The New Press Touts a Banner Year

The nonfiction publisher had revenue top $6 million for the second year in a row and saw a number of frontlist titles sell better than expected. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press sells US arm to Arcadia Publishing

The History Press has sold its US subsidiary to the American local history company Arcadia... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five-year-old writes book about fairies for British charity

Five-year-old Lydia Port-Burke has self-published a fairy tale now available in the UK. Proceeds for the book will go to BBC Children in Need. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile Ads Will Surpass Print and Radio This Year

Yes, there's money to be made in mobile advertising. New York-based eMarketer predicts mobile will account for 9.8 percent of the total United States ads marketplace this year, surpassing newspapers (9.3 percent), magazines (8.4 percent) and radio (8.6 percent). Brands are spending 83 percent... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ireland’s Publishing Strength is in Tradition, Small Presses

Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, the chair of Irish PEN, outlines how Ireland continues to punch above its weight in the literary world. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sportswriter Simon Barnes leaves The Times after 32 years

Simon Barnes, The Times's award-winning chief sportswriter, is leaving the newspaper after 32 years. He claims the publisher can no longer afford his wages, according to a Sports Journalists' Association report. The report cites Barnes's email message to Mark Avery in which he wrote:"I have no... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2014: Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press academic and educational books in more than 40 languages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global Publishing Leaders 2014: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the oldest publishing house in the world, with a focus on education and reference and over 50,000 titles in print. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Touts 'Hard Choices' Sales Performance

According to S&S, the memoir has been an "instant international bestseller" in all of the territories in which it has been published. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Talks with Don Piper: '90 Minutes in Heaven' Celebrates 10 Years

Don Piper’s car was hit by a truck in 1989, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Piper wrote about what happened next in the bestselling "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life," which paved the way for other recent bestsellers recounting glimpses of the afterlife. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon pressing for new terms in UK

UK publishers have raised concerns about Amazon’s new contractual arrangements, with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forbes Readership Spikes 20 Percent in One Year

Forbes Media used the 61st annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity as a platform to announce that it has expanded its magazine audience by more than 20 percent over the past year. According to GfK MRI Spring 2014 data, the magazine has reached its pinnacle in readership, growing... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hybrid, Quirky Graphic Novels from Conundrum Press

Conundrum Press is yet another notable Canadian indie comics press specializing in a distinctive list of graphic novels and comics-related books. The house publishes such highly regarded artists as Joe Ollman, David Collier, Jimmy Beaulieu and Meags Fitzgerald. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year

18m titles bought by readers in 2013, to a value of £300m, as print sales' decline continuesSelf-published books' share of the UK market grew by 79% in 2013, with 18m self-published books bought by UK readers last year, according to new statistics.With print sales falling by 10% last year, and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books Ireland Awards: “Hagwitch” Takes Book of the Year

At its annual awards ceremony, Children’s Books Ireland honored, among numerous others, Mary-Louise Fitzpatrick's "Hagwitch" as Book of the Year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty Years Later, Landmark Digital Lawsuit Concludes

Known as “Freelance,” the case settles claims by freelance writers arising from the the 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Tasini case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Nowhere Men voted Sports Book of the Year

Century’s The Nowhere Men: The Unknown Story of Football’s True Talent Spotters has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Green Writers Press Takes Local Approach

Last April, writer, designer, and literary agent Dede Cummings had a dream that convinced her that she needed to do something to improve the environment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2014: A Toast to 50 Years

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Cameron + Company will be pouring martinis today, 3–4 p.m., at its booth (1223A) in the PGW section. The party also celebrates the 50th Anniversary Edition of The Drinking Man’s Diet, originally published in 1964 by the company’s founder, Robert Cameron. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder Press takes two from O'Farrell

Headline imprint Tinder Press has acquired two more novels by Maggie O’Farrell, and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2014: A Novel Run for Running Press

With the publication of Ben Mezrich’s Seven Wonders (Sept.), a fast-paced thriller with an Indiana Jones–type character at its center, Running Press is moving outside its comfort zone of lavish lifestyle, pop culture, and books on house and home. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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