With Closure, UPNE's Publishers Move On

Following University Press of New England’s decision to close its doors at the end of 2018, the distributor has reached an agreement with University of Chicago Press and Chicago Distribution Center to handle distribution for its backlist and select new titles. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg News Pays Reporters More If Their Stories Move Markets

Bloomberg News has an unusual practice of paying some of its reporters explicitly for publishing "market-moving" stories. This is one of many metrics that is factored into reporters' annual bonuses. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's new imprint StoryFront will publish short stories

The new imprint of the online bookseller has already released works by authors including William Lashner and Rebecca Adams Wright. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune files plan with SEC ahead of publishing unit spinoff

Tribune Co. took a key step in the planned spinoff of its publishing business on Monday, filing a Form 10 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Storm8 Gets Into the Publishing Business, Too

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[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skyhorse Moves Up Mandela Book

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How publishing fiction online launched the career of this young writer | Beth Reeks

Indie publishing via online writing communities and ebooks can provide valuable feedback, and even set you on the path to mainstream successNews that a quarter of the top 100 Kindle books on Amazon.com are from indie publishers doesn't surprise me. I started out writing online. Fed up with the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Publishers Increase Presence at Guadalajara

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like This if You Like Pandas! Facebook Says Publishers Shouldn't Fret About News Feed Changes.

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[ AllThingsD | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan's publishers protest over secrecy threat

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GameStick lands first major publisher deal with Ubisoft

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[ Engadget | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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December’s Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ipso becomes a facto as 90% of publishers leap aboard their own train

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[ The Guardian | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Higham moves offices

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon reveals quarter of Kindle ebook sales in US were for indie publishers

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Medium brings design and photo improvements to its social publishing platform

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Publishers, Book Fair Help Revive Cambodia’s Love of Reading

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does Web Publishing Have a Looming DVR Problem?

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[ Digiday | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are Nonprofit Publishers Smiling?

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[ Digiday | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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