Weekly E-Ranking: Trio with brio remain at summit

The same three début superstars are doggedly dominating the top of the Weekly E-Book Ranking in 2019 to date, just as they did throughout most of 2018. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]

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The Week in Libraries: December 8, 2017

This week: why you need to be at next year's ALA National Library Legislative Day; The battle over net neutrality shifts to Congress; and comic book fans can now access Marvel comics via hoopla digital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conservative Weekly Standard to aid in Facebook fact-checks, prompting outcry

Magazine dubbed ‘serial misinformer’ becomes first explicitly partisan organization to aid in task, fueling concerns over rightwing influence at siteA conservative news organization has been approved to partner with Facebook to fact-check false news, drawing criticisms that the social media... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of December 4, 2017

SMP buys a book about masculinity by a Vox editor, Putnam nabs the debut novel from a bestselling nonfiction author, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanksgiving Week Sales Down 3% from 2016

Sales of print books got off to a slow holiday season start at outlets that report to NPD BookScan: units were 3% lower in the 2017 Thanksgiving week than in the comparable week last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 4, 2017

Dungeons and Dragons players sent 'Xanathar’s Guide to Everything’ to the top of our hardcover nonfiction list. Plus 'Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window’ takes readers behind-the-scenes of the Tony-winning musical, and Neil Patrick Harris writes a middle-grade novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: December 1, 2017

Among the headlines this week: The results of a ReadersFirst E-book survey; The fate of net neutrality; And NYPL's first public meeting on the ambitious $317 million renovation of its main library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 4, 2017

This week: the horrifying realities of America’s nuclear-weapons apparatus, plus a novelist's guide to revision. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bad Dad steals away with the number one for a fourth week running

David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) has skidded into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a fourth consecutive week, selling 78,127 copies for £443,681. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Units Drop 3% In Thanksgiving Week

Print unit sales were down 9% to mass merchandisers, and off 1% in the retail and club channel, in the Thanksgiving week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 27, 2017

Jesmyn Ward and other 2017 National Book Award winners enjoyed a sales bump the week after the November 15 ceremony. Plus Andy Weir follows up ‘The Martian’ with ‘Artemis,’ and Joe Biden releases his memoir. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 27, 2017

Voyager buys a new series by Christopher Brown, Joshilyn Jackson re-ups at Morrow, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Week Before Thanksgiving, Unit Sales Rise 2%

Unit sales of print books rose 2% in the week ended Nov. 19, 2017, over the comparable week in 2016 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of November 20, 2017

A book about the party palace of drug kingpins and a novel about aliens who come to Earth and wreak financial havoc are among the literary properties that have just been snapped up in Hollywood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of Monday, November 20, 2017

This week's hot literary properties include a Dutch series of "fill-in" books, an Australian debut novel, and a novelization of a Finnish superhero film. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 20, 2017

One year after the contentious 2016 presidential election, politics continues to dominate the national conversation—and our hardcover nonfiction list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 20, 2017

37 Ink invests in an Instagram poet, J.R. Ward closes a six-book agreement, Berkley buys Brit Jo Jakeman’s debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: November 17, 2017

In this week's roundup: NYPL's second chance; Copyright reform questions as Bob Goodlatte announces retirement; and is the world's coolest new library in China? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Publishers Find Shared Purpose at W3C Publishing Summit

Publishers, librarians, and digital leaders gathered in San Francisco last week for the W3C Publishing Summit. Participants stressed the pressing need for a common digital standard and looked to the future of digital publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of November 13, 2017

Michael Eric Dyson re-ups at SMP, Adam Bellow acquires his first novel, T. Jefferson Parker extends the run of his Roland Ford series, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 13, 2017

‘Twin Peaks' co-creator Mark Frost lands at #4 in hardcover fiction with damn fine sales for ‘Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier. Plus a B&N promotion boost sales of Katy Hudson’s new picture book, and ‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams puts the ‘politics’ in ‘office politics.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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