Thomas Nelson has struck a deal with Passion Conferences--a Christian organization that holds conferences for college-aged youth--to partner on a line of trade books. Such conferences are a robust venue for promoting and selling books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New 'intellectually credible' self-improvement books set to outsell celebrity biographies in 2014Sir Alex Ferguson may have the coveted Christmas number one spot with the record-breaking sales of his memoir, My Autobiography. But not even celebrity memoirs are likely to match the publishing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The iconic Southern California children’s specialty bookstore will close its doors sometime next month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last summer in a used bookstore, I happened on an enormous, bound volume of Life magazine, from July–September 1945. I opened to the very first story in the first issue, July 2, 1945. The headline read: Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One might not be able to share an ebook, but it's possible to highlight and annotate them for all to see.There is a moment in The Confessions when Saint Augustine is astonished to find another scholar, Saint Ambrose, reading silently to himself. This quiet encounter 16 centuries ago might be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clement Clarke Moore's famous holiday poem re-imagined by a book publisher on a bit of a bender. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nelson Thornes has confirmed that 31 redundancies have been made today (20th December) as part of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers choose their books of the year, and the ones that got awayRobin Robertson Deputy publishing director, Jonathan CapeThe book that made my year: Many years ago, I was sitting in Blake's bar in Enniskillen with John McGahern and he recommended an American novel from the 60s, written by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While George Zhu, founder of CN Times Books, the newly launched U.S. subsidiary of Beijing Mediatime Books, is impressed by the “professionalism” of U.S. publishing, he’s also surprised by American inefficiency. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher who helped break down legal barriers against pornography dies in Brooklyn after long battle with illness Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It can be hard out there for a freelancer. The avalanche of emails, stiff competition, low pay and ignored invoices all make it a real challenge. That’s why Ebyline, a conduit between digital publishers and writers, works to connect tho ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Times Newspapers Limited pays out £14m to departing directors, including chief executive Tom MockridgeThe publisher of the Times and the Sunday Times has reported a pre-tax loss of £24m, as payouts to departing directors hit £14m, according to financial filings for the year to 30 June 2013.Times... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Group Newspapers took charges related to the phone-hacking scandal of almost £90m in the year to 30 JuneThe parent company of the Sun and Sun on Sunday has reported a pre-tax loss of £75m in the year to 30 June, after taking charges of almost £90m in relation to the phone-hacking... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Previously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus will publish a fourth book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium series, to be written by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2013 PA International Conference in London lamented the general lack of appreciation for the role of publishers and lauded the revival of indie booksellers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turkish publisher and translator of French writer's Les Exploits d'un Jeune Don Juan accused of corrupting public moralityA publisher and a translator are to go on trial in Istanbul for corrupting public morality – for publishing a book written more than 100 years ago.Les Exploits d'un Jeune Don... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World Service's expert reporting of Mandela's memorial service showed why its grant shouldn't be cutLive Coverage of the Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela (World Service)| iPlayerBook at Bedtime (R4) iPlayerAlice's Wunderland (R4) | iPlayerThe BBC comes into its own when covering state... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For anyone struggling with choosing the perfect literary present this holiday season, there’s a large, vocal, and opinionated group that just might be able to help: the more than one million subscribers to the Books category on Reddit, the popular social media Web site. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers across Europe saw a decline in total revenue in 2012, despite a rise in the number of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The books industry still underestimates the disruptive power of Jeff Bezos's awesome ambitionSo Amazon are the bad guys, again. At least according to Harper's Magazine they are. For the former Amazon employee James Marcus, Brad Stone "drops the ball" in his biography of Jeff Bezos, The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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