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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The Publishers Weekly Stock Index jumped 59.2% in 2015 over 2014, propelled in part by a huge boost from Amazon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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India's Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform offers open source of children's books and encourages users to translate, adapt and use the content for free. The post Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver: Open Source Publishing for India’s Children appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With sales of ebooks slipping and print books enjoying a mild rebound, ebooks’ share of consumer spending on books has declined over the past two years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How many have you read? Test yourself by seeing if you can match first lines to the titles of the Monitor's favorite novels (and one collection of short stories) from 2015. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Guardian investigation has revealed Amazon is selling illegal weapons on its website, including stun guns, pepper spray pistols and knuckledusters. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a long time, Der Spiegel published the only German bestseller list. Now, Bild and Amazon are cooperating to bring a new player to the game. The post Bild and Amazon Cooperate on New German Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This is the season in which the entire book industry depends upon consumer holiday purchases to drive sales and, for some, issues at Amazon are leaving their hottest titles languishing on shipping docks and sitting in truck trailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Since its highly publicized decision to stop selling books through Amazon, sales at EDC have skyrocketed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Harry Potter Colouring Book (Studio Press) has made it into the top 10 "most wished for presents of the year", according to Amazon.co.uk. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a time when the translation market is shrinking, the internet giant’s publishing arm, AmazonCrossing, has leapt ahead as by far the biggest publisher of English versions of international titles this year. Alison Flood inspects its basketTranslation Tuesdays: read poetry, short stories and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a new ebook, Knowledge@Wharton reports on how massive open online courses are helping professionals to meet their career goals. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon US has launched a new tablet "for readers" in time for Christmas called the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent Press has sold North American print rights for sci-fi and fantasy series The Chronicles of St Mary’s by Jodi Taylor to Skyhorse Publishing Inc. for a "substantial sum". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's Futurebook conference in London last Friday focused on the growing importance of security, mobile readers and open access. The post Talk of Security, Mobile and “Open” Dominate UK’s Futurebook Confab appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Friedman's Open Road ebook company has had one million page views for its new, direct-to-consumer online community The Lineup in its first six months of existence, Friedman revealed at the FutureBook Conference today (4th December). Open Book aims to get 10m unique users of The Lineup,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Disagreement between business partners leads to the sudden closure of Brazilian publishing house Cosac Naify and an uncertain future for 1,600 titles. The post Brazil’s Prestige Publisher Cosac Naify to Close appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BizWest Media LLC has sold The Wyoming Business Report to APG Media of the Rockies LLC. In the wake of the deal, the Wyoming Business Report became the sister publication to several community newspapers in Wyoming, including the Wyoming Tribune Eagle ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Japan, the HMV and Tower Records brands live on, with HMV opening a new flagship bookstore in Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood. The post HMV Opens Dazzling New Flagship Bookstore in Tokyo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group is offering a student the chance to illustrate a picture book by Cressida Cowell, thanks to a new competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assouline Publishing is set to open an exclusive standalone bookstore in a new French restaurant and bakery in Houston, Texas. The post Assouline to Open Bookstore in a Houston Bakery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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