Saqi Books is to press on with its English-language publishing programme, following a strategic review which saw it lose six members of staff. Publisher Lynn Gaspard is now the only remaining staff member, with the others leaving between April and October last year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen survey finds UK ebook sales declined by 4% in 2016, the second consecutive year digital has shrunkReaders committed to physical books can give a sigh of relief, as new figures reveal that ebook sales are falling while sales of paper books are growing – and the shift is being driven by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Creative Access is to operate as a not-for-profit social enterprise from this month as a result of having its funding withdrawn from the government. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saqi Books is to publish Don't Panic, I'm Islamic: Extreme Vetting, NOW!, a satirical book that claims to provide the answers to "all your burning Muslamic-related questions". The publisher holds world rights to the title, which will be published in July. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's Wear Daily, the so-called "bible of fashion," will be altering its print schedule for the second time in two years and letting go of several staffers. WWD confirmed to Adweek that it will cease publishing regular, weekly print editions and instead print only special editions. "We will... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling’s full Harry Potter series thunders back into January's audio chart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peters Fraser & Dunlop will continue its sponsorship of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize until 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scandinavian publishing giant Schibsted has been centralizing its 250-strong product team over the last year. Currently, the biggest challenge the product team faces it how to give readers the right information to make informed decisions but telling it in ways that feel more personal to readers.... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martha Stewart has always been on top of trends, often setting them herself. Before she became a social media star (and landed a show with Snoop Dogg) she was known as a pioneer in the print magazine business. Her publication, Martha Stewart Living, has been on stands for 26 years and it's... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once upon a time, volume was the name of the game in digital publishing. But today, with many major publishers cranking out hundreds of stories daily, a growing number are going the other way, either abandoning the quick-hit content or de-emphasizing it, as display ad prices continue to decline... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Cleave, formerly of Saqi Books, has made the move up north to join Manchester-based independent publisher Comma Press in the role of publishing manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins, which launched its daily Facebook Live programming in June and has since reached nearly10 million viewers, kicked off its holiday programming last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has confirmed that its exam board is to run a new A Level in history of art and an A and AS Level in statistics. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After losing its lease, the Towson, Md. used and new bookstore is downsizing to less than one-third of its original size, or 2,800 sq. ft., and trying to create a workable model to add more stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s getting easier to get to a billion views on Facebook. But publishers that are only chasing scale, and not thinking about video as a long-term business, are in trouble. Take, for instance, TV, which can monetize the same piece of content through advertising, licensing, syndication,... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite doubts that it would be held at all, this year’s Comic Arts Brooklyn, an annual indie comics festival held in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, turned in another successful year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[Sponsored] An exclusive survey conducted by Folio: and WhatCounts reveals a lack of consensus on the all-important marketing channel. The post Email Marketing Continues to Confound Publishers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saqi Books has acquired an anthology, edited by poet and playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, intended to be "a creative call to arms for Muslim women in Britain". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-10 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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It's no longer a question of "if," it's a question of "when." Digital publishers like Vox Media, BuzzFeed, Thrillist Media Group, and Mashable are all moving closer to being on TV, even though it's taking a little longer than some media-watchers might have predicted.On Friday, "daily digital... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So far in 2016, sales of print books are up 6% over last year, despite the lack of a single runaway bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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