The most anticipated book of the fall season is shaping up to deliver for its publisher, Penguin Random House, if not for many independent booksellers, who were hoping the title would smash sales records of their own. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Across the capital and across the country, booksellers reported brisk sales of Bob Woodward’s 'Fear' on its first day on the shelves. B&N called it the fastest selling adult title in three years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just in time for New York Fashion Week (Sept. 6-14), Elle, the venerable women's fashion magazine published in the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries by Hearst, is taking to the streets to promote its brand with a new tagline."So Elle" will be the message plastered across entire... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 25th edition of the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) has opened to an "upbeat" and "inspiring" start, with a flurry of rights activity and collaboration between industry figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new Chartbeat study found only one-third of publishers see clear evidence of a traffic increase from the fast-loading articles format. The post Google AMP beat Facebook Instant Articles, but publishers start to question AMP’s benefits appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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V. S. Naipaul, the award-winning writer born in Trinidad who settled in England and wrote an astonishing number of great novels and searing works of nonfiction, died over the weekend at the age of 85. After publishing a novel, The Mystic Masseur, and a number of short stories about Trinidad in... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlotte Robertson, sales and marketing director and paperback publisher at Faber, is to leave the company to become managing director of a new literary agency in association with Arlington Management. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury imprint Absolute Press is to publish an "inspring new approach to home cooking" by Tom Kerridge in December to tie in with a new BBC Two television series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The owners of Cavalier House Books have bought the customer database and sales history of the now-defunct Forest Sales and Distributing—and now they're building out their distribution business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chief executive Charlie Redmayne revealed HarperCollins had begun its third century “incredibly strongly”, at the publisher’s summer party, attended by guests such as David Cameron and Eddie Redmayne. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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eBay is one of the go-to places for collectibles and old comic book titles, but now you can also make it a habit to check the website if you're looking for some sweet digital comic deals. The e-commerce platform has teamed up with Madefire to give sh... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The starting pistol for Feminist Book Fortnight sounded this weekend, with approaching 50 independent bookshops around the country taking part. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At BookExpo, Ingram Publishers Services is introducing a seven-month-long promotion to encourage booksellers to sell more books in translation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a new effort to strengthen its relationship with mystery readers, the Hachette Book Group has launched Novel Suspects, a vertical that features books, movies, and TV shows devoted to the category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Sunday Times profiled members of Generation Identity and made them look like members of a boyband. This dangerous trend of humanising extremists must stopFascism is all the rage these days. Hate is haute, white nationalism is the new black and neo-nazism never looked so good. So the Sunday... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong digital audiobook and backlist sales have countered softer ebook and frontlist sales in this year's first financial quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For publishers with authors who are non-U.S. citizens or have particularly complex immigration issues, the National Book Foundation has introduced a petition process to determine eligibility to participate in the National Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For U.K. publishers, the journey to becoming a Facebook Watch partner is not an obvious one. The post ‘No feedback and zero movement’: Facebook Watch’s international expansion is off to a rocky start appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clay Stafford, founder and CEO of the Killer Nashville writing conference, has launched Clay Stafford Books, which will look to capitalize on the writing talent discovered at the writing conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The biggest U.S. antitrust case of this century kicked into high gear on Thursday as a government lawyer warned that AT&T Inc. wants to buy media giant Time Warner Inc. to “weaponize” its must-have content — a move that would raise prices for consumers and hinder innovation. “Time Warner... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist and journalist shares how living a life of austerity inspired his first professional work, SlumpSubscribe and review on Apple Podcasts or Acast, and join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterIn 1982, as mass unemployment gripped Britain, a young graduate with an array of criminal... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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