Profits at S&S Up Nearly 13% in 2015

Simon & Schuster finished 2015 with a $2 million increase in revenue over 2014, with operating income up 12.9% to $114 million. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BEA 2015: Ted Heinecken: Living History

Although Ted Heinecken describes himself as having been an eminence grise at Fujii Associates until his February retirement, he’s considered by many to be the elder statesman of the entire Midwestern book world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2015: China to Launch Largest Guest of Honor Exhibit in BEA’s History

China is the guest of honor at the 2015 BookExpo America’s Global Market Forum, and its delegation will include more than 100 of the most important Chinese publishing houses and groups. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2015: Bookstore of the Year: Books & Books

In the late 1970s, Mitchell Kaplan dropped out of law school in Washington, D.C., with the dream of opening an independent bookstore in South Florida, where he grew up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of May 4, 2015

Lipman gets to ‘Working’ for William Morrow and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2015: St. Louis Bookstore Steps Up for Its Community

While Books & Books was selected as PW’s Bookstore of the Year, our judges felt that another store, St. Louis’s 46-year-old Left Bank Books, deserves recognition for exemplifying what an independent bookstore can and should do to serve its community during a crisis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending May 1, 2015

As indie bookstores get ready to celebrate Saturday’s Independent Bookstore Day—and Authors for Indies Day north of the border in Canada—new stores in NOLA and Berea, Ohio, are preparing to open. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The 2015 Edgar Awards: Another Crown for A King

Stephen King, Chris Albani and Gillian Flynn were among the winners at Wednesday night's 69th Annual Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards, held in New York City at the Grand Hyatt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Can anything challenge 'The Girl on the Train' as the breakout book of 2015?

We're not even halfway through the year, so there's plenty of time for another book to become a success, but 'Train' continues to dominate bestseller lists months after its publication. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Frankfurt Book Fair Announces Incheon EduContent Fair 2015

The city of Incheon and the Frankfurt Book Fair will organize the Incheon EduContent Fair on November 12-15, 2015, to focus on education in Asia The post Frankfurt Book Fair Announces Incheon EduContent Fair 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Expertise on Display: Projects Showcase: Digital Solutions in India 2015

Convoluted RFPs (request for proposals), complex NDA (non-disclosure agreements), abstract briefings and impossible deadlines are nothing new to India-based vendors. In fact, they thrive on the difficult and challenging, as shown by the following projects (or abbreviated case studies) that fully... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of April 27, 2015

Bennett starts ‘Feminist Fight’ at Harper and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 27, 2015

This week: Werner Herzog walks on ice, Oliver Sacks's new memoir, and the golden age of murder. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, April 19, 2015

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended April 19, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Markup Standards for Books and Journals: Digital Solutions in India 2015

In any standards landscape, there is diversity and not likely to be a single or permanent solution. Because content often has to connect to bibliographic and business metadata, integration with other standards can be a requirement and a challenge. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Digital Solutions Industry: Then, Now and the Future: Digital Solutions in India 2015

Over the last decade, publishers have seen many external factors impacting their business models. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending April 24, 2015

This week, U.K. chain Waterstones introduced a watch that consumers can use as a reading device; Vermont mini chain Phoenix Books announced a new store for Rutland; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Charting the Transformation in Digital Content and Solutions: Digital Solutions in India 2015

The first PW coverage of the India-based digital solutions industry, which was then widely known as “content services,” coincided with the launch of Twitter and Google’s acquisition of a 22-month-old startup called Android Inc. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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