Publishing Industry Sales Up 16% Through February

Higher sales of print and digital books and a decline in returns contributed to a solid net sales increase in the first two months of 2021 over the comparable period in 2020 for publishers that report to AAP. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day 2024: Deals to shop ahead of Prime Day and everything we know about the sale in July

Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be here soon, which means Prime members will have a ton of sales and deals to sift through during a brief period next month. Prime Day deals typically do not discriminate: everything from clothing to shoes to household essentials can be discounted, and that includes... Continue reading at Engadget

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UK Publishers Association’s Conway: Upbeat on Labour’s Manifesto

Dan Conway at the UK's Publishers Association applauds Labour's goal 'to uphold human creativity and the UK’s copyright regime.' The post UK Publishers Association’s Conway: Upbeat on Labour’s Manifesto appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-13 20:33:18 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day 2024: Everything we know about the July sale and Amazon deals to shop now

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The week's bestselling books, June 16

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 16, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-12 13:00:20 UTC ]
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The UK’s Dan Conway: Election Platforms and Publishing

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-11 21:47:11 UTC ]
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Why you might struggle to find this year’s International Booker winner in UK libraries – and why publishing suffers as a result

If you search for translated books all of them won’t come up in a library catalogue search. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2024-06-11 17:09:25 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Day 2024: Everything we know so far about Amazon's sale in July

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How digital publishers are engaging the next generation

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[ Digiday | 2024-06-11 13:58:51 UTC ]
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Publishers’ newest workforce diversity reports reveal mixed results in efforts to diversify newsrooms

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[ Digiday | 2024-06-10 04:01:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-07 17:49:17 UTC ]
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Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Costco May Restrict Book Sales to the Holidays

Costco has been pulling back from book sales for years, hurting the publishing industry. Now, the company reportedly plans to primarily limit book sales to the holiday season, from September to December. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Major Publishers Sue Google Over Ads for Pirated Ebooks

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A Pioneering Queer Novelist, Reiussed by an Unlikely Publisher

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Tech news site Gizmodo sold for third time in 8 years as European publisher Keleops looks to expand

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