Stanfords returns profit for second time in 14 years

Stanfords has made a profit for the second time in 14 years after investing in its festival and awards and licensing its 163-year-old brand. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Ross reigns for sixth successive year as Paker, Parsons and Abbott make gains

The chart of the top children’s illustrators of 2020 has a familiar feel at the top, however some new faces made inroads further down the ranking. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-22 00:39:32 UTC ]
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Watch live Jan. 26 at 2:30 p.m. EST: How Kroger leverages “always on” analytics for real-time marketing decisions

Watch the live broadcast here on Jan. 26 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern—and join the conversation on Facebook, Periscope, LinkedIn and Twitter. To RSVP, click here. Even the largest supermarket chain in the U.S. has to adjust to business disruptions and think fast on its feet—particularly in the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-01-21 19:30:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann gives Rabe five more years

Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann has extended Thomas Rabe’s contract as chairman and c.e.o. for another five years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-21 01:01:48 UTC ]
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ is not just an adventure tale, it’s a timely novel about politics and dissent

Stevenson’s classic 19th-century novel is study in loyalty against a backdrop of violence and unrest. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-20 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Get 'Network Automation Cookbook' ($27.99 value) FREE for a limited time

Network Automation Cookbook is designed to help system administrators, network engineers, and infrastructure automation engineers to centrally manage switches, routers, and other devices in their organization's network. This book will help you gain hands-on experience in automating enterprise... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2021-01-20 14:20:02 UTC ]
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BBC Two book club series 'Between the Covers' to return

BBC Two's weekly book club series “Between the Covers”, hosted by Sara Cox, is returning for a second series this spring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 14:17:16 UTC ]
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Last year may be a tipping point for a truly inclusive industry, but there is more to do

Five prominent figures from the literary world discuss the vexed debates surrounding cultural appropriation, authenticity and the growing trend for sensitivity readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-15 06:28:34 UTC ]
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Kyle Books to publish artist's illustrated take on 'difficult year'

Kyle Books has acquired Together, a "gently philosophical and very relatable look at how we have dealt with a difficult year", by artist Luke Adam Hawker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 07:58:34 UTC ]
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Book Aid International’s Year: 867,567 Books to 19 Countries

Solar lamps as well as hundreds of thousands of books were in play in 2020 for Book Aid International's logistics team and donor-publishers. The post Book Aid International’s Year: 867,567 Books to 19 Countries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-13 17:36:43 UTC ]
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Pottermore sales and profits rise with 'strong' Harry Potter sales

Pottermore, the digital company for J K Rowling’s Wizarding World, saw revenues rise 3.2% and profits increase 23.2% in the 12 months to 31st March 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-13 12:26:57 UTC ]
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Film review: in My Salinger Year, hope and optimism win out

Based on Joanna Rakoff's memoir of working for JD Salinger's agent, the film lacks some of the wit but none of the heart of Joanna's story. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2021-01-13 01:19:06 UTC ]
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Leonard and Hungry Paul named Dublin Book of the Year

Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession as been chosen as Dublin's Book of the Year for 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 11:23:53 UTC ]
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Southbank's Inside Out returns with Hawke, Skin and Leilani

The Southbank Centre is launching a second Inside Out series of arts events, featuring the T S Eliot Prize and appearances from Ethan Hawke, Skin and Raven Leilani. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 05:42:17 UTC ]
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Lit fest The Coast is Queer returns in 2021 with Stuart and McDermid

Douglas Stuart, the 2020 Booker Prize winner, is among confirmed speakers for Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ literature festival, The Coast is Queer, returning after its inaugural year in 2019 in digital form from 5th-7th February 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-10 21:17:07 UTC ]
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W&N bags 'timely' critique of wokeness

W&N has acquired "a timely critique of wokeness", The Awokening by Ayishat Akanbi, which urged readers to unify in a time of polarisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-10 16:53:47 UTC ]
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Egmont UK saw 2019 revenue dip but posted profit ahead of HarperCollins sale

Egmont UK's 2019 revenue decreased 8.9% to £37.9m but the publisher had a £369,000 pre-tax profit in the financial year before the book business was bought by HarperCollins, new figures uploaded to Companies House show. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-08 08:40:13 UTC ]
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Neil Sheehan Dies at 84; Times Reporter Obtained the Pentagon Papers

His exhaustive coverage of the Vietnam War also led to the book “A Bright Shining Lie,” which won a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-01-07 23:20:39 UTC ]
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NPD: 2020 Was the US’ Bestselling Year for Print in a Decade

One-third of 2020 growth in US print book sales was driven by juvenile fiction, NPD BookScan reports, with overall sales of 751 million units. The post NPD: 2020 Was the US’ Bestselling Year for Print in a Decade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-07 21:07:49 UTC ]
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Exclusive: A New Year Opens With Bodour Al Qasimi’s IPA Presidency

This week, Bodour Al Qasimi begins her term as the first woman president of the International Publishers Association in more than 50 years. The post Exclusive: A New Year Opens With Bodour Al Qasimi’s IPA Presidency appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-07 19:41:59 UTC ]
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