The unionized employees of HarperCollins voted to authorize a strike on Monday, November 7, after the two parties failed to reach an agreement after months of negotiations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsweek Hires Kevin Gentzel as Global Chief Commercial and Growth Officer

The legacy news publisher Newsweek has hired Kevin Gentzel as its global chief commercial and growth officer, a newly created role, where he will report to chief executive Dev Pragad, Adweek has learned. Gentzel began the role Wednesday. In the position, he will oversee all lines of revenue... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2022-10-13 11:12:10 UTC ]
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NYCC 2022: Comics Navigate Massive Growth, Supply Chain Disruptions

Massive increases in graphic novel sales despite supply chain disruptions, the growing popularity of mobile webcomics, and recent changes in comic shop distribution, were among the trends discussed at ICv2’s Insider Talks, which returned to the Javits Center to open this year's New York Comic Con. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany’s Ebook Market January to June: ‘Slight Growth’

In the first half of 2022, consumers bought more ebooks per capita and paid more for them, offsetting a smaller buyers' base. The post Germany’s Ebook Market January to June: ‘Slight Growth’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-21 22:30:20 UTC ]
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In the 1990s, the GOP got a hard push to the right

Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh and other figures extolled Ronald Reagan but led the Republican Party away from his principles, Nicole Hemmer argues. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-16 10:00:14 UTC ]
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Byron Allen threatens to sue more advertisers in push to increase Black media spend

As McDonald's and Nielsen lawsuits proceed, Allen says spending on Black-owned media isn't rising fast enough. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-09-14 09:30:00 UTC ]
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Insight Editions Reorganizes to Spur Growth

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs

Educational publisher’s move into non-fungible tokens is intended to claw back some of the income lost to secondhand salesTextbook publisher Pearson plans to profit from secondhand sales by turning its titles into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), its chief executive has said.Educational books are... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-08-02 15:37:17 UTC ]
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Spain Reports Book Market Growth in 2021: Up 5.6 Percent

The Spanish book market is reporting revenues of €2.5 billion in 2021, a gain of 5.6 percent over 2020, and book sales of 174 million units. The post Spain Reports Book Market Growth in 2021: Up 5.6 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-19 19:16:27 UTC ]
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China’s Market Growth Rate This Year: Down 13.8 Percent

With COVID-19 outbreaks and tough lockdowns, China's January-to-June book market growth rate fell back, all sales channels impacted. The post China’s Market Growth Rate This Year: Down 13.8 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-14 20:38:28 UTC ]
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While some publishers are slowing hiring plans, publishers like BuzzFeed and The Washington Post are not

As layoffs and hiring slowdowns sweep the industry, some companies like BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, Forbes, Bloomberg and Hearst are actively bringing new people aboard. The post While some publishers are slowing hiring plans, publishers like BuzzFeed and The Washington Post are not appeared... Continue reading at Digiday

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A plan to fix the internet: Put the government in charge

Ben Tarnoff believes that on the web, the profit motive and the public good are inherently at odds. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-24 12:00:51 UTC ]
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Oni-Lion Forge Pushes Past the Pandemic

Over the past two years, the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group has faced the challenge of merging two independent comics publishers and dealing with the impact of the pandemic. Now its eyes are on what's on the horizon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobook Growth Continues

The Audio Publishers Association’s annual sales survey found that the 28 member companies reporting to the APA had revenue gains of 25% in 2021, bringing the estimated industry total to $1.6 billion in sales last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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