Unit sales of print books fell 5% in the week ended Jan. 19, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Coty, the owner of a host of household names including Covergirl, Gucci and Sassoon Professional, has confirmed it is conducting an overhaul of Beamly, an ad-tech and digital media operation it purchased in 2015, which could involve the effective shuttering of the unit. The developments have... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-12-03 22:30:01 UTC ]
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Newsweek has fired a reporter and says it's demoted an unnamed editor over "the failures that led to the publication of an inaccurate report" speculating about President Trump's Thanksgiving plans—prior to those plans being made public on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 10 a.m. ET on Thursday... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-03 17:38:32 UTC ]
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We asked this year’s Center for Fiction First Novel Prize finalists about their earliest love affairs with reading. Meet them all at the Finalist Reading and Fête on December 9 at The Center for Fiction. * Chia-Chia Lin, author of The Unpassing on The Elves and the Shoemaker, Fran Hunia and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-02 09:49:11 UTC ]
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For book lovers, Small Business Saturday means a trip to the local independent bookstore, many of which invite local authors to hang out and make recommendations. If you’re an audiobook lover you can still support small businesses, and I don’t mean purchasing your audiobooks on compact disc. Ask... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-25 09:48:59 UTC ]
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B&N attorneys are moving ahead with a 'risky' bid to win summary judgment on two of the three claims filed by fired CEO Demos Parneros. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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New polemic against ‘leftwing hate’ has topped US book chart, but there are indications its success was fed by bulk purchasesMore than 30 years ago, Donald Trump is reported to have ordered key staff to buy thousands of copies of The Art of the Deal to make it seem more popular than it was. Now... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-15 13:40:22 UTC ]
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With bookstore sales declining 2.3% in September compared to a year ago, sales for the first nine months of 2019 were down 5.6% compared to the same months in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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“A Warning” is the latest and most unusual tell-all political memoir to emerge from President Trump’s administration. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-11-08 06:50:32 UTC ]
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Michael Connelly’s The Night Fire has blazed into the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one spot, knocking Adam Kay’s Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas from the top after just one week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 23:47:55 UTC ]
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Just two months after the company's fiscal 2019 earnings report saw its share price tumble 23% in a single day, Meredith Corp. revealed a somewhat optimistic forecast for the company's print magazine business in its Q1 2020 report, covering the period from July 1 to September 30. On an earnings... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-07 19:16:37 UTC ]
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The move was prompted by pressure from activist investor Elliott Management Corp. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-11-07 15:26:55 UTC ]
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The printing giant posted a sales decline of 17.9% in the third quarter, although excluding one-time items "organic sales" were down 9.3%. The company also lowered its forecast for sales and earnings for the full year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Scrappy isn’t necessarily a word you’d use to describe a publishing company that houses the two best-selling titles on U.S. newsstands, but at Bauer Media Group USA, the company’s mindset is exactly that. Since Steven Kotok joined the organization as CEO in 2016, he has divested its entire... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-06 16:53:12 UTC ]
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At a brief conference on Monday, B&N attorneys said the company will move for summary judgment on the most contentious and potentially costly claims in the wrongful termination suit filed against the retailer by former CEO Demos Parneros. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Canelo is partnering with Macmillan Distribution (MDL) to make its growing print list available to the trade at home and internationally. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-03 18:57:07 UTC ]
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Lifestyle entertainment company Kin unveiled a slate of five shows for video destination Facebook Watch. The partnership is part of the social network's efforts to pair publishers with creators and public figures. The first five shows are currently in production: Tia Mowry's Quick Fix Presents... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-10-30 18:10:00 UTC ]
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As the wildfire situation in California worsens—with power outages, road closures, red flag warnings, and mandatory evacuations occurring throughout the state—several independent bookstores have been forced to reduce operating hours, cancel events, and in some cases even close their doors... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-30 17:00:29 UTC ]
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Fires at opposite ends of California's coastal region, amplified by power outages, have closed a number of indie bookstores and displaced their employees, especially those in the San Francisco Bay Area and north. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mere weeks after activist investor Elliott Management publicly pressed AT&T to slash costs and dial down its acquisitions strategy, it appears as if Chairman-CEO Randall Stephenson has knuckled under to those demands. Speaking today on AT&T’s third-quarter earnings call, Stephenson laid... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-28 20:32:03 UTC ]
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According to the Bookseller, Elena Ferrante’s first novel in five years will be published in English in June 2020 by Europa Editions. The Lying Life of Adults (great title? or greatest title?) is out in Italian this coming November 7, and the English version will, of course, appear in a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-28 12:11:35 UTC ]
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