Trade leaders have warned Theresa May needs to “urgently” come up with a Plan B after MPs rejected the government’s Brexit deal in an historic defeat last night. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Concerns about a lack of women in the topmost positions at major trade publishers have come to the fore after the announcement that Little, Brown c.e.o. Ursula Mackenzie is departing her role. Mackenzie will become chairman of the company on 1st July, with David Shelley taking over the c.e.o.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The CEO of Publishing Technology offers his five predictions for trade publishing in 2015, including more hybrid pubs, content marketing and mobile reading. The post Five Trade Publishing Predictions for 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The wider publishing industry – including book, journal, newspaper and magazine publishing - was worth more than £9.9bn to the UK economy in 2013, 3.2% up from the year before, according to newly released government statistics. The rise is slightly above the 2013 UK annual inflation rate of 2.5%. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carol Evans is leaving Working Mother Media after helping to lead the company for more than 35 years. Evans grew WMM from a single magazine—Working Mother, launched in 1978—into a magazine, website, events producer and research institute, along with two companion associations. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing will continue to grow, subscription services will move into the mainstream, and the general election will dominate in 2015, publishing industry insiders have predicted. Figures from trade and educational publishing, as well as from bookselling, agenting and writing, have shared... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller Industry Awards will this year celebrate the ‘book’ of the year alongside the publishers, editors, and retailers who bring the titles to market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite another year of strong gains for the stock market, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index fell 13.6% in 2014 (relative to 2013), as only five of the 13 companies on the PWSI had an increase in their share price. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling titles including the Christmas number one Guinness World Records 2015 (GWR), as well as Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist (Picador) and Robert Galbraith’s The Silkworm (Little, Brown) are being sold at a discount of up to 85% by retailers online, while The Book People is offering some... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haynes Publishing Group has issued a profit warning, citing "soft" trade and tighter inventory controls from retailers. The car manuals publisher said its half year results, which will be posted at the end of January, will be "seriously impacted" by "key consumer retailers implementing working... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the latest episode of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, writer Naomi Klein discusses dystopian fiction and her new capitalism-vs.-the-climate nonfiction book This Changes Everything. The post Dystopian Fiction’s Popularity Is a Warning Sign for the Future appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingrid Selberg, m.d of Simon & Schuster’s Children’s Division, is to leave the publisher at the end of this month. S&S said Selberg had resigned from her position after 11 years at the company for personal reasons, and that a replacement was being sought. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller is running its annual Christmas Trading Survey once again to gauge a picture of the Christmas market for indie booksellers in the UK and Ireland. The survey is now live and probes how sales compared with last year, if deliveries held up and what books proved great Christmas hits... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the last 15 years, the number of publishers, bookstores and revenue from book sales in Japan has been in significant decline. The post Statistically Speaking, Japan’s Book Trade is in Trouble appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales in the adult trade segment fell 11.8% in the month, compared to September 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The lack of diversity in the book publishing industry is not new or surprising to veterans of the business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suzanne Donahue, v-p and associate publisher at Simon & Schuster, will be leaving the company on December 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Reihill is leaving her role as editorial director of Fourth Estate after more than 10 years with the publisher. Reihill leaves to work full time at the T S Eliot estate, where she has served as a trustee for for several years. After starting at Fourth Estate in 2003, Reihill has worked... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE) has warned its members that France may raise VAT on ebooks from 5.5% to the standard 20% during the first half of next year to avoid a fine of several million euros from the European Court of Justice, according to the trade... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bot fraud, digital advertising's albatross, will suck $6.3 billion from the industry next year, according to a much anticipated report highlighting the threat from the Association of National Advertisers and WhiteOps. Here is the scope of the problem, per analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphreys:... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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