Depending on which corners of literary social media you frequent, yesterday’s breaking news that SPD (Small Press Distribution) was going under was either an enormous surprise or a predictable tragedy, but the suddenness of the news was a shock to everyone. Effective immediately, the 55-year-old distribution house—which served over three hundred small and independent presses, […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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John Lewis has reported a 45% increase in sales of e-readers over the Christmas period, compared... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing is doing all it can to convince people to buy books and read, but still 47% of Americans don't. It's time to try something radical: let's start with men. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers often want to work closely with ebook outlets -- possibly a little too closely -- but it's rare that they involve themselves directly. Pearson is taking that uncommon step by making a 5 percent, $89.5 million investment in Nook Media, the joint venture between Barnes & Noble and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Quayside will provide American distribution for the Aurum Publishing Group and Jacqui Small from 2013. The adult titles of Frances Lincoln will be distributed by Quayside as of April 1, 2013. In a separate agreement, Midpoint Trade Books has signed a distribution deal with New Holland UK Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony has opened an e-reader store in Germany, selling digital titles in eight different... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine closures were down nearly 50 percent from last year, while launches declined 5 percent, according to a recent report released by online periodicals database Mediafinder.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asked what makes university presses different from commercial presses, Niko Pfund, president of Oxford University Press, U.S., answered: “University presses are harder to sell and harder to kill.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to the Engadget holiday gift guide! Picking presents for friends and loved ones is never a simple task, and with thousands of options for each category, buying technology can be an especially frustrating experience. We're here to help. Below you'll find today's bevy of curated picks, and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press, the regional newspaper publisher of The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post, has appointed BBC digital marketer Lucy Sinclair to the new role of group audience development and marketing director. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers are reporting strong customer demand for their newly available e-readers, boosting... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking to leverage recent critical and financial successes, the literary publisher Graywolf Press is embarking on several new initiatives to further boost its visibility and to reflect that it is, in new marketing director Michael Taeckens’s words, “entering a new era.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newcastle City Council has announced plans to close 10 of its 18 libraries as it looks to make... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-readers are devices for reading electronic books, or ebooks. Here's a rundown of their basic features: Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bilingual Books has entered into a distribution agreement with Publishers Group West for PGW to handle the U.S. sales, marketing and distribution of BBKS’ approximately 40 language-learning titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Reilly Media has become an online distributor for technology ebooks offered by John Wiley & Sons, which includes brands such as For Dummies and Sybex. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has acquired world rights to a “stop-press” publication by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The rise of easy-to-use ebook publishing platforms that distribute globally, the inherent speed of digital publishing, and the low cost and ever-rising demand for ebooks in both the developing world, as well as from developed but remote economies like Australia, offer the potential of vibrant... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline imprint Tinder Press has acquired two new novels by Patrick Gale, who moves from Fourth... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The University of Chicago Press has signed two new distribution clients: the American Alliance of Museums Press and the Missouri History Museum. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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