Trade bodies to 'engage' with Covid-19 culture panel but note industry's absence

The Publishers Association has said it "looks forward to engaging" with a new expert advisory panel set up to investigate the pandemic's impact on arts and culture, although it has failed to include a representative from the industry. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 09:04:29 UTC ]
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DBW Speakers See Stable Trade Market

With gains in unit sales of print books offsetting declines of ebook the trade market has been relatively stable over the last four years, Nielsen's Jonathan Stolper said at the start of the Digital Book World conference. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DBW 2017 Opening Themes: The Trade, Its Resilience, and Its Data

The 2017 Digital Book World conference opened with calls for more data-driven decision-making, despite the inherently subjective nature of book publishing. The post DBW 2017 Opening Themes: The Trade, Its Resilience, and Its Data appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Partnerships: Sourcebooks and March 4th, Idea Architects and Marsh Agency

As Sourcebooks acquires March 4th's Little Pickle canon of children's books, Idea Architects names London's Marsh Agency for worldwide translation rights. The post Industry Partnerships: Sourcebooks and March 4th, Idea Architects and Marsh Agency appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Notes: Firebrand Buys Canada’s Enthrill Assets, HarperCollins Withdraws Crowley Book

Ebook distributor Enthrill is acquired by Firebrand; HarperCollins halts digital sales of a Trump appointee's book amid plagiarism allegations. The post International Notes: Firebrand Buys Canada’s Enthrill Assets, HarperCollins Withdraws Crowley Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lean in 15 chart hat-trick for The Body Coach

Joe Wicks has pulled off a clean sweep of the top three chart spots, as Lean in 15: The Sustain Plan (Bluebird) clinched the number one for a second week running with 25,442 copies sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sadiq Khan vows to defend creative industries during Brexit negotiations

London mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed he will stand with the creative industries "every step of the way" to ensure their interests are "defended" during the upcoming Brexit negotiations.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Booksellers End 2016 on an Up Note

Hands down, the presidential election was the biggest factor in holiday sales last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Market Overview: Pakistan’s Emerging Publishing Industry

A market with few reliable statistics, Pakistan's literary leaders work in Western publishing markets and its main play at home is in textbooks. The post Market Overview: Pakistan’s Emerging Publishing Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German booksellers end 2016 on positive note

After eight years of declining or at best static sales, German book retailers ended 2016 on a positive note. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Stocks Were Mixed in 2016

In a boom year for the stock market, which included a 13.4% gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index rose 11%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Booksellers End Year on High Note

Independent booksellers overcame an election-year slump in November and the lack of a must-have title to finish the year flat or slightly up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller unites trade and book awards

The Bookseller has acquired The British Book Awards, also known as the Nibbies, from the estate of Publishing News founder and editor Fred Newman. The deal means that in 2017 The Bookseller will run a unified book awards event for the first time since 2004, when the British Book Awards split... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book trade sees strong Christmas sales

The book market has seen strong Christmas trading, with the week leading up to the big day ranking the highest in value since 2007, figures from Nielsen BookScan have shown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-Publishing: An Insult to the Written Word or a Boon to the Industry?

A few months ago, after I picked up and devoured a beautifully written memoir by Elisa Hategan and was left with a serious Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2017-01-03 15:48:11 UTC ]
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Trade Publishers Focused on Strategic Deals In 2016

After a quiet 2015 with only modest mergers-and-acquisitions activity in the trade book market, deal making picked up last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Hong Kong's book industry, 'everybody is scared'

Hong Kong used to be a place of relatively free speech in China, but that was before Xi Jinping’s crackdown. Now everybody from writers to booksellers, publishers and printers fear they will be next to ‘disappear’Just over a year after five publishers and booksellers disappeared from Hong Kong... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops called on to complete annual Christmas Trading Survey

The Bookseller is calling on independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland to complete its annual Christmas Trading survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: December 19, 2016

Houston gets a Latino bookstore; a Canadian bookseller chooses an unlikely spot for expansion; a Brooklyn bookseller gets ready to party at its newly opened second store; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 19, 2016

Holiday magic makes temporary room for Hollywood magic, as three movie tie-ins hit our lists. Plus we look at some of the week’s other big releases and the latest titles to get a seasonal boost. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of December 19, 2016

Berkley buys two titles in Kate Carlisle’s Fixer-Upper Mystery series, Tor takes a debut fantasy trilogy by K.A. Doore, a Pushcart Prize winner’s novel goes to Soho, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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