Double festive edition on sale on Wednesday will cost £3.20 – a 14% increase on last yearRadio Times is bringing back Santa Claus for its Christmas cover for the first time since 2009, when he was banished as a "symbol of indulgence", although readers will have to stomach a 14% cover price increase.The two-week festive edition of the magazine, which goes on sale next Wednesday, will cost £3.20.This is a 14% increase over the £2.80 cover price last year – and a 54% increase over the £2.20 charged in 2009 when Santa Claus last appeared on the cover."Radio Times readers are used to paying double the usual price for the Christmas double issue," said Kathy Day, publishing director of the Radio Times. "We go to great lengths to make the magazine worth every penny."The Christmas issue will have a print run of almost 2.5m copies, up from the normal 900,000, with 294 pages (usually 150 to 160 pages).A total of 48 pages of advertising have been booked, up on the 40 from last year, which will bring in well over £2m in revenue.Including sales income the Christmas edition can expect to make about £7.5m in revenue.British Gas has snapped up the premium advertising slot – the three-page front and back cover gatefold – for the fifth year running.It is thought to be worth as much as £200,000, about the same as a 30-second TV ad in a semi final or final of ITV's The X Factor.Radio Times said the furniture, retail and entertainment sectors have proved to be strong advertisers this year,... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Hodder’s crime and thriller imprint Mulholland Books is bringing the Saint books by Leslie... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Candlewick's Find Waldo Local promotion, which the publisher produced last month in conjunction with the American Booksellers Association, was such a resounding success that Candlewick announced that it will sponsor it again next summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social media is young and its impact on news publishing is still unfolding. It’s unlikely that sharing and commenting will be the only major trends to emerge from the social revolution. News publishers, already beset by extraordinary change ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These cases let you make your Kindle Fire or iPad look like a vintage copy of Moby Dick or The Great Gatsby. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If it wasn’t clear before that self-publishing is transforming the book industry, Pearson’s $116 million acquisition of self-publishing vendor Author Solutions Inc. should wipe away any lingering uncertainty. The purchase of Author Solutions—which has 1,600 employees, has published 150,000... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing is getting a starring role at London’s Design Museum this week while its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has appointed Kathleen Farrar to the role of Bloomsbury Group sales and marketing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The front page of the New York Times Book Review has always been—and continues to be—a much coveted spot for authors and publishers alike. But just how much does a Book Review cover affect a book’s sales in today’s publishing climate—does the revered paper publication still move units in the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardners will not produce its own consumer-facing Christmas catalogue this year, but will instead... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has released the cover for J K Rowling's first adult novel, The Casual Vacancy... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing giants The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal firmed up exclusive deals with Flipboard and Pulse earlier in the week for exclusive content to go out to these third-party mobile apps, but as one Flipboard rival explains, this news c ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the app market evolves, a publisher’s success is measured less by the number of downloads and more by the engagement level and number of returning customers. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloodaxe Books is publishing pocketbook and ebook editions of poetry taken from its bestselling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week, Time magazine hosted its first Google+ "Hangout On Air,"a video chat that is streamed live to the public and shared via Google+, YouTube and Time.com. Hangouts On Air are an offshoot of Google+'s standard Hangouts Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's the first time you can read all of the Times on a site or app not owned by the Times. And it's the first time Flipboard has gotten a big publisher to hand over all its content. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten's $315 million buyout of Kobo will bear some e-reader fruit come July. The e-tailer's CEO and chairman, Hiroshi Mikitani, announced plans to release the Kobo eReader Touch Edition in Japan next month for 10,000 yen (on par with its $130 US sticker price). Timing is key, of course --... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After 20 years in print SmartMoney magazine will cease its print presence with the August issue and direct all of its content efforts to SmartMoney.com. At the same time the Dow Jones publication will expand its digital team (to 15) and report to the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After yanking their ebook titles from libraries last year, Penguin is launching an ebook pilot program for libraries in New York. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiction Uncovered will be running a four-day pop-up radio station, Fiction Uncovered FM at Foyles... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly two years after launching a digital publishing company for mobile devices, Nomad Editions founder Mark Edmiston is still figuring out how to make a business model that works in the electronic age. Edmiston—who was president/CEO of Newsweek before going into media investment banking—was... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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