Will Robots Make the Next Big Bestsellers?

In November, around 100 coders and creative writers are expected to take the National Novel Generation Month challenge, generating 50,000-word novels via articifical intelligence. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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iBooks Bestsellers: Audrey Carlan's Reign Continues

Audrey Carlan continues to dominate the iBooks bestsellers list with her erotic series Calendar Girl, with book one in the series, 'January,' coming in at #1 once again on the chart for the week ended January 24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lost Beatrix Potter story becomes bestseller months ahead of publication

The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, which remained unseen for a century, is already a bestseller – eight months before it reaches shopsBeatrix Potter’s long-lost story about “a well-behaved prime black Kitty cat, who leads rather a double life” has shot to the top of Amazon’s book charts months ahead of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher homepage is making a comeback

In the age of Facebook, new publishers have thrived when it comes to building traffic quickly. More difficult, however, has been building brands. Facebook has excelled at getting people to be loyal to Facebook, not the publishers on its platform. As a result, many publishers are trying out ways... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Bestsellers: Nobel Laureate Alexievich Tops Swedish List

Bestseller lists from France, Italy, and Sweden, where Svetlana Alexievich was the #1 nonfiction title in December. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Making of 'The Portable Veblen': Elizabeth McKenzie Talks with Her Editor

Elizabeth McKenzie, author of 'The Portable Veblen,' talks to her editor, Ed Park, about the editing process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 17, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 17, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 25, 2016

‘Retire Inspired’ by Chris Hogan, a Dave Ramsey protégé, is the #1 book in the country. Plus ‘Olive Kitteridge’ author Elizabeth Strout hits #1 in Hardcover Fiction with her new novel, a picture book about the real-life origins of Winnie-the-Pooh gets a boost from its Caldecott win, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Calendar Girls Still Rules

Titles in Audrey Carlan's Calendar Girl series took seven of the 10 top spots on the iBooks bestsellers list for the week ended January 17. 'January' stayed at #1 on the list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Missing bookseller makes tearful 'confession' on China state TV

The Chinese government has broken its silence on the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers widely suspected of being detained by the authorities over the publication of controversial books critical of China's elite. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French Readers Put Arab Authors on the Bestseller List

After years of writing about radicalization and terrorism in the Middle East, Arab authors are now in the spotlight in France as readers try to understand the recent Paris attacks. The post French Readers Put Arab Authors on the Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Exclusive revamps Johannesburg flagship store to ‘make books sexy’

Exclusive Books has redesigned its flagship Johannesburg store, with the result breaking “the shackles and restraints of the chain-store mentality” in order to make books “sexy” again. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Next Big Step for E-Books in Libraries

E-Book lending is on the rise in libraries, but is the current market sustainable? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 10, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 10, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: January 18, 2016

’The Revenant’ took the long road from page to screen, and back again; its tie-in edition and a host of others appear on our adult and children’s lists. Plus we see how publishers are helping readers keep their 2016 resolutions, and check in on a three-year-old wedding title that got a boost... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital media needs to make user experience a priority — or else

User experience is about empathy for the end user, Barbarian Group's Colin Nagy said on the Digiday Podcast. Many publishers miss that as they strive to churn pageviews and banner ad impressions. The result: navigating digital media is like walking on a sticky movie theater floor. The post... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Next Big Step for E-Books

Securing access to ebooks was an important step for libraries. But establishing a sustainable ebook service that works for everyone is the next step. And it’s a big one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Earnings soar for UK's bestselling authors as wealth gap widens in books industry

New study reveals Julia Donaldson, David Walliams and JK Rowling lead the top 1% of authors, who account for nearly a third of all UK book salesThe gap between publishing’s rich and poor continues to widen, as figures from Nielsen BookScan reveal that the top 50 authors account for more than 13%... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Critical edition of Mein Kampf hits Spiegel bestseller list

The heavily annotated reissue of Adolf Hitler’s propaganda work Mein Kampf has become an instant bestseller in Germany. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Audrey Carlan Still Hot

For the second week in a row, Audrey Carlan has topped the iBooks bestsellers list with 'January,' the first book in her erotic series Calendar Girl. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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