Print and digital help grow the book market in 2014

Last year the book trade “rekindled its love affair with the physical book”, Pan Macmillan’s m.d Anthony Forbes Watson has told The Bookseller. “Previous years have all been about growing ebook sales, but in 2014, in a market where ebook sales were plateauing, suddenly it was all about forward to the past, not back to the future,“ he added. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBCUniversal adds Refinery29 to its growing list of digital publisher and platform partners

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[ Digiday | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rise of Secularism Attracts Publishers to Growing Market

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brazil’s book market saw 2017 lift

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OpenBook Managing Director Cites 14.55 Percent Growth in Chinese Book Market

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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