PublishNews Brazil: Amazon Opens Kiosks to Sell Kindles in Brazil

This week on PublishNews Brazil: Amazon partners with a kiosk-retailer to sell Kindles in Brazil, Kobo launches two new ereaders, 33% of Brazilians read a book last month. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent Press to open bookshop in Cardiff’s creative quarter

Independent publisher Accent Press is to open Octavo’s, a new bookshop, café and wine bar in the heart of Cardiff Bay’s creative quarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top-Selling Audio Downloads in 2016

To provide a picture of what’s doing well in the hot-as-ever digital download arena, several publishers shared with us their top-selling digital audio titles for the year to date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ardagh pens open letter to Simon Cowell

Bestselling children’s author Philip Ardagh has penned an open letter to Simon Cowell recommending he enlist the services of a librarian in discovering good children’s books after he called them all “boring”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Publisher to Open Chicago Bookstore

Chicago-based press Curbside Splendor will operate Curbside Books & Records inside the National, a 24,000-foot food hall opening in the Windy City this July. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holland House looks to open doors with intern publishing scheme

In a bid to play its part in “opening the industry up” and improving diversity in publishing, Newbury-based independent Holland House has launched a new project to help aspiring publishing employees gain experience in the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is done selling ebooks

Waterstones is well and truly getting back to basics today, as it has dropped ebooks and audiobooks from its online store. The digital libraries of Waterstones customers will remain accessible until June 13th, with Kobo taking over the following day... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to stop selling ebooks

Bookseller Waterstones is to stop selling digital books and will instead divert customers to Japanese ebook company Kobo. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calendar Girl Series Sells in 27 Countries

Foreign rights to Audrey Carlan's erotica series, which was originally self-published and began topping ebook bestseller lists in the U.S. earlier this year, have now sold to a flurry of publishers around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why is Amazon building bookstores?

The online retail giant has confirmed its second bricks-and-mortar bookstore. Why is it branching out from its Internet domain? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seth Rogen's Preacher to launch on Amazon UK next week

TV series based on cult comic book stars Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun and Ruth NeggaThe TV series based on cult comic book Preacher is to launch in the UK on Amazon’s Prime streaming service from Monday.The episodes will be released by Amazon in the UK, Austria, Germany and Japan the day after... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lena Dunham's surprise book sells out in 24 hours

Is It Evil Not to Be Sure? is a collection of her journal entries from a decade ago, and will raise money for the nonprofit group Girls Write NowA surprise new book by Lena Dunham, collecting her journals from a decade ago, has sold out less than 24 hours after the writer announced its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bezos Confirms Plans for More Amazon Stores

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told shareholders at the company's annual meeting on Tuesday that the company is "definitely going to open additional stores." Bezos did not, however, specify the number of new outlets Amazon plans to open. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Limited £120 edition of Mort sells out in 13 hours

The Folio Society Limited Edition of Mort has become the fastest selling title in Folio history – selling out in 13 hours. The edition of the Terry Practhett novel, which was limited to 500 copies, went on sale for £120 a copy at midday yesterday (10th May). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When you buy digital content on Amazon or iTunes, you don't exactly own it

Buy an ebook on Amazon or an album on Apple's iTunes and you own it, right? Maybe not as much as you think. It's all about what the tech industry calls digital rights management, and the bottom line for consumers is that there are significant differences between owning a tangible product and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By getting into the news business, Facebook opened itself up to a new controversy

To lure more users and advertising dollars, Facebook has increasingly assumed the role of a news organization by curating and publishing articles -- and to great effect. Four in 10 U.S. adults now get their news from the social media giant. But with recent accusations that Facebook suppressed... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As BEA Opens: A New Global Ebook Report on a Mercurial World Market

BEA's' Director of International Affairs Rüdiger Wishenbart's new Global Ebook Report cites continental Europe's ebooks "stalling even earlier" than in US, UK. The post As BEA Opens: A New Global Ebook Report on a Mercurial World Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shanghai book fair awards open for entry

The Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair 2016 has opened its awards for entry, including two prizes for international children’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milkweed Editions to Open Indie Bookstore

Milkweed Editions will open a bookstore in the Open Book building complex dedicated to the literary arts in downtown Minneapolis in late June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Silvertail's Miscavige memoir 'selling well'

A memoir by the father of Scientology leader David Miscavige sold just under 500 copies in two days this week, according to Silvertail publisher Humfrey Hunter, who pressed ahead with publication despite a warning of legal action. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodreads Debuts Kindle E-book Giveaways

Goodreads is offering its members a marketing and promotional tool that allows them to giveaway up to a 100 Kindle ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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