W H Smith has been boosted by a "strong performance" of its travel stores as the retailer says it expects full year results to be in line with expectations, ahead of c.e.o. Stephen Clarke's departure. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 09:11:14 UTC ]
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Several publishers say they may not be attending the London Book Fair this year amid concerns over the way last year's cancellation was handled and its new 2021 date in June. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-10 19:10:15 UTC ]
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Nielsen put out a list of the Super Bowl’s TV audience going back to 1967. You were not alone in not watching Super Bowl LV last Sunday. The uneven matchup, in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trounced the Kansas City Chiefs, was among the least-watched Super Bowls in recent memory, even as more... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-02-09 13:39:34 UTC ]
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Didion’s writing has often revealed what was previously hidden, parsed what was unconscious. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-09 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Mackenzie Smith has been promoted to the newly created role of picture books publisher at Simon & Schuster Children's. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 18:09:06 UTC ]
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The latest TikTok trend is surprisingly old-school: it’s a book. Last week, Sherry Argov’s 2002 relationship guide Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship made the Sunday Times bestseller list for the first time since its release... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-08 17:27:52 UTC ]
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Yesterday’s slate of Super Bowl commercials can be divided into two heavily-overlapping camps: cringey pop-culture nostalgia garbage fronted by stars you hoped were better than that, and expensive “unify the divided country through capitalism” garbage fronted by stars you hoped were better than... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-08 16:56:30 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is partnering with the National Literacy Trust for the next three years to co-create programmes that help children, young people and adults in disadvantaged communities to develop their literacy skills. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 15:36:05 UTC ]
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Canada' Indigo Books and Music saw a 5% drop in revenue, to C$365.4 million, for the quarter ended December 26, compared with the same period last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading choices for your night in — whether you like sweet, steamy or need a good cry. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain gather activists and scholars to write a group history. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Bernard Cornwell is bringing back his famous Richard Sharpe character after 15 years' absence, for a new adventure with HarperCollins this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 20:30:31 UTC ]
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Alex Smith’s Paper Girls (Relentless) bagged the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 30th January, ending the "Bridgerton" stranglehold on the Bookstat chart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 15:19:21 UTC ]
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CAMP had to shift from brick-and-mortar to a strategy that more directly resembles a digital publisher with a penchant for e-commerce. The post ‘A retail media company’: How CAMP wants its online content to eventually drive customers back to stores appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-03 05:01:00 UTC ]
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CAMP had to shift from brick-and-mortar to a strategy that more directly resembles a digital publisher with a penchant for e-commerce. The post ‘A retail media company’: How CAMP wants its online content to eventually drive customers back to stores appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-02-03 05:01:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has appointed Hannah Smith as editorial director of its new digital-first imprint Embla Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 03:31:56 UTC ]
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Tony Bruce, senior publisher at Routledge, talks to us about the plans for Routledge Classics' 20th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-01 07:56:34 UTC ]
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Leipzig Book Fair, the main spring event for the German book industry, has been cancelled for the second year running owing to the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-31 21:39:11 UTC ]
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Influential editor and co-founder of the literary magazine to be succeeded by senior staffMary-Kay Wilmers is stepping down from her role as editor of the London Review of Books, a position she has held for almost 30 years.Wilmers was one of the founders of the literary magazine in 1979, along... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-01-29 15:28:52 UTC ]
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Unit sales hit an all-time high at BookScan in 2020, which the service said could be attributed to a combination of strong sales of both print books and e-books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In a trading update, Bloomsbury has said it expects its annual revenue and profit to be "well ahead" of market expectations for the financial year ending 28th February 2021, although down on 2020's figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-29 02:27:52 UTC ]
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