Despite fears around the coronavirus disrupting the London Book Fair, agents are reporting undimmed interest in highbrow but accessible non-fiction, with feminist fiction also faring well. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Dichotomies of local and global, major and modest, resonated throughout the International Publishers Association's 31st Congress, convened in the run-up to London Book Fair. The post Ahead of LBF at IPA Congress: Many Publishers, Great and Small appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harriet Bourton, editorial director at Transworld, is joining Orion Fiction as publishing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is rolling out a bunch of new live video features, including a video section that will prioritize live content above on-demand videos. Publishers like Business Insider and The Washington Post expect the new features to grow viewership on the platform. And with a dedicated section, clear... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can't attend the Digiday Publishing Summit but still want to follow the conversation? Tune in to the live stream starting at 6 pm EST. You'll hear from Refinery29's co-founder, the Daily Mail's head of partnership solutions and The Atlantic's general manager. The post Watch live: Refinery29, The... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polish publishing is featured in The Markets Global Summit at Frankfurt Book Fair 2016, the Market Forum at BEA 2016, and LBF's Market Focus in 2017. The post A Busy Year for Polish Publishing: BEA, FBM, LBF appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Republic of Consciousness prize has been launched by novelist Neil Griffiths, who intends to ‘guilt trip’ bestselling authors into contributingThe award-winning novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize celebrating the “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a second year, Frankfurt Book Fair (FBM) and Publishers Weekly (PW) are teaming up to produce the PW Star Watch program. Nominations are open. The post Looking Up: Publishers Weekly and Frankfurt Open Star Watch 2016 Nominations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Developers and authors explain how they are experimenting with technology to publish ‘unprintable’ books – including a love story told through Google street view and a prison break with swappable recipesPublisher Anna Gerber isn’t trying to kill off the printed book – she’d just like you to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An article in the Jakarta Globe looks at Lian Gouw, the founder and owner of Dalang Publishing, a two-person operation based in San Mateo, California. The post Dalang Publishing: Introducing Indonesian Historical Fiction to the U.S. appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing Fiction is changing its name to Bonnier Zaffre, effective immediately. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is moving into YouTube’s turf, and that could be good for video publishers. Facebook announced earlier this week that it’s testing a new video section on its mobile app, which would ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some publishers took a cautious approach to posting straight to Facebook, but many are going all in with Apple News, with plans to post their full online content offering to the app when it launches Sept. 16. The approach reflects a growing acceptance by publishers that they need to go where the... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the USA and Cuba reestablish diplomatic relations, literary relations are also flourishing: Restless Books will release a series of Cuban sci-fi books. The post Restless Books’ Publisher Searches for Cuban Science Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile m.d. Andrew Franklin has defended UK trade publishers against criticism that they are not producing good non-fiction books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Contrary to Sam Leith’s complaints last week, commercial publishers continue to take risks, and put out great and original workIn his article last week, Sam Leith deplored the state of mainstream trade publishing, saying it was “getting dumber by the day”, in contrast to the university presses... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Christy Awards for excellence in fiction were presented Monday at the Christian retail show in Orlando. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When it comes to high-calibre non-fiction, risk-averse trade publishing houses are producing too many copycat ‘smart thinking’ books that promise more than they deliver. But praise should be given to the university pressesAmid the ambient wails of doom about the publishing industry, I’d like to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has acquired a children’s non-fiction series that helps children explore science, maths, politics and geography through football. The books are written by Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton and the first, The Football Academy, will be published in hardback in September 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Apple Watch is officially out today, but the so-called wearable has already sparked an arms race among media companies vying for attention on your wrist.(Does that make it a wrist race?)Newspapers, TV news networks, magazine publishers and radio stations have introduced apps for the Watch.... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Apple Watch is now for sale and strategy leads from digital media companies the world over are bracing themselves for the question: “What’s our wearables strategy?” It’s early. It’s OK not to dive into wearable product creation yet. Things are pretty locked down on the software side anyway.... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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