This week, Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Sympathizer’ and other 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners get a sales boost. Plus graphic novelist Maximilian Uriarte goes from Kickstarter success to Hardcover Fiction list debut, Canadian poet and social media star Rupi Kaur sits tight amid the coloring books on our Trade Paperback list, and much more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Back in 1996, the idea of print-on-demand book publishing was new, a process made possible by improved digital printing technologies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Growing up in the north of England, Emma Flint was 10 years old when she wrote her first fiction, an Agatha Christie pastiche replete with a thickly mustached French detective. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A young phenom in the making, Brit Bennett, 25, started writing "The Mothers" while still in high school in Oceanside, Calif., finishing it not long ago while a Zell Postgraduate Fellow at the University of Michigan, and polishing it as recently as two months ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Voted Sweden’s most successful author in 2013, Fredrik Backman has traveled to Chicago from Sweden for his first U.S. book tour to promote his latest novel, "Britt-Marie Was Here" (Atria, May). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Federica Brunini's new novel about a group of girlfriends on a retreat in the south of France, released last month in Italy, has hit the Italian bestseller list after just a few weeks on sale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2016 Shanghai Children's Book Fair is issuing calls for applications to its Visiting International Publishers program, children's illustrated books awards and more. The post Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Announces 2016 Details appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Saturday, the 39th annual TD Canadian Children's Book Week kicks with 29 authors, illustrators, and storytellers participating in more than 400 book-related events across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new store opens in Wyoming; a store will expand in Pennsylvania; and a B&N captures customers because of a bomb threat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 100 authors and illustrators attended the two-day celebration of all things YA (and some middle grade this year, too). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust is giving away 450,000 copies of Jessica Law’s A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea, published by Barefoot Books, for this year’s National Bookstart Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Extreme Prey,' John Sandford's latest Lucas Davenport thriller, is #1 on the iBooks U.S. bestsellers list for the week that ended May 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New bookstores are coming to Montana and Florida; a California store moves online; and a Pennsylvania shop becomes a community gathering place. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourteen book awards were handed out at the 2016 James Beard Awards. We list the winners and round up PW's earlier coverage: reviews, interviews, podcasts, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It is obvious that publishing is in the midst of a cataclysm. If we can summarize this upheaval in just one line, it would be that publishing is moving from circulation and readership metrics to an engagement metric. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today, the evolution of cloud technology has erased all doubts that kept publishers from adopting cloud in their digital transformation strategy. They have realized the benefits of cloud for creation and delivery of digital products such as ebooks across multiple device platforms, workflow... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the years, the learning industry has been working on various options to find answers to two core questions: "Just how does one make learning more effective?" and "What is the best way to keep learners engaged and motivated with the content?" Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What went into the initial stages of planning and executing a digital publishing project? Which area posed the biggest challenge? What happened after the project was near completion? Here, 18 digital-solutions providers talk about their unique projects and give a broad idea on the type of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Mystery Writers of America named Walter Mosley its first African-American grand master and gave out awards to Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen and Sisters in Crime, among others, at last night’s event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This being Generation Flux, perpetual innovation and transformation are imperative, and competitive advantages are, at best, fleeting. Continuous value creation and higher engagement—at lower cost and faster speed and with improved quality—is the key to business longevity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The digital solutions industry is having its own Industrial Revolution. More automation, newer processes, and better efficiencies rule the day. Production volume is up, investment in R&D climbing fast, and scale taken for granted. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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