Booksellers are hoping that the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child later this month will offset the negative impact economic uncertainty has had on footfall following the Brexit vote. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is children's favourite online retailer, statistics from kids marketing platform SuperAwesome have revealed, with 54% of girls and 47% of boys, aged between 7 and 9 years old favouring the online giant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After five weeks of high school football, there's eight unbeaten teams left in the City Section. They include Banning (5-0), Franklin (5-0), Grant (5-0) Narbonne (4-0), Hawkins (4-0), Los Angeles (4-0), Fairfax (4-0) and Reseda (4-0). Quarterback Markell White of Fairfax is off to a great start.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The world of digital advertising might be “mobile first,” but it’s increasingly setting its sights on the physical realm.This week, Facebook introduces a new mobile ad capability that aims to encourage in-store traffic and purchases — while also courting bricks-and-mortar advertisers. The product... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany saw the first of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, My Brilliant Friend, at #1 on the fiction list at the end of August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Departure from the European Union will mean government has a policy choice to make for the future direction of copyright, says William Bowes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Statistics show print resilience is strong in press and book publishing, as many Americans still prefer to settle down with a book not an e-readerIt’s been a pretty static summer on the circulation and readership front. Quality papers – in print and online – doing well in the referendum... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Creative industries insiders are being invited to contribute to a government inquiry into the implications of Brexit on the creative industries and the digital single market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SIBA's decision to move its fall show to the spring beginning in 2018 was questioned by some attendees as the regional meeting began on September 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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(201) Magazine publisher, recently purchased by Gannett, will axe about half of its overall workforce. The post Layoffs Hit North Jersey Media Group appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading a team that 'works hard to simplify and enhance the supply chain,' Gardners' Bob Jackson prepares for Frankfurt Book Fair's The Markets: 'online and on the high street.' The post Gardners’ Bob Jackson: ‘To Identify New Retailers’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role I work closely with the shop managers to plan and maintain promotional spaces across our flagship store in Charing Cross Road. I spend most of my time picking titles for displays, installing and merchandising them, organising signage and planning future promotions with staff... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Krugman is right to condemn journalism’s ‘weasel words’ about Hillary Clinton. The hardest subjects require the most exacting press standardsSometimes journalists can’t live by a hand-me-down codebook. They themselves are responsible for what’s published. They live, after all, in the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops in the UK are being called on by one of China’s largest bookstore chains, Zhejiang Xinhua, and an online journal devoted to the book trade in China, Bookdao, to attend a global summit to tackle the “threat” of online retailing. The two-day forum, scheduled for 11th–12th April 2017,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books continue to buck the national retail trend, with sales up 8.9% year-on-year in volume in August in comparison to the year before, where total UK retail sales were down 0.9% in the same period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'UK publishing will embrace the opportunities presented by leaving the EU,' according to a Brexit manifesto on the Publishers Association's lobbying points. The post The UK’s Publishers Association Issues a Brexit ‘Manifesto’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The central organization representing publishers in the U.K. has called on the government to keep barriers to trade "to an absolute minimum" and to publish a clear plan to minimize business uncertainty as it negotiates to leave the European Union. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global revenues at Penguin Random House fell 10.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2015 due to lower ebook sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown) has snatched the Official Top 50 number one for a fourth week, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown) once again easily triumphed at the top of the charts, shifting 86,525 units last week through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Programming is a mean of self-expression, just like Lego and crayons,' according to Finland's Linda Liukas on her international children's book hit, 'Hello Ruby.' The post Finland’s Kickstarter Hit Is a Children’s Chart-Topper in Japan appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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