Twenty years of Harry Potter marked with year-long campaign

Bloomsbury is set to celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter with a year-long campaign, including special anniversary publishing and new projects with key partners. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Targeting Digital Readers In New Global Campaign

Bloomsbury, with its new Just Great Reads promotion, is running what it is calling the "first ever" global marketing campaign targeted expressly at readers who favor devices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2012: the year of self-publishing

The most recent sign that self-publishing is on the rise? New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani chose a self-released book as one of her favorite titles of the year. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Boycott Amazon' campaign launched

The Ethical Consumer magazine and campaign group has launched a campaign to persuade customers to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pickles: library campaigners are 'bunch of luvvies'

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has described worries about the future of public libraries as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Have Two, Maybe Three Years...

At a small, invitation-only meeting convened late last month in the Netherlands by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), I joined some 25 key thinkers, primarily from Europe and the U.S., for an exhausting, engrossing three days of debate. But after many hours of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 1,000 library jobs will go next year, says CILIP

More than 1,000 library staff will lose their jobs in the next 12 months, according to a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James as 'Publishing Person of the Year' draws outcry from literary world

Publishers Weekly faces controversy after naming 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author E L James 'Publishing Person of the Year' for 2012. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Bricks-and Mortar Bookstores Beat Last Year?

Even though Thanksgiving came early this year, big box retailers, national chains, and online sellers began the Christmas season even earlier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polpo is Waterstones Book of the Year

A “beautifully designed” debut cookery book by London restaurateur Russell Norman has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christmas digital consumer campaign from Random House

Random House UK has launched its first digital consumer campaign for Christmas on dedicated... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library campaigners face new hurdles

Library campaigners have called government plans to scrap equalities assessments and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Celebrations planned for Plath anniversary year

Publishers are planning to celebrate the life and work of Sylvia Plath on the 50th anniversary of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audit Bureau of Circulations changes name after 98 years to AAM in the US

The Audit Bureau of Circulations in the US has become the first member of IFABC to change its name in an attempt to better reflect the changes sweeping across the publishing business in the digital age, opting for the Alliance for Audited Media. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Dark comedy' from Mark Lawson to Picador

Picador publisher Paul Baggaley has bought "a wonderfully entertaining dark comedy of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Press title named FT/Goldman Business Book of the Year

Penguin Press title Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power has won the Financial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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60% of Young Americans Use Libraries, 83% Read a Book This Year

According to a study released recently by the Pew Research Center, 60% of Americans aged 16-29 still use their public library, and 83% read a book in the past year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon targeted in ethics campaign

A consumer campaign targeting Amazon for “abusing” its power as a market leader is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jivox Looks to Make Mobile Campaigns Smoother

Jivox, an ad tech firm which specializes in helping companies build interactive video ads, says it has a new platform that will make executing multi-device mobile campaigns a lot easier. Specifically, the San Mateo, Calif.-based startup has rolled out a new product it claims will help... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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