Children’s publisher Scholastic has revealed a median gender pay gap of 8.8%, a fraction up on last year’s 8.5% but still less half the national average of 17.9%. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The creator of television's 'CSI' franchise and his wife create a new series of teen-told tales as graphic novels, Simon & Schuster distributing. And Sweden's still young Thunderful Publishing has a new acquisition in Rising Star Games. The post Industry Notes: Zuiker Press’ Issue-Based... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has fired CEO Demos Parneros for violating company policies and said he'll exit the post without severance.A spokeswoman declined to say why he'd been terminated. It was "not due to any disagreement with the company regarding its financial reporting, policies or practices or... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Horror and ghost stories are rising from the literary grave and seeing a resurgence in sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Responding to a survey that found the median author income had dropped to £10,500, Publishers Association said the figures were ‘unrecognisable’The Society of Authors has issued a sharply worded challenge to the UK’s biggest publishers after the chief executive of the Publishers Association... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Such a service could go toe-to-toe against Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify. Apple has been thinking about bundling together its growing menu of digital content and selling it in a single bundle for a competitive price. The subscription package, according to a new report from the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Pullman, Antony Beevor and Sally Gardner call for fairer share of profits, as survey shows full-time writers earn below minimum wagePhilip Pullman, Antony Beevor and Sally Gardner are calling on publishers to increase payments to authors, after a survey of more than 5,500 professional... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Beast will offer exclusive content to subscribers, joining other publishers who are betting on their audience and hoping they're loyal enough to pay for the material they post. Many publishing companies--including most recently, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, Business Insider (and... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The political debate is paying off for publishers of political books, NPD's data indicates, with major titles leading a nonfiction boost that shows up not just in print but also in ebook sales. The post NPD Group Sees 32-Percent Rise in US Political Books, Year to Date appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new Dungeones & Dragons reference guide, 'Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes,’ is the #3 book in the country. Plus novels by Nora Roberts and Karen Kingsbury offer different takes on the aftermath of violence, and YA author Stephanie Garber releases ‘Legendary,’ her sequel to ‘Caraval.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales in W H Smith's travel business rose by 8% in the last quarter, although High Street revenue dipped marginally. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Tor authors—Charlie Jane Anders, Seth Dickinson, S.L. Huang, and V.E. Schwab—discuss identity, characters, and worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage has paid tribute to Pulitzer Prize and Man Booker International Prize-winning author Philip Roth as "one the greatest American novelists of the 20th century” following his death at the age of 85. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The streaming company will recompense songwriters not paid enough royalties, but one unhappy music publisher claims ruling is ‘a free pass on wilful infringement’Spotify will pay out $112m (£83.5m) in a settlement agreement, following two lawsuits that claimed songwriters hadn’t been paid enough... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust will next month give publishers the opportunity to discuss its latest research into gaps in children’s reading. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pupils in primary and secondary schools are falling behind their peers because of an increasing “word gap” in their vocabulary, according to new research from Oxford University Press (OUP). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended April 8, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanks to its simple and accessible user experience, Arduino has been used in thousands of different projects and applications. The Arduino software is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users.The 2018 Arduino Enthusiast E-Book Bundle is a collection of 10 publications... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has signed two books by "rising star of investigative journalism", Lyra McKee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Audiobooks are the golden child of publishing at the moment,” said Orna O’Brien, conference manager of Quantum, the digital conference that preceded the opening of the London Book Fair on Monday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Benedicte Page calls on the industry to provide more transparency on pay grades and promotion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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