Sales of print books in the US fell by 1.3% in 2019 compared to the previous year, with 689.5 million sold. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Driven by gains in the children’s/young adult and K–12 instructional materials segments, publishers’ sales hit $15.72 billion in 2014, up 4.9% over the previous year, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author also recently donated funds for British and Irish schools as well as independent bookstores. 'I hope we’re able to increase awareness about the vital role that school libraries and librarians play in transforming lives and fostering a love for learning,' Patterson said of his new... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author also recently donated funds for British and Irish schools as well as independent bookstores. 'I hope we’re able to increase awareness about the vital role that school libraries and librarians play in transforming lives and fostering a love for learning,' Patterson said of his new... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books in the US “resumed their growth” in 2014, with net revenue up 4.7% year-on-year to $1.58bn, according to data from the Association of American Publishers (AAP). The AAP’s StatShot showed that overall aggregated net revenues for publishers were up 4.9% in 2014 to $15.7bn, compared to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenue for the 1,209 publishers who submit figures to the AAP’s StatShot program rose 4.9% in 2014. The increase was led by the children’s/young adult segment, while sales of adult books fell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Audible, the largest producer and seller of audiobooks, has reportedly begun commissioning original audio works. A book by Jeffery Deaver is one of the works currently being created by the company. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended March 1, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The fate of national languages when English has become the world’s dominant “universal” language. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Sauerwine is moving from his role as sales manager for Cornerstone to the newly-created position of Penguin UK adult sales manager for mass market, with Chris Turner replacing him. In his new role, Sauerwine will be responsible for driving mass market sales for Penguin adult titles and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers have long treated the digital and print parts of their designs as separate animals. But as their digital audiences start to outstrip their dwindling print subscribers, they're coming up with new ways of infusing print design and editorial sensibilities into their digital operations.... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the first of a two-part series, literary agent Evangelia Avloniti considers the cultural reasons why so little Greek literature is translated. The post Greek Literature Abroad: A Modern Odyssey (Part 1) appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ultra-cheap Little Black Classics, celebrating imprint’s 80th birthday, sell 70,000 copies in first week – with Marx and Engels the favourite so farMore than 1,700 bargain copies of The Communist Manifesto have sold in the last week, in the form of an 80p edition of Karl Marx and Friedrich... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If Facebook is looking to steal TV ad dollars with its autoplay video ads, then its photo-sharing service Instagram has its sights set on print magazine money with a new ad format.Instagram has created a slideshow-like ad format that lets advertisers include multiple photos in an ad and a link... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail on Sunday insists press watchdog Ipso should consider online version of column separately as they are under independent editorial controlPress watchdog Ipso has upheld a complaint about a column by Liz Jones posted on Mail Online – but rejected criticism of the same article when it was... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has appointed a new chief financial officer (c.f.o.) after reporting a sales drop of 4% in 2014. The company has appointed Coram Williams to the role of c.f.o. from Penguin Random House, where he is currently holding the same title. He will start in the job on the 1st August, replacing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new novel from Amish romance author Beverly Lewis is among notable books being published in March. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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But all publishers can point to the fact that their audiences are moving onlineSales of regional newspapers, meaning their newsprint versions, declined further in the final six months of 2014, according to the latest figures realised by ABC.That, in itself, is hardly surprising. But the overall... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Ghost Fleet,' 'Resurrectionists,' and 'Sundowners' will be switched to monthly digital editions before being released in print trade paperback collections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frank Schembari loves books — printed books. He loves how they smell. He loves scribbling in the margins, underlining interesting sentences, folding a page corner to mark his place. Schembari is not a retiree who sips tea at Politics ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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