Printed book sales fall as Christmas digital sales rise

Physical book sales in the final week of the year totalled £22.5m — down 70% week on... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A New Editor-in-Chief at Texas Monthly Following Sale

Longtime Editor Brian Sweany is replaced by Alcalde Magazine's Tim Taliaferro. The post A New Editor-in-Chief at Texas Monthly Following Sale appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Publishing Expands E-book Lending

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group will now offer all frontlist ebooks for library lending on the same day they go on sale in the retail market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Essex Serpent beats Beatrix and Harry Potter to book prize

Sarah Perry's novel The Essex Serpent is named Waterstones Book of the Year ahead of a Beatrix Potter manuscript and a Harry Potter playscript. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles picks The Sellout as book of the year

Retailer Foyles has chosen Paul Beaty’s Man Booker Prize-winning The Sellout as its book of the year, so will promote the title heavily online and in-store in the run up to Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dolly magazine to stop print editions after 45 years

More than 45 years after first hitting the shelves, pint copies of teen magazine Dolly will cease. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kids' books surge 'could cause problems' for China's publishers

Chinese publishers are rushing to capitalise on the growth in the country’s children’s books market, with book sales data company Open Book citing a 15% year-on-year rise in value terms in 2016 to date, following double-digit surges in recent years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romania’s Elefant Aims To Be a ‘Destination for Foreign Books’

Online retailer Elefant.ro dominates Romania's online book and ebook sales. Now, the company has plans to expand to other regional markets. The post Romania’s Elefant Aims To Be a ‘Destination for Foreign Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodhart's book probing Brexit Britain to Hurst

Hurst is set to publish a book about the political and moral values which are “sharply dividing Brexit Britain”, by David Goodhart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed CMO Frank Cooper Is Leaving the Digital Media Giant

Industry veteran Frank Cooper is leaving BuzzFeed, where he has been CMO for the past 17 months. In marketing circles, Cooper has been seen as a key conduit between the digital publisher and advertisers because of his brand experience. He quit his post as PepsiCo's chief marketer in June 2015... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women Lead The Five Costa Book Award Shortlists

Two-thirds of the shortlisted candidates in the UK's Costa Book Awards are women. And three in one category are former winners. The post Women Lead The Five Costa Book Award Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ukazoo Books to Test Smaller Store Model

After losing its lease, the Towson, Md. used and new bookstore is downsizing to less than one-third of its original size, or 2,800 sq. ft., and trying to create a workable model to add more stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Britain’s 18-person native ad team accounts for half its digital revenue

Most publishers want to wean themselves off display advertising, and content studios are where the biggest growth opportunities lie. For Conde Nast Britain, native advertising revenue has mushroomed in the last six months, since it set up a dedicated custom content team. It's the data analysts... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Bold and brilliant' book from Dawn O'Porter to HC

HarperCollins has acquired the debut adult fiction novel from broadcaster and columnist Dawn O’Porter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Garraway pens book on ageing for Blink

TV and radio presenter Kate Garraway is to publish her first book with Blink Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Good Immigrant crowned Britain's favourite book of 2016

The Good Immigrant has been voted as the British public’s favourite book of 2016 at the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kings Road's head of digital Nick Coveney leaves Bonnier Publishing

Nick Coveney, Kings Road Publishing's head of digital and social media (part of Bonnier Publishing), is stepping down from his role. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surfing memoir Barbarian Days wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award

Surfing memoir Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by New Yorker journalist William Finnegan (Corsair) has scooped the 28th William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 28, 2016

The editorial director of Macmillan Higher Ed sells a debut novel to Kensington, Caitlyn Dlouhy buys a first novel for her imprint at Atheneum, Sourcebooks acquires a German bestseller, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Participation in Summer Reading Challenge falls 4%

The number of children taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge fell 4% this year, although percentage of under-4s participating rose 12%. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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