The growing complexity of international book publishing is reflected in this year’s ranking of the world’s largest publishers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Led by a 34% increase in sales of digital audio, sales of audiobooks rose 20% in 2015 over 2014, to an estimated $1.78 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing Co. has rejected a second buyout offer from rival newspaper publisher Gannett Co., and this time it’s brought in new financial muscle to fend off further overtures: L. A. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong. Tribune Publishing announced Monday morning that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Stoughton has acquired four new novels by Julian Stockwin featuring his Napoleonic-era naval hero, Thomas Kydd. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a deal that breaks the Nashville-based publisher deeper into the religion market, Turner bought four of LongHill Partners' publishing imprints: Jewish Lights, Skylight Paths, Christian Journeys, and Gemstone Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new SVP and group publisher of Time Inc. International gives Folio: a glimpse inside the media giant's plans for aggressive global expansion. The post Eric Danetz Wants to Help Time Inc. Take Over the World appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a bid to play its part in “opening the industry up” and improving diversity in publishing, Newbury-based independent Holland House has launched a new project to help aspiring publishing employees gain experience in the trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Sheldon Blau has filed a class action suit alleging that the publisher is paying improper royalty rates on digital sales. But S&S says they have never published a digital edition of Blau's title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult colouring books could be subject to VAT under new plans being considered by the government. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Influx Press has acquired Attrib. and other stories, the debut short story collection from Eley Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has struck a new three-book deal for six figures with psychological crime author Tammy Cohen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corsair, an imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired a non-fiction literary ornithology by Alex Preston, with illustrations by Neil Gower. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the early 17th-century, cartographer William Hole illustrated strange, anthropomorphised maps of England and Wales, left uncoloured for nobles to fill in. Soon to be republished by Unicorn Press in Albion’s Glorious Ile, Hole’s maps are regarded as one of the earliest known examples of a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Albion’s Glorious Ile, a magical poem engraved to hymn ‘the pleasures infinite’ of England and Wales, republished for 21st century Gallery: Albion’s Glorious Ile, the 400-year-old colouring bookAdults finding time for colouring-in books might seem a modern fad, part of the fashion for all things... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage is publishing four new crime novels from classic crime author Francis Duncan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Claudia Gray's new novel, Bloodline, Princess Leia—sorry, Senator Organa—fights to keep the Senate from crumbling (again). The post Leia Gets Her Badassery Back in the New Star Wars Book appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WNYC host Manoush Zomorodi sells a book about “spacing out,” Mindy McGinnis closes a two-book deal at Katherine Tegen Books, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's digital director recommends an anthology of essays about the changing landscape of literary publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador is publishing an "epoch-making" history and inside story of the AIDS epidemic on World AIDS Day 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Australian book industry awards night heard proposals would reduce authors’ control of copyright and flood market with cheap overseas editionsMagda Szubanski said she would consider leaving the country and called for writers to go on strike. Richard Flanagan called for the resignation of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the West, years of deep discounts in the trade and audience-attracting freebies in self-publishing have led to concerns about books being undervalued. In Uganda, pricing runs the other way. The post In Uganda: Nobody Complains That Book Prices Are Too Low appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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