Six weeks in a row for chart-topping Walliams

David Walliams' Awful Auntie (HarperCollins) retains pole position at the top of the official UK Top 50 for a record-breaking sixth week selling another 31,012 copies in the seven days ending 1st November. Volume sales were down 13% week on week but the bestseller has yet to sell less than 30,000 copies per week since its publication on the 25th of September. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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July’s Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review

This month's starred reviews from BlueInk Review of self-published books includes several "stay-up-all-night-until-your-eyes-bleed" thrillers, as well as a memoir from the ringmaster of The Big Apple Circus. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Kindle tops yearly Japan e-reader sales five months after launch

Amazon.com's Kindle e-reader has dominated the competition in Japan since its launch last year, according to new research, showing the company's low pricing and powerful brand may have overcome its late entrance into the market. The Kindle accounted for 38.3 percent of the e-reader market in... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Throwing the book at 'Thieves of Book Row'

Travis McDade tells of stealing and dealing of rare books in the early 20th century and the man who stopped it.It is hard to imagine a more gentlemanly trade than the buying and selling of old books. The very word "antiquarian" evokes tweedy, bespectacled fellows moving between dusty shelves to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weltbild in gay fiction row

Canadian publisher Icon Empire Press has accused German bookseller Weltbild of "hypocrisy... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Into the River named top read at awards

A young adult novel about a dramatic journey that transforms an East Coast boy has taken out this year's New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards tonight. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SoA chief sparks ebook row

The Society of Authors has ignited a public row with publishers over ebook lending terms, after... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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June’s Top Reviews of Self-published Books from BlueInk Review

Self-published books receiving starred reviews from BlueInk this month include a novel about a wisecracking cat that investigates the death of its owner and a memoir of escaping Romania under Soviet rule. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Internet Businesses Head to Hill With Mozilla Topping Agenda

Small Internet publishers have been to Washington before to tell their story, but this time they are gathering with a singular purpose: to persuade lawmakers to put more pressure on Mozilla to change its plans for blocking third-party advertisers cookies by default in its Firefox browser. As... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo charts first quarter revenue leap

Kobo has announced a rise in e-reader sales of 145% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Week Left to Register for Reaching Readers Conference

Recharge your book marketing strategy, boost your outreach success and build lasting relationships with readers and customers at the Reaching Readers Conference on May 28. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot first-week sales for Inferno

Dan Brown's hotly anticipated Inferno (Bantam Press) has become one of the fastest-selling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clarke joins Top That!

Vanessa Clarke, previously deputy children’s sales director at Macmillan, has joined top... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S to chart Ferguson's departure

Simon & Schuster will next month release a new Manchester United title, Champions 20/13,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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May’s Top Reviews of Self-published Books from BlueInk Review

This month's starred self-published titles include a novel about lesbian nuns in pre-WWII Germany and a memoir from the daughter of 1960s cult leaders, among others. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top book award in Mahy's name

Margaret Mahy could be posthumously honoured this year with an award now named after her. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keyes leads charts but print hits 11-year low

Printed book sales fell below the £20m market last week - for the first time in almost 11... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mamut again top trade figure on ST Rich List

Waterstones owner Alexander Mamut is once again the highest-ranking trade figure on the Sunday... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amsterdam and Dutch Publishers to Speak Spanish for 3 Weeks

Amsterdam will take on the role of city of honor at the upcoming Buenos Aires Book Fair and strengthen the relationship between Latin America and Holland. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another 20 Make List of Top Spanish-Speaking Publishing Pros

The Fundación El Libro and Buenos Aires Book Fair have added another 20 new names to the original 50 on their list of the most inspiring people in the Spanish-language book trade. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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