Waterstones has issued new advice to its bookstores on running author events, after concern that... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Led by sales of comics, revenue at Diamond Distributors rose 10% in the first half of 2015 over the same period in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Mentioning no names, but aren't some bookshop events in London - and increasingly elsewhere - succumbing to the over-heated London price overdrive, leaving many of us reeling as it separates the rich from the poorer? £8? £10? £15? Why even stop there if the market can take it? Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Jaipur Literature Festival is to hold its first ever US event, with writers including Jung Chang and Simon Sebag-Montefiore, later this year. The event will run between 18th and 20th September in Boulder, Colorado, and will be called JLF@Boulder. It will feature more than 100 writers,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publisher merges brands to more closely align with its trade show. The post Why Informa Is Putting Events at the Center of Its Media Brands appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Foyles Book Search is a unique app that enables customers to find the location of a physical book within the confines of Foyle's Charing Cross bookstore. The post Foyles Finds the Future With an App for In-store Searches appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Motor Trend holds some 15 tentpole events a year. Like most publisher events, they are editorially independent, created at scale and easily packaged for sponsorships. The format is predictable, repeatable and reliably monetized. In other words, they are safe. Custom events, like this one, are... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has more than tripled sales of its Fiction Book of the Month in volume terms in the past two years, the company’s head of events and PR Sandra Taylor revealed. She said its Book of the Month choices were “consistently making bestsellers because we are hand-selling better”. Giving... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones is set to open a store in Welwyn Garden City next month after being “petitioned” by the town’s residents. The chain will open a branch in Howardsgate on 25th July, with a special Peter Rabbit family fun day. The shop will include a cafe as well as a stock of close to 20,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In partnership with AdvantageCS, Folio: surveyed more than 100 publishers on their Web store efforts. The post Finding Success With Online Stores appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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In the last four years, Waterstones has changed to a company which is more customer-focused, with booksellers who have more flexible working hours, more accountability and higher energy, according to the chain’s m.d. James Daunt was speaking on the subject of the value of booksellers in a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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E L James will be holding a live Q&A from the Twitter head office in London's Piccadilly next Monday (29th June). The bestselling author of the Fifty Shades of Grey series will hold the live #AskELJames Q&A at 6pm. The five best questions on the day will win a signed copy of the latest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Two novels from Pushkin Press have made it onto the Waterstones Summer Book Club collection. The chain retailer has revealed the 10 titles it will champion by recommending to customers over the summer, with Pushkin Press’ One Night Markovitch by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen and The Brethren by Robert... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, told from Christian’s perspective, is Amazon.co.uk’s most pre-ordered book of the year Related: EL James to publish Fifty Shades sequel telling story from hero's point of view An independent bookshop in Texas that opened its doors for the first time earlier this... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Waterstones stores across the country will host midnight openings to celebrate the release of Harper Lee’s forthcoming novel Go Set a Watchman (William Heinemann), while the company’s flagship Piccadilly shop will host a festival. M.d. James Daunt has called the launch a "thrilling"... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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On June 18, Barnes & Noble will be holding "Page & Screen" discussion events about Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at all stores nationwide, in anticipation of the release of Lee's second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' on July 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Consolidation in the campus store sector has begun in advance of B&N's spinoff of its higher education sector. With its purchase of Nebraska Book Company's retail store division, Follett will have more than 1,150 college stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles new c.e.o Paul Currie has said the company’s new Birmingham store will be its “model of the future.” Speaking at former c.e.o Sam Husain’s retirement party last night (8th June), which also celebrated the first anniversary of the new Foyles flagship store on Charing Cross Road, Currie... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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After purchasing Inkwood Books in Tampa, Fla., a little over two years ago, Stefani Beddingfield is getting her family into the bookselling business. Her sister Julie, who is based in the Northeast, will be opening a second location of the store in New Jersey. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You might find yourself browsing more than the shelves at your local store, if Facebook knows you’re there. It’s expanding a location-aware program that will let businesses pop information into the top of your news feed. Place Tips lets brick-and-mortar stores send information to people’s News... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books illuminating the lives of gay sportsmen have been honoured at the Cross British Sports Book Awards, with Gareth Thomas' Proud and a biography of John Curry both picking up prizes. Proud, the memoir of Welsh rugby international Gareth Thomas [pictured], published by Ebury, was named... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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