As publishers worry about the shrinking number of physical bookstores, Levy Home Entertainment is making the case that mass merchants will be a viable alternative not only to showcase books but to sell them as well. In a presentation at the Book Industry Study Group's May 5 "Making Information Pay" conference as well as at its own meetings with publishers, Levy argues that by 2015 mass merchants' share of a shrinking print retail book pie will slightly increase from 2010 while the share of units sold through bookstores loses half its market share to online bookstores. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Facing outrage over a book of parodies of classic children's book covers, Abrams has agreed to a request from the author to stop publishing the title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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India's Raymond Crossword Book Awards recognize 'exclusively Indian' writers across 10 categories—winners are chosen by a jury and by popular vote. The post Tripathi, Ghosh Top India’s Raymond Crossword Book Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Total attendance at the recently concluded Guadalajara International Book Fair was about 813,000, a 3% increase over 2015. The number of publishers in attendance rose to 2,042, up from 1,983 last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Facebook has launched #ReadtoLead, a social media campaign running from December 5 to December 9 that aims to spotlight books with a focus on leadership and business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Abrams acquires a chapter book series, Kyle Cassidy sells This Is What a Librarian Looks Like to Black Dog, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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ForbesBooks is the latest brand extension in the quest for ancillary revenue. The post Forbes Launches a Book Imprint appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Debut thriller The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena (Transworld) has been named as W H Smith's Book of the Year for 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Crook's Corner restaurant in Chapel Hill has sponsored a literary award since 2013, and recently increased the prize to $5,000 for the best debut novel about the South. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The guest of honor at this year's Guadalajara International Book Fair was Latin America, and 20 Spanish-speaking countries from the region participated. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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European publishers and booksellers have welcomed the decision of the European Commission to allow VAT to be reduced on ebooks, with sales now bound to go up, according to booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This week: inside the 'alien' brain of an octopus, and Siri Hustvedt's thought-provoking 'A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Growing interest in German children's books led to a translation competition to identify up-and-coming translators. Here we announce the top translators. The post Competition Celebrates German Children’s Book Translators appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ukazoo Books has found a new Towson location.The buyer and seller of new and used books that opened in Dulaney Plaza in 2007 will relocate to Loch Raven Boulevard, south of the intersection with Joppa Road.The bookseller announced the new site, 8641 Loch Raven Blvd., on its Facebook page and said... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
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Macmillan Children's Publishing Group will now offer all frontlist ebooks for library lending on the same day they go on sale in the retail market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Sarah Perry's novel The Essex Serpent is named Waterstones Book of the Year ahead of a Beatrix Potter manuscript and a Harry Potter playscript. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailer Foyles has chosen Paul Beaty’s Man Booker Prize-winning The Sellout as its book of the year, so will promote the title heavily online and in-store in the run up to Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Chinese publishers are rushing to capitalise on the growth in the country’s children’s books market, with book sales data company Open Book citing a 15% year-on-year rise in value terms in 2016 to date, following double-digit surges in recent years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurst is set to publish a book about the political and moral values which are “sharply dividing Brexit Britain”, by David Goodhart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Two-thirds of the shortlisted candidates in the UK's Costa Book Awards are women. And three in one category are former winners. The post Women Lead The Five Costa Book Award Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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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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