This year’s winner was nominated for the award an impressive eight times and praised for her encyclopedic knowledge, intelligence, curiosity, and diligence. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#patricia nelson
#encyclopedic knowledge
Spending on printed books in 2012 has passed the £1bn mark, but a fortnight later than last... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#printed books
#1bn mark
Fifty Shades of Grey has sold more than 28 million physical copies around the world, though... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fifty shades
A spokesperson for Springer Science and Business Media has said it is "business as usual... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#business media
The book that has moved me most in the past year is Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It’s the fictional story of August Pullman, a 10-year-old with a very different-looking face—the result of a chromosomal abnormality and an illness—and his journey from the nest of homeschooling to the wilds of middle... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#middle school
#make friends
Retail sales values were up 1.5% like-for-like this September from the previous year according to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#retail sales
#5% like-for-
Marjorie Scardino, chief executive of Financial Times publisher Pearson, is stepping down at the end of 2012 and will be replaced by John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson's international education division. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#john fallon
Sainsbury’s has increased book sales by 20% in its second quarter, considerably above the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
An erotic novel has become Penguin's most successful ever ebook in terms of weekly sales,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#weekly sales
Evelyn Webster, executive vice president of Time Inc's lifestyle group, has denied long-running speculation that the company is considering the sale of the UK magazine unit, which houses titles such as NME, Marie Claire and Look, confirming "IPC is not being sold". Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#evelyn webster
#lifestyle group
#marie claire
Blackwell’s has reported a major boost this year from universities spending money on books... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#major boost
Adam Lancaster has been named the SLA School Librarian of the Year 2012, receiving the award this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy has become "the fastest-selling book in the UK in three... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#casual vacancy
#fastest-selling book
First-day sales of The Casual Vacancy are "exceeding expectations," according to the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#first-day sales
#casual vacancy
E L James has become only the 12th writer to score sales of 10m or more since official sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#12th writer
#score sales
#official sales
E L James has become only the 12th writer to score sales of 10m or more since official sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#12th writer
#score sales
#official sales
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams shares more details about his new publishing platform. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing platform
Over the past few semesters the University of Kansas Bookstore and a growing number of independent college stores have begun taking advantage of the way students comparison shop for textbooks by sharing their competitors’ prices on their own store’s Web sites and/or pricing books dynamically... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#growing number
#web sites
#local library
Bloomsbury Publishing has appointed Phil Earle to the newly created role of children's sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bloomsbury publishing
Popular children's book character Waldo will soon be spotted in a lot more places around the world as his 25th anniversary kicks into gear.Where's Waldo? He won't be difficult to find once the 25th anniversary kicks off for the bespectacled, and beloved, children's book character. England will... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#popular children
#book character
#follow suit
Sales of the six novels in contention for the Man Booker Prize trebled week-on-week following the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |