Reports in Russia describe a 60-percent growth in ebook sales last year, and analysts say digital formats may grow at 30 to 50 percent for years to come. The post Russia’s Readers Raise the Digital Stakes Amid Falling Print Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Publishing digitally first can help authors to learn about the publishing process, make writers more critical of their own work and help reinvent an author. However, the author Stark Holborn warned that the format should only be used in the right context as there is “a difficulty in marketing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins's digital-first romance fiction imprint, created in 2011, announced that in the four years since its launch it has sold more than three million ebooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First quarter sales at Hachette Book Group USA fell 12.3% compared to the first first period of 2014. A decline in ebook sales was a major reason for the drop. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Shercliff looks into the creative process in African publishing and distributing an anthology of digital romance writing from Nigeria's Ankara Press. The post The Possibilities and Challenges of Digital African Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tong Zhilei of ChineseAll.com discusses ebooks, UGC, and the evolution of digital publishing in China, growing at 40% each year, and valued at $40 billion. The post The Evolution of Digital Publishing in China and ChineseAll appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A fall in physical book sales led to a decrease in revenue in the first quarter of 2015 for Simon & Schuster. Results released by the publisher’s parent company CBS Corporation were not broken down geographically, but gave publishing revenues for the first three months of this year at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing industry data for 2014 spills the beans on decline in biography and cookbook sales, while children’s literature in print rises by 10%Publishers used to have a simple recipe for a bestseller: sign up a celebrity or a TV chef and get the book out for Christmas.Not any more. The latest... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher of Marie Claire and NME expecting premium price for HQ near Tate Modern and planning to remain a tenant following saleThe publisher of Marie Claire and NME has put its London headquarters, the Blue Fin building near Tate Modern, up for sale with a price tag of more than £400m.Time Inc... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has been criticized for some time for its role in creating a “filter bubble” among its users, a term that comes from a book of the same name by Eli Pariser (who went on to help create viral-content site Upworthy). Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission is today (6th May) set to reveal plans for the “digital single market”, to remove barriers to online services across Europe. The plans would mean that customers across the European Union could all access the same digital services and products, including ebooks and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has said it hopes the European Commission’s competition inquiry into the e-commerce sector will look specifically at market dominance in ebooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch group, which publishes Sun, Times and Wall Street Journal, partly blames currency fluctuations, as book publishing division reports growthRupert Murdoch’s News Corp has seen a 52% year-on-year fall in its third-quarter profits as its newspaper advertising revenue continued to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, now generates 20% of its ad revenue through digital sales, the company said today.The company sold $73 million worth of digital ads in the first quarter, up 1% over the quarter a year earlier, Time Inc. executives told Wall Street investors as... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster sales fell 5% in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, to $145 million, but operating profit rose 9% to $12 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There is a state of confusion in the Arab world regarding digital publishing, with educational institutions at the forefront, though take up is slow. The post The Arab World Slow to Adopt Digital Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the UAE, the new Sharjah Book Authority will offer printing services to regional publishers, as well as offer distribution, research and events. The post Sharjah Book Authority to Offer Regional Printing, Distribution appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Due to some reporting problems with the January data in the trade segment, the AAP has issued revised sales for the adult and children’s/young adult categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Romania, online sales now account for 20% of the $110 million book market, with interest in ebooks and English-language titles also on the rise. The post Romania’s Online, English Book Sales on the Rise appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early copy of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic story features drawing and note of thanks to Dorothy Barclay, a reporter’s assistant who helped him estimate for the number of stars visible from Earth“I am concerned with matters of consequence,” declares the star-gazing businessman whom Antoine... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In preparation for Russia's Victory Day celebration, to be held May 9 to commemorate the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany, the country is cracking down on anything displaying the Nazi swastika – including the cover of Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel 'Maus.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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