Traditional book publishing has met its match in the founder of Blackprint press.Yaba Blay has no problem confessing that she is a "recovering overachiever." Which is not surprising since she is also currently a professor of Africana Studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, co-director of the department, on the advisory board of Philadelphia's BlackStar Film Festival and, most recently, publisher and editor-in-chief of Blackprint, an independent publishing press that is finding success with its unconventional business model.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's 2016 Black Friday promotion is set to double the number of deals on offer compared to last year, stretching the promotion out for almost two weeks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Canadian author Marni Jackson has won acclaim for for her memoir and journalism, sharp, elegant investigations into topics as varied as documentary filmmaking, dementia, and wilderness canoeing. In her first book of fiction, teasingly titled Don’t I Know You?, she is both elusive and... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier-owned retail chain Pocket Shop has opened a branch in Hammersmith, London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Blake Friedmann Agency has launched the Carole Blake Open Doors Project in memory of the “beloved” agent, who died suddenly in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Desrie Thomson-George looks at how the Black Ink Collective provided a crucial role in launching a wave of young black writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'A Whole Life' has been a top 10 German paperback bestseller for 42 weeks, and it has sold over 600,000 copies in Germany in all formats. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has found ticketed, special events that offer more than a mere reading are resonating with readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Ashraf Fayadh is in prison for heresy in Saudi Arabia, western readers can now read his poems in a new translated edition of his 2008 poetry collection. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forming its steering committee three years ahead, the land of Karl Ove Knausgård and Jo Nesbø inspected the 2016 Frankfurt Guest of Honor project at Buchmesse. Even as France takes on the mantle of Frankfurt Book Fair’s Guest of Honor project for 2017, the leadership of the 2019 Guest of Honor... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forty-year-old Book Passage, with locations in Corte Madera and San Francisco, Calif., has begun prepping a new store in nearby Sausalito, where it will be the only indie bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier-owned retail chain Pocket Shop is to open two outlets in London within weeks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suzie Dooré, publishing director at HarperCollins imprint The Borough Press, has acquired world English-language rights to Swedish author Emmy Abrahamson’s How to Fall in Love with a Man Who Lives Under a Bush from Amanda Bértolo Alderin at Bonnier Rights. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was an unusually interesting week in digital marketing stats, with some numbers proving to be surprising and others mind-boggling. The following nine data points particularly got our attention. 1. Talk about a ridiculous YouTube win Emirates, the airline from United Arab Emirates, was... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hannah Hart's fans probably know her pretty well. After all, the YouTube star has uploaded 529 videos in the past five years. However, there have been some things she hasn't been ready to discuss with them—until now. With the release of her second book, Buffering, Hart is showing fans even... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British artist David Hockney spoke at the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair opening press conference, while other speakers addressed world events and how literature can help facilitate ways to find answers to important issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of Cambridge schoolchildren have been given access to Amazon's drone development laboratory in the city, in a tour described as the first of its kind in the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital-only publisher Bahati Books will release an anthology showcasing the “best in contemporary African writing” to mark Black History Month at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s keen on both fashion and retail — and whether those interests ever intersect could help shape the next leg of the digital retail revolution. The Seattle-based Amazon has already opened two bookstores (three more are on the way) and multiple pop-up mall kiosks. Now the endless aisle... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'It's important that the book industry stays culturally in touch with the whole of society,' says PRH Ebury's Rebecca Smart. She brings her viewpoints to Frankfurt's The Markets conference. The post Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a rising rate base, the magazine will jump up to 925,000 at the start of 2017. The post Dr. Oz The Good Life Is Good Business appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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