Sinclair hails holistic approach as inter-continental ties flourish

Publishing Scotland's chief executive Marion Sinclair discusses the organisation's cross-border activities to help the Scottish book trade grow its international footprint. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scroobius Pip podcast tie in to Octopus

​Cassell Illustrated - part of the Octopus Publishing Group - has commissioned a book tie-in to the Distraction Pieces Podcast series, hosted by spoken word and hip-hop recording artist Scroobius Pip. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Godfray hails bookselling entrepreneurship in 'challenging' year

The Booksellers Association chief executive Tim Godfray has said it has been "really heartening" to see the creativity and entrepreneurship of booksellers in 2015, with industry sales figures bucking the high street footfall trends. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pakistani authorities probe shooter Tashfeen Malik's possible ties to militants

Authorities in Pakistan are investigating whether Tashfeen Malik, one of the attackers in a San Bernardino shooting, had ties to Islamic militant organizations amid reports that she had pledged allegiance to an Islamic State leader on Facebook, Pakistani intelligence sources said... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Inter-Library Loan in Boston

Betsy Groban of HMH and Julie Roach at the Cambridge Public Library hatched a scheme one day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille acquires tasty TV tie-in by James Martin

Quadrille is publishing a new James Martin TV tie-in, titled More Home Comforts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why The Soft-Sell Approach to Ad Blocking Doesn't Work

It’s a growing problem for ad-supported publishers: How do you get people to stop using ad blocking software?   Short of forcing them to see ads they don’t want to, many publishers including The Washington Post, Atlantic and ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why the soft-sell approach to ad blocking doesn’t work

It’s a growing problem for ad-supported publishers: How do you get people to stop using ad blocking software? Short of forcing them to see ads they don’t want to, many publishers including The Washington Post and Atlantic are trying to appeal to them with polite entreaties. But some say the soft... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reidy Hails Metadata, E-book Subscription at BISG

At the BISG Annual Meeting, S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy says publishers need to use metadata and social media to "connect books to what's going on in the world." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the Authors Guild's New Proactive Approach

A membership survey, contract initiative, and a dues hike are part of the organization's new program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Country Spotlight: Malaysia: A Flourishing Alternative Scene

The growing popularity of alternative publishers such as DuBook, Thukul Cetak and Lejen Press is a welcome change (“an absolute delight”) to Raman Krishnan of Silverfish Books, a company many regarded as the catalyst in the independent bookselling and publishing scene in Malaysia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comma Press to issue Constantine film tie-in

Comma Press is publishing In Another Country: Selected Stories and The Life-Writer by David Constantine to coincide with the release of the film “45 Years”, which is based on Constantine’s short story of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New B&N Chief Touts “Omni-channel” Approach

In remarks accompanying the release of Barnes & Noble’s first-quarter results for fiscal 2016, executives stressed that future growth for the retailer will involve integrating its retail, website, and Nook operations to allow customers to buy books anytime, anywhere, regardless of format. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How 4 publishers are approaching the Apple News app

Some publishers took a cautious approach to posting straight to Facebook, but many are going all in with Apple News, with plans to post their full online content offering to the app when it launches Sept. 16. The approach reflects a growing acceptance by publishers that they need to go where the... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women in translation flourishing

Two new independent publishers, Calisi Press and Les Fugitives, are launching with the remit of publishing only women in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mic’s social approach to distributing its first Obama interview

Mic’s first interview with President Obama is available on Mic.com, which received more than 16 million visitors in July. The full interview is also available on its mobile app, Facebook and YouTube. But the distribution strategy doesn’t end there, as the publisher has also been sharing... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Questions for...Publishing Scotland's Marion Sinclair

How Scotland is planning to ramp up worldwide attention for its relatively small publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BlockFeed’s geotagged approach to local news

There’s no shortage of challenges for local news publishers. Not only are the scale and monetization issues still unresolved, but now local news sites also risk being edged out on tech and data by their pure-play tech counterparts. Consider BlockFeed, a news aggregation app that culls geotagged... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James ties down second consecutive number one, half-year market gains

E L James’ Grey had its second straight 300,000-plus weekly print sale—pushing the book's combined UK ebook and physical sales over the 1 million unit mark—while the overall British print books market has experienced its first half-year rise in seven years.    Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'New team' at Hesperus as HBG arbitration approaches

Hachette Book Group in the US and Hesperus Press have begun arbitration proceedings to resolve the dispute involving royalties for Hesperus' English-language edition of Jonas Jonasson's The 100-Year-Old Man who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. The two parties are understood to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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