The UK’s Book Aid International Opens ‘New Worlds Through Books’ Campaign

In a coordinated effort for the rest of the month, book charities Book Aid International and World Book Day are raising funds for the annual goal of a million donated books. The post The UK’s Book Aid International Opens ‘New Worlds Through Books’ Campaign appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Parragon Books restructure boosts profits to £19m

Parragon Books has posted an operating profit of £19.4m in 2014 compared to a loss of £6m the year before, thanks to a company restructure earlier in the year. For the year ending the 31st March 2014, turnover fell 14% to £48m from £56m but “the overall improvement in profitability was due to a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book prices stable after VAT hike

E-booksellers and publishers appear to have cushioned the impact of the VAT price rise on ebooks at least for now, according to a survey of ebooks by The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gift Books Are Big Business for Christian Publishers

A number of publishers in the religion category offer gift books with spiritual or religious themes, and while many publish only a few gift titles per year, others are in the gift book business in a major way, with entire imprints devoted to gifts and robust product lines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google E-book Program Finding Its Way

Google executives believe the company’s ebook program is on the right course, after some early missteps, as it enters its fifth year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins and Connect Books handle City Link collapse

HarperCollins and Connect Books have said customers should not be affected by the collapse over Christmas of delivery company City Link. Administrators were appointed at the company on Christmas Eve, with substantial jobs cuts anticipated among its 2,727 staff. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's Top Book Reviews of 2014

Here are the reviews of adult titles that were read the most on publishersweekly.com this year—an intriguing mix of backlist titles and contemporary hits. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Court Approves Condé Nast $5.85 Mln Intern Pay Settlement

Condé Nast on Monday won a federal judge's preliminary approval to pay $5.85 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by thousands of former interns who claimed the magazine publisher underpaid them. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist’s art of the tweet is brought to book

It’s a long way from inception to completion, unless you’re artist and programmer Cory Arcangel, and your book is made up of other people’s tweets about writing a bookThe Inception Button should be used sparingly but when called for, it can be highly effective. Located at inception.davepedu.com,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 good books I fear I may never read

It's sobering to think of carrying on into next year the weight of all the unread books on one's nightstand. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling books 2014: the kids are all right

Books for children and young adults are top of the league, bagging seven of this year’s top 10, but non-fiction has endured another annus horribilisSee the chart in fullAt long last, kids ruled in 2014. Books aimed at them have often figured in the top 10 of the all-year sales chart for printed... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books can pose health risks

Using tablets and backlit e-readers at night can lead to sleep deficiency and damage health, an academic study has claimed. According to findings published in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, blue light, the wavelength common in smartphones, tablets and LED... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling books of 2014: did the booksellers get it right?

What effect did Super Thursday have on book sales, and how well did eight leading retailers and pundits fare in predicting the top titles of the year?• Readers turn over a new leaf as celebrity sales stutter• ‘Amazon-free’ Christmas campaign diverts reported £5m worth of sales from online... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Best Books Fast Company Read This Year

Relive the year in reading with the Fast Company staff.As the year wraps up, the Fast Company staff remembers our year in reading with our favorite books of the year. The list above is by no means comprehensive, or even the best new titles, but just some of the works we spent the last 12 months... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Time-Traveling Graphic Novel and More Great Books We’re Reading This Month

It's like the phrase "curl up with a good book" was invented for the month of December. Here's what we're reading by the fire. The post A Time-Traveling Graphic Novel and More Great Books We’re Reading This Month appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guinness World Records is the Christmas Number One

Guinness World Records 2015 (GWR) is the UK's official Christmas number one. In the seven days ending 20th December, the annual tome of record-breaking achievements from across the globe sold 58,477 copies, a volume rise of nearly 12% week to week. This is the first time in over a decade that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Amazon-free’ Christmas campaign diverts reported £5m worth of sales from online retailer

Amazon Anonymous campaigners hand-deliver giant Christmas card to online retailer’s UK headquarters and call for company to pay workers a living wageDisenchanted shoppers have taken over £5m worth of business away from Amazon this Christmas in protest at the internet retailer’s business... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edicola: Bringing New Chilean and Italian Authors to the World

Founded in 2012, Chile's Edicola publishes new Chilean and Italian authors in Spanish, Italian, and English in both print and ebook formats. The post Edicola: Bringing New Chilean and Italian Authors to the World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Miniaturist is Specsavers Book of the Year

Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist (Pan Macmillan) has been crowned the Specsavers Book of the Year for 2014 after a public vote. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK permits library e-lending for all titles

Simon & Schuster UK is to allow libraries to lend its full catalogue of nearly 14,000 ebook titles, effective immediately. Following what the publisher said was a "successful" pilot scheme, it is expanding access to its full catalogue of ebooks to libraries nationwide in the UK. A similar... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-News of the World journalists given go ahead to sue for unfair dismissal

Neville Thurlbeck and James Weatherup get green light from employment tribunals to take action against News Group NewspapersTwo former News of the World journalists who were jailed for hacking the phones of politicians and celebrities have been given the go ahead to sue Rupert Murdoch’s... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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