The University of Texas Press is trying to achieve something new with Kristin Hersh’s memoir 'Don’t Suck, Don’t Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt,'--a trade bestseller. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The offices of the American University in Cairo Press and its Tahrir Bookstore, both situated on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A few days after Amazon announced that the Steve Jobs biography was its top-selling book of 2011 (combined print and ebook sales), the book debuted on bestseller charts around the world, including the three countries highlighted this month. Steve Jobs was #3 in France and the Netherlands, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press will be releasing its 300th Very Short Introduction title in January 2012... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror has restructured the management structure across its regional division and is creating 20 new digital positions as it looks to increase its focus on digital publishing and streamline its reporting structure. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press has reported a ninth successive year of growth in the 12 months to end... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Twin Cities literary presses already renowned for collaborating in unconventional ways to promote books and authors are partnering with a Wisconsin literacy group and a Minneapolis museum to promote literacy, publicize the mission of each of the nonprofit organizations involved, and sell... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French booksellers have called it a "catastrophe" that VAT rates will go up to 7% in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author Russell Hoban, published by Bloomsbury, died last night at the age of 86. Hoban is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press is in consultation with a "small number" of staff over redundancies,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In August 2009, Jim Joseph was named president and COO of Globe Pequot Press. At the time the Guilford, Conn., press was going through something of an identity crisis. In the three years before Josephs appointment, Globe Pequot had been trying to remake itself along the lines of a New York City... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There may be no greater indication of how things have changed in corporate publishing than the results of an informal PW search for sleeper hits of the year from major publishers. We annually round up sleepers from indie publishers for a late summer feature, but we have not made a regular habit... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazons Kindle Fire tablet is reportedly launching in the UK in January. Know Your... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Blake has promoted four members of staff to reflect a new emphasis on digital publishing for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although the staff at Melville House originally envisioned David Graebers new book as a short work on the economy, it just kept growing until Debt: The First 5,000 Years, a now 550-page comprehensive work on the impact of financial issues on people, was eventually published this past summer.... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stoking the excitement, or the anger, of sports fans can be highly effective. Just ask FSG, which has a sleeper hit on its hands after reaching out to Michigan Wolverine football fans for its book about former head coach, Rich Rodriguez. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The top three fiction titles in Germany were all debuts in October, led by In Times of Fading Light, which recently won the 2011 German Book Prize and is set for publication in the U.S. by Graywolf Press in fall 2013. Umberto Ecos newest book, The Prague Cemetery, which debuted at #3, is newly... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 21/10/2011 - 08:27 International co-edition publisher Quarto has increased its revenue and profit in the first nine months of 2011, with "much improved trading in the third quarter". In its Q3 interim management statement the company,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 21/10/2011 - 08:33 The News of the World phone hacking scandal has hit the book industry, with the revelation that private material relating to individuals within the trade has been discovered by police during "Operation Weeting". Both agent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 20/10/2011 - 15:50 Illustrated publisher New Holland has undergone its third round of redundancies in four years, with nearly half the companys UK staff leaving the publisher, including its managing director. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 19/10/2011 - 09:34 The thrice-denied Julian Barnes has been lauded in the press for finally winning the Man Booker prize with his The Sense of an Ending. The Guardian warmly welcomed the decision. Claire Armistead said: "To those who believe the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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